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अप्सस्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápsas, ultimately reflecting Proto-Indo-European *h₂épsos, from the root *h₂ep- (“to fasten”); compare Ossetian ӕфцӕг (æfcæg), Tocharian A āpsā (“limbs”), Hittite [script needed] (ḫappeššar-, “limb, joint, part of the body”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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अप्सस् • (ápsas) stem, n

  1. "the hidden part of the body", "the secret charms (of a wife)"
  2. form, beauty
  3. one possessed of beauty
  4. bosom, breast
  5. cheek
  6. forehead, face
  7. front side
  8. hidden fault, sin

Declension

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Neuter as-stem declension of अप्सस्
singular dual plural
nominative अप्सः (ápsaḥ) अप्ससी (ápsasī) अप्सांसि (ápsāṃsi)
vocative अप्सः (ápsaḥ) अप्ससी (ápsasī) अप्सांसि (ápsāṃsi)
accusative अप्सः (ápsaḥ) अप्ससी (ápsasī) अप्सांसि (ápsāṃsi)
instrumental अप्ससा (ápsasā) अप्सोभ्याम् (ápsobhyām) अप्सोभिः (ápsobhiḥ)
dative अप्ससे (ápsase) अप्सोभ्याम् (ápsobhyām) अप्सोभ्यः (ápsobhyaḥ)
ablative अप्ससः (ápsasaḥ) अप्सोभ्याम् (ápsobhyām) अप्सोभ्यः (ápsobhyaḥ)
genitive अप्ससः (ápsasaḥ) अप्ससोः (ápsasoḥ) अप्ससाम् (ápsasām)
locative अप्ससि (ápsasi) अप्ससोः (ápsasoḥ) अप्सःसु (ápsaḥsu)

References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) “*h₂épes-”, in The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180

Further reading

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  • Bailey, H. W. (1969) “Arya Notes”, in Studia Classica et Orientalia Antonino Pagliaro Oblata. I, Rome: Istituto di Glottologia dell’Università, pages 137–145
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 90
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