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

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

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)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অসি (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬲᬶ (Balinese script)
• অসি (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰭𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀲𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• အသိ (Burmese script)
• અસિ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਸਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌸𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦱꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂮𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಸಿ (Kannada script)
• អសិ (Khmer script)
• ອສິ (Lao script)
• അസി (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠰ᠌ᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘭𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠰᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧍𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐳𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଅସି (Odia script)
• ꢂꢱꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆱𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖭𑖰 (Siddham script)
• අසි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑪁𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚨𑚮 (Takri script)
• அஸி (Tamil script)
• అసి (Telugu script)
• อสิ (Thai script)
• ཨ་སི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒮𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨰𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.s̪i/

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́.si/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.s̪i/

Etymology 1

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

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) stem, f

1. name of a river near Benares

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of असि (asi)
	Singular
Nominative	असिः asiḥ
Vocative	असे ase
Accusative	असिम् asim
Instrumental	अस्या asyā
Dative	असये / अस्यै¹ asaye / asyai¹
Ablative	असेः / अस्याः¹ aseḥ / asyāḥ¹
Genitive	असेः / अस्याः¹ aseḥ / asyāḥ¹
Locative	असौ / अस्याम्¹ asau / asyām¹
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit

Etymology 2

From the root अस् (as, “to be”).

Verb

असि • (asi) third-singular indicative (root अस्)

1. are

Descendants

• Pali: asi
• → Telugu: అసి (asi)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “असि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 120/2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 145
• 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