अंश

See also: अंशु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अंश (áṃśa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ənʃ/, [ɐ̃ɲʃ]

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Noun

अंश • (añś) m (Urdu spelling انش)

1. part, portion

   Synonym: हिस्सा (hissā)

   इस विवाद में सच का एक अंश तक नहीं है।

   is vivād mẽ sac kā ek añś tak nahī̃ hai.

   There is not even a morsel of truth in this debate.

2. degree
3. amount

Declension

Declension of अंश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अंश añś	अंश añś
oblique	अंश añś	अंशों añśõ
vocative	अंश añś	अंशो añśo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অংশ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬂᬰ (Balinese script)
• অংশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰽𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀁𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• အံၐ (Burmese script)
• અંશ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਂਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌂𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦁꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂁𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಂಶ (Kannada script)
• អំឝ (Khmer script)
• ອໍຨ (Lao script)
• അംശ (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘽𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠠᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧞𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑑄𑐱 (Newa script)
• ଅଂଶ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢀꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆁𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖽𑖫 (Siddham script)
• අංශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑪖𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚫𑚧 (Takri script)
• அஂஶ (Tamil script)
• అంశ (Telugu script)
• อํศ (Thai script)
• ཨཾ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑓀𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨸𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hánćas (“share, part, portion”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónḱos. Cognate with Avestan 𐬄𐬯𐬀 (ąsa, “share, part”), Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “mass, burden”). *h₁ónḱos may be a derivative of *h₁neḱ- (“to carry”) or *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).

The word was borrowed into Finno-Ugric from Proto-Indo-Iranian before the merger of Proto-Indo-European */a/, */o/ and */e/ into Proto-Indo-Iranian */a/ occurred; compare Estonian and Finnish osa (“part”) and Hungarian oszt (“to divide”).

Pronunciation

• (Rigveda) IPA^(key): /ɐ́n.ɕɐ/, /ɐ̃́.ɕɐ/
• (Yajurveda chanting) IPA^(key): /ɐ́.ɡm̩.ɕɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ɕɐ/

Noun

अंश • (áṃśa) stem, m

1. a share, portion, part, party
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.31.3:

     अधा॑यि धी॒तिरस॑सृग्र॒म्अंशा॑स्ती॒र्थे न द॒स्ममुप॑ य॒न्त्यूमाः॑।
     अ॒भ्या॑नश्म सुवि॒तस्य॑ शू॒षं नवे॑दसो अ॒मृता॑नामभूम॥

     ádhāyi dhītírásasṛgramáṃśāstīrthé ná dasmámúpa yantyū́māḥ.
     abhyā̀naśma suvitásya śūṣáṃ návedaso amṛ́tānāmabhūma.

     The sacrifice has been prepared; the invigorating portions of the oblation approach the beautiful god of excellent birth, as the waters at a holy spot approach the gods; may we obtain the happiness of heaven; may we have a real knowledge of the immortals.

2. partition, inheritance
3. a share of booty
4. earnest money
5. stake (in betting)
6. a lot
7. the denominator of a fraction
8. a degree of latitude or longitude
9. a day
10. name of an Aditya
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.27.1:

      इ॒मा गिर॑ आदि॒त्येभ्यो॑ घृ॒तस्नूः॑ स॒नाद्राज॑भ्यो जु॒ह्वा॑ जुहोमि।
      शृ॒णोतु॑ मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा भगो॑ नस्तुविजा॒तो वरु॑णो॒ दक्षो॒ अंशः॑॥

      imā́ gíra ādityébhyo ghṛtásnūḥ sanā́drā́jabhyo juhvā̀ juhomi.
      śṛṇótu mitró aryamā́ bhágo nastuvijātó váruṇo dákṣo áṃśaḥ.

      I present continually, with the ladle of speech, these oblation-dropping hymns to the royal Ādityas;
      may Mitra, Aryaman, Bhaga, the multi-present Varuṇa, the powerful Aṃśa, hear us.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अंश (áṃśa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अंशः áṃśaḥ	अंशौ / अंशा¹ áṃśau / áṃśā¹	अंशाः / अंशासः¹ áṃśāḥ / áṃśāsaḥ¹
Vocative	अंश áṃśa	अंशौ / अंशा¹ áṃśau / áṃśā¹	अंशाः / अंशासः¹ áṃśāḥ / áṃśāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अंशम् áṃśam	अंशौ / अंशा¹ áṃśau / áṃśā¹	अंशान् áṃśān
Instrumental	अंशेन áṃśena	अंशाभ्याम् áṃśābhyām	अंशैः / अंशेभिः¹ áṃśaiḥ / áṃśebhiḥ¹
Dative	अंशाय áṃśāya	अंशाभ्याम् áṃśābhyām	अंशेभ्यः áṃśebhyaḥ
Ablative	अंशात् áṃśāt	अंशाभ्याम् áṃśābhyām	अंशेभ्यः áṃśebhyaḥ
Genitive	अंशस्य áṃśasya	अंशयोः áṃśayoḥ	अंशानाम् áṃśānām
Locative	अंशे áṃśe	अंशयोः áṃśayoḥ	अंशेषु áṃśeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• अंशक (aṃśaka, “forming part”)
• अंशिन् (aṃśin, “having a share”)
• अंशीकरोति (aṃśīkaroti, “to share”)

Descendants

• → Hindi: अंश (añś)
• → Kannada: ಅಂಶ (aṃśa)
• → Khmer: អង្សា (ʼɑngsaa)
• → Marathi: अंश (auśa)
• → Old Javanese: aṅśa
  • Javanese: ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa, “portion, share”)
  • → Balinese: ᬅᬗ᭄ᬰ (angsa, “inheritance, fraction”)
• → Odia: ଅଂଶ (aṁśa)
• → Punjabi: ਅੰਸ਼ (ãśa)
• → Tamil: அங்கிசம் (aṅkicam), அசனம் (acaṉam), அஞ்சம் (añcam), அம்சம் (amcam), அமிசம் (amicam)
• → Thai: องศา (ong-sǎa)
• → Malayalam: അംശം (aṁśaṁ)

References

• “अंश” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 1.
• Monier Williams (1899) “अंश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0001.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “अंश”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 001
• Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 001
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 36