आयुध

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आयुध (āyudha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.jʊd̪ʱ/, [äː.jʊd̪ʱ]

Noun

आयुध • (āyudh) m

1. weapon, arm

   Synonyms: हथियार (hathiyār), शस्त्र (śastra)

Declension

Declension of आयुध (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आयुध āyudh	आयुध āyudh
oblique	आयुध āyudh	आयुधों āyudhõ
vocative	आयुध āyudh	आयुधो āyudho

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “आयुध”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 461
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “आयुध”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 70
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आयुध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 91

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আয়ুধ (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬬᬸᬥ (Balinese script)
• আয়ুধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰧𑰲𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀬𑀼𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• အာယုဓ (Burmese script)
• આયુધ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਯੁਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦪꦸꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂨𑂳𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಆಯುಧ (Kannada script)
• អាយុធ (Khmer script)
• ອາຍຸຘ (Lao script)
• ആയുധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᡠᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘧𑘳𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠤᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑧇𑧔𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐫𑐸𑐢 (Newa script)
• ଆଯୁଧ (Odia script)
• ꢃꢫꢸꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆪𑆶𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖧𑖲𑖠 (Siddham script)
• ආයුධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩻𑩒𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚣𑚰𑚜 (Takri script)
• ஆயுத⁴ (Tamil script)
• ఆయుధ (Telugu script)
• อายุธ (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ཡུ་དྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒨𑒳𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨪𑨃𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

आ- (ā-, “ad-”) +‎ युध (yudha), the latter from युध् (yudh, “to battle”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ju.dʱɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ju.d̪ʱɐ/

Noun

आयुध • (āyudha) stem, n

1. weapon

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of आयुध

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आयुधम् (āyudham)	आयुधे (āyudhe)	आयुधानि (āyudhāni) आयुधा¹ (āyudhā¹)
accusative	आयुधम् (āyudham)	आयुधे (āyudhe)	आयुधानि (āyudhāni) आयुधा¹ (āyudhā¹)
instrumental	आयुधेन (āyudhena)	आयुधाभ्याम् (āyudhābhyām)	आयुधैः (āyudhaiḥ) आयुधेभिः¹ (āyudhebhiḥ¹)
dative	आयुधाय (āyudhāya)	आयुधाभ्याम् (āyudhābhyām)	आयुधेभ्यः (āyudhebhyaḥ)
ablative	आयुधात् (āyudhāt)	आयुधाभ्याम् (āyudhābhyām)	आयुधेभ्यः (āyudhebhyaḥ)
genitive	आयुधस्य (āyudhasya)	आयुधयोः (āyudhayoḥ)	आयुधानाम् (āyudhānām)
locative	आयुधे (āyudhe)	आयुधयोः (āyudhayoḥ)	आयुधेषु (āyudheṣu)
vocative	आयुध (āyudha)	आयुधे (āyudhe)	आयुधानि (āyudhāni) आयुधा¹ (āyudhā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: āvudha
  • → Khmer: អាវុធ (ʼaavut)
  • → Lao: ອາວຸດ (ʼā wut)
  • → Thai: อาวุธ (aa-wút)
• → Hindi: आयुध (āyudh)
• → Kannada: ಆಯುಧ (āyudha)
• → Malayalam: ആയുധം (āyudhaṁ)
• → Tamil: ஆயுதம் (āyutam)
• → Telugu: ఆయుధం (āyudhaṁ)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “आयुध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 149, column 1.