अयस्

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit अयस् (áyas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.jəs/

Noun

अयस् • (ayas) m

  1. (uncommon) iron
    Synonyms: लोहा (lohā), लोह (loh)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háyas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos (“metal”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵‎ (aiiah) Latin aes, Old English ār (whence English ore).

Pronunciation

Noun

अयस् • (áyas) n

  1. metal
  2. copper
  3. bronze
  4. iron
  5. Iron weapon (as an axe)
  6. gold
  7. steel

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of अयस् (áyas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अयः
áyaḥ		 अयसी
áyasī		 अयांसि
áyāṃsi
Vocative अयः
áyaḥ		 अयसी
áyasī		 अयांसि
áyāṃsi
Accusative अयः
áyaḥ		 अयसी
áyasī		 अयांसि
áyāṃsi
Instrumental अयसा
áyasā		 अयोभ्याम्
áyobhyām		 अयोभिः
áyobhiḥ
Dative अयसे
áyase		 अयोभ्याम्
áyobhyām		 अयोभ्यः
áyobhyaḥ
Ablative अयसः
áyasaḥ		 अयोभ्याम्
áyobhyām		 अयोभ्यः
áyobhyaḥ
Genitive अयसः
áyasaḥ		 अयसोः
áyasoḥ		 अयसाम्
áyasām
Locative अयसि
áyasi		 अयसोः
áyasoḥ		 अयःसु
áyaḥsu

References

  • 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 85
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