असि

See also: अंस, अस, and अस्

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit असि (asi), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥sis.

Noun

असि • (asi) m

1. sword

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• asi (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀲𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• অসি (Bengali script)
• අසි (Sinhalese script)
• အသိ or ဢသိ (Burmese script)
• อสิ or อะสิ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩈᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອສິ or ອະສິ (Lao script)
• អសិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄥𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

असि

1. Devanagari script form of asi, which is second-person singular present active of अत्थि (atthi, “to be”)

Noun

असि m

1. Devanagari script form of asi (“sword”)

Declension

Declension table of "असि" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	असि (asi)	असयो (asayo) or असी (asī)
Accusative (second)	असिं (asiṃ)	असयो (asayo) or असी (asī)
Instrumental (third)	असिना (asinā)	असीहि (asīhi) or असीभि (asībhi)
Dative (fourth)	असिस्स (asissa) or असिनो (asino)	असीनं (asīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	असिस्मा (asismā) or असिम्हा (asimhā)	असीहि (asīhi) or असीभि (asībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	असिस्स (asissa) or असिनो (asino)	असीनं (asīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	असिस्मिं (asismiṃ) or असिम्हि (asimhi)	असीसु (asīsu)
Vocative (calling)	असि (asi)	असयो (asayo) or असी (asī)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অসি (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬲᬶ (Balinese script)
• অসি (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰭𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀲𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• အသိ (Burmese script)
• અસિ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਸਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌸𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦱꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂮𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಸಿ (Kannada script)
• អសិ (Khmer script)
• ອສິ (Lao script)
• അസി (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠰ᠌ᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘭𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠰᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧍𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐳𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଅସି (Odia script)
• ꢂꢱꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆱𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖭𑖰 (Siddham script)
• අසි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑪁𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚨𑚮 (Takri script)
• அஸி (Tamil script)
• అసి (Telugu script)
• อสิ (Thai script)
• ཨ་སི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒮𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨰𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥sis (“dagger; knife”). Cognate with Latin ēnsis, Palaic 𒄩𒅆𒄿𒊏 (ḫa-ši-i-ra /⁠hasīra⁠/, “dagger”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.s̪i/

Noun

असि • (así) stem, m

1. sword, scimitar, knife (used for killing animals)

   Synonyms: खड्ग (khaḍga), कृपाण (kṛpāṇa)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of असि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	असिः (asíḥ)	असी (asī́)	असयः (asáyaḥ)
accusative	असिम् (asím)	असी (asī́)	असीन् (asī́n)
instrumental	असिना (asínā) अस्या¹ (asyā́¹)	असिभ्याम् (asíbhyām)	असिभिः (asíbhiḥ)
dative	असये (asáye)	असिभ्याम् (asíbhyām)	असिभ्यः (asíbhyaḥ)
ablative	असेः (aséḥ) अस्यः¹ (asyáḥ¹)	असिभ्याम् (asíbhyām)	असिभ्यः (asíbhyaḥ)
genitive	असेः (aséḥ) अस्यः¹ (asyáḥ¹)	अस्योः (asyóḥ)	असीनाम् (asīnā́m)
locative	असौ (asáu) असा¹ (asā́¹)	अस्योः (asyóḥ)	असिषु (asíṣu)
vocative	असे (áse)	असी (ásī)	असयः (ásayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic

Proper noun

असि • (asi) stem, f

1. name of a river near Benares

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of असि

	singular
nominative	असिः (asiḥ)
accusative	असिम् (asim)
instrumental	अस्या (asyā)
dative	असये (asaye) अस्यै¹ (asyai¹)
ablative	असेः (aseḥ) अस्याः¹ (asyāḥ¹)
genitive	असेः (aseḥ) अस्याः¹ (asyāḥ¹)
locative	असौ (asau) अस्याम्¹ (asyām¹)
vocative	असे (ase)

• ¹Later Sanskrit

Descendants

• Pali: asi
• → Telugu: అసి (asi)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́.si/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.s̪i/

Verb

असि • (ási)

1. second-person singular present active of अस्ति (ásti, “to be”): (you) are, (thou) art
   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.8.7.4:

     तत् त्वम् असि श्वेतकेतो

     tat tvam asi śvetaketo

     You are that, Śvetaketu

Descendants

• Pali: asi

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “असि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 120, column 2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 145
• Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006), The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 245