आति

See also: आंते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HaHtíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HaHtíš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥h₂tís (“duck”). Cognate with Latin anas, Ancient Greek νῆττᾰ (nêtta), Ossetian ацц (acc) Old East Slavic уты (uty), Old Prussian antis, Old English æned (whence English ennet).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.tí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.t̪i/

Noun

आति • (ātí) stem, f

1. aquatic bird
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.95.9:

     यदासु मर्तो अमृतासु निस्पृक्सं क्षोणीभिः क्रतुभिर्न पृङ्क्ते।
     ता आतयो न तन्वः शुम्भत स्वा अश्वासो न क्रीळयो दन्दशानाः॥

     yadāsu marto amṛtāsu nispṛksaṃ kṣoṇībhiḥ kratubhirna pṛṅkte.
     tā ātayo na tanvaḥ śumbhata svā aśvāso na krīḷayo dandaśānāḥ.

     When, loving these Immortal Ones, the mortal hath converse with the nymphs as they allow him.
     Like swans they show the beauty of their bodies, like horses in their play they bite and nibble.

2. the bird ( ? )

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of आति (ātí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आतिः ātíḥ	आती ātī́	आतयः ātáyaḥ
Vocative	आते ā́te	आती ā́tī	आतयः ā́tayaḥ
Accusative	आतिम् ātím	आती ātī́	आतीः ātī́ḥ
Instrumental	आत्या / आती¹ ātyā́ / ātī́¹	आतिभ्याम् ātíbhyām	आतिभिः ātíbhiḥ
Dative	आतये / आत्यै² / आती¹ ātáye / ātyaí² / ātī́¹	आतिभ्याम् ātíbhyām	आतिभ्यः ātíbhyaḥ
Ablative	आतेः / आत्याः² / आत्यै³ ātéḥ / ātyā́ḥ² / ātyaí³	आतिभ्याम् ātíbhyām	आतिभ्यः ātíbhyaḥ
Genitive	आतेः / आत्याः² / आत्यै³ ātéḥ / ātyā́ḥ² / ātyaí³	आत्योः ātyóḥ	आतीनाम् ātīnā́m
Locative	आतौ / आत्याम्² / आता¹ ātaú / ātyā́m² / ātā́¹	आत्योः ātyóḥ	आतिषु ātíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 134