श्वशुर

See also: श्वश्रू

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *swáśuras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáćuras, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós), Latin socer, Old English sweor.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕʋɐ́.ɕu.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕʋɐ.ɕu.ɾɐ/

Noun

श्वशुर • (śváśura) stem, m

1. father-in-law (either the husband’s or the wife’s father)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of श्वशुर (śváśura)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	श्वशुरः śváśuraḥ	श्वशुरौ / श्वशुरा¹ śváśurau / śváśurā¹	श्वशुराः / श्वशुरासः¹ śváśurāḥ / śváśurāsaḥ¹
Vocative	श्वशुर śváśura	श्वशुरौ / श्वशुरा¹ śváśurau / śváśurā¹	श्वशुराः / श्वशुरासः¹ śváśurāḥ / śváśurāsaḥ¹
Accusative	श्वशुरम् śváśuram	श्वशुरौ / श्वशुरा¹ śváśurau / śváśurā¹	श्वशुरान् śváśurān
Instrumental	श्वशुरेण śváśureṇa	श्वशुराभ्याम् śváśurābhyām	श्वशुरैः / श्वशुरेभिः¹ śváśuraiḥ / śváśurebhiḥ¹
Dative	श्वशुराय śváśurāya	श्वशुराभ्याम् śváśurābhyām	श्वशुरेभ्यः śváśurebhyaḥ
Ablative	श्वशुरात् śváśurāt	श्वशुराभ्याम् śváśurābhyām	श्वशुरेभ्यः śváśurebhyaḥ
Genitive	श्वशुरस्य śváśurasya	श्वशुरयोः śváśurayoḥ	श्वशुराणाम् śváśurāṇām
Locative	श्वशुरे śváśure	श्वशुरयोः śváśurayoḥ	श्वशुरेषु śváśureṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Usage notes

It can indicate both the husband’s or the wife’s father. In the oldest language however it only denotes the husband’s father.

Descendants

• • Kalasha: išpášur
  • Khowar: اِشپَشُر (išpašúr)
• Gandhari: 𐨯𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨂𐨪 (spaśura)
• • Assamese: শহুৰ (xohur)
  • Bengali: শ্বশুর (śśośur)
  • Odia: ଶ୍ୱଶୁର (śwaśura)
  • Sylheti: ꠢꠃꠞ (hoúr)
• Pali: sasura
• • Gujarati: સસરા (sasrā)
  • Hindi: ससुर (sasur)
  • Punjabi: ਸਹੁਰਾ (sahurā)
• → Telugu: శ్వశురుడు (śvaśuruḍu)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “श्वशुर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1105/3.