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

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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 (asi)

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)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.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 (así)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	असिः asíḥ	असी asī́	असयः asáyaḥ
Vocative	असे áse	असी ásī	असयः ásayaḥ
Accusative	असिम् asím	असी asī́	असीन् asī́n
Instrumental	असिना / अस्या¹ asínā / asyā́¹	असिभ्याम् asíbhyām	असिभिः asíbhiḥ
Dative	असये asáye	असिभ्याम् asíbhyām	असिभ्यः asíbhyaḥ
Ablative	असेः / अस्यः¹ aséḥ / asyáḥ¹	असिभ्याम् asíbhyām	असिभ्यः asíbhyaḥ
Genitive	असेः / अस्यः¹ aséḥ / asyáḥ¹	अस्योः asyóḥ	असीनाम् asīnā́m
Locative	असौ / असा¹ asaú / asā́¹	अस्योः asyóḥ	असिषु asíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

असि • (Asi) f

1. name of a river near Benares

Descendants

• → Telugu: అసి (asi)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “असि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 120.
• 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