ईषा
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Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂iHseh₂ (“shaft”). Cognates include Ancient Greek οἴαξ (oíax, “handle of rudder, tiller, helm;”), οἰήϊον (oiḗïon, “handle of rudder”), Hittite 𒄭𒅖𒊭𒀭 (ḫissa-, “carriage pole”).
Confer also Finnish aisa (“shaft; pole”), borrowed from Baltic, whence borrowed from Slavic s-stem (compare Slovene ojẹ̑ (“thill”), genitive ojẹ̑sa).
Noun[edit]
ईषा • (īṣā́) f
- the pole or shafts of a carriage or plough
- (in the dual) the double or fork-shaped pole
- plank, boar
- a particular measure
Declension[edit]
| Feminine ā-stem declension of ईषा | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | ईषा (īṣā) | ||
| Gen. sg. | ईषायाः (īṣāyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | ईषा (īṣā) | ईषे (īṣe) | ईषाः (īṣāḥ) |
| Vocative | ईषे (īṣe) | ईषे (īṣe) | ईषाः (īṣāḥ) |
| Accusative | ईषाम् (īṣām) | ईषे (īṣe) | ईषाः (īṣāḥ) |
| Instrumental | ईषया (īṣayā) | ईषाभ्याम् (īṣābhyām) | ईषाभिः (īṣābhiḥ) |
| Dative | ईषायै (īṣāyai) | ईषाभ्याम् (īṣābhyām) | ईषाभ्यः (īṣābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | ईषायाः (īṣāyāḥ) | ईषाभ्याम् (īṣābhyām) | ईषाभ्यः (īṣābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | ईषायाः (īṣāyāḥ) | ईषयोः (īṣayoḥ) | ईषाणाम् (īṣāṇām) |
| Locative | ईषायाम् (īṣāyām) | ईषयोः (īṣayoḥ) | ईषासु (īṣāsu) |
References[edit]
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0171
