अस्य

See also: -अस्य

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *asyá.[1] Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬁 (ahiiā), Younger Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬈 (ahe).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

अस्य • (asyá)

  1. masculine/neuter genitive singular of इदम् (idám, this)

Usage notes

Sometimes accented ásya in the Rigveda, but only at the beginning of a verse.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2017–2018), “Chapter XVII: Indo-Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The morphology of Indo-Iranian, page 1901
  2. ^ Wackernagel, Jakob (1896-1964), Altindische Grammatik [Grammar of Ancient Indian] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher)‎[1] (in German), Vol. III: Nominalflexion – Zahlwort – Pronomen, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, published 1930, page 518