अश्मन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অশ্মন্ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬰ᭄ᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• অশ্মন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰫𑰿𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀰𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• အၐ္မန် (Burmese script)
• અશ્મન્ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਸ਼੍ਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦯ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂬𑂹𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಶ್ಮೝ (Kannada script)
• អឝ្មន៑ (Khmer script)
• ອຨ຺ມນ຺ (Lao script)
• അശ്മന് (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡧᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘫𑘿𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠱᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧋𑧠𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐱𑑂𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଅଶ୍ମନ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢯ꣄ꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆯𑇀𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖫𑖿𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• අශ‍්මන් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩿 𑪙𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚧𑚶𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
• அஶ்மந் (Tamil script)
• అశ్మౝ (Telugu script)
• อศฺมนฺ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཤྨ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒬𑓂𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨮𑩇𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́ɕ.mɐn/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐɕ.mɐn̪/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háśmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬨𐬀𐬥 (asman), Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎶 (asmānam), Ancient Greek ἄκμων (ákmōn), Lithuanian akmuo, Persian آسمان (âsemân).

Noun

अश्मन् • (áśman) stem, m

1. a stone, a rock
2. a precious stone
3. any instrument made of stone (as a hammer etc.)
4. thunderbolt
5. a cloud Naigh
6. the firmament

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of अश्मन्

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अश्मा (áśmā)	अश्मानौ (áśmānau) अश्माना¹ (áśmānā¹)	अश्मानः (áśmānaḥ)
accusative	अश्मानम् (áśmānam)	अश्मानौ (áśmānau) अश्माना¹ (áśmānā¹)	अश्मनः (áśmanaḥ)
instrumental	अश्मना (áśmanā) अश्ना² (áśnā²)	अश्मभ्याम् (áśmabhyām)	अश्मभिः (áśmabhiḥ)
dative	अश्मने (áśmane)	अश्मभ्याम् (áśmabhyām)	अश्मभ्यः (áśmabhyaḥ)
ablative	अश्मनः (áśmanaḥ)	अश्मभ्याम् (áśmabhyām)	अश्मभ्यः (áśmabhyaḥ)
genitive	अश्मनः (áśmanaḥ) अश्नः² (áśnaḥ²)	अश्मनोः (áśmanoḥ)	अश्मनाम् (áśmanām)
locative	अश्मनि (áśmani) अश्मन्¹ (áśman¹)	अश्मनोः (áśmanoḥ)	अश्मसु (áśmasu)
vocative	अश्मन् (áśman)	अश्मानौ (áśmānau) अश्माना¹ (áśmānā¹)	अश्मानः (áśmānaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Rigvedic

Descendants

• Pali: amhā
• Apabhramsa: अंभ (aṃbha)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

अश्मन् • (áśman) stem, m

1. eater

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “अश्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 114.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 137-8
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áśman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 40