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अहन्

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Originally the genitive case of अहर् (ahar), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háźʰr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háȷ́ʰr̥, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵʰ-r̥ ~ *h₂ǵʰ-én-s (day). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬭 (aiiar, day) and possibly Proto-Germanic *dagaz (day), whence English day.[1][2][3][4][5]

Noun

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अहन् (áhan) stemn

  1. day
Declension
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Neuter an-stem declension of अहन् (áhan)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अह
áha
अह्नी / अहनी
áhnī / áhanī
अहानि / अह¹ / अहा¹
áhāni / áha¹ / áhā¹
Vocative अहन् / अह
áhan / áha
अह्नी / अहनी
áhnī / áhanī
अहानि / अह¹ / अहा¹
áhāni / áha¹ / áhā¹
Accusative अह
áha
अह्नी / अहनी
áhnī / áhanī
अहानि / अह¹ / अहा¹
áhāni / áha¹ / áhā¹
Instrumental अह्ना / अहना
áhnā / ahanā́
अहभ्याम्
áhabhyām
अहभिः / अहोभिः
áhabhiḥ / áhobhiḥ
Dative अह्ने
áhne
अहभ्याम्
áhabhyām
अहभ्यः / अहोभ्यः
áhabhyaḥ / áhobhyaḥ
Ablative अह्नः
áhnaḥ
अहभ्याम्
áhabhyām
अहभ्यः / अहोभ्यः
áhabhyaḥ / áhobhyaḥ
Genitive अह्नः
áhnaḥ
अह्नोः
áhnoḥ
अह्नाम्
áhnām
Locative अहन् / अहनि / अह्नि
áhan / áhani / ahni
अह्नोः
áhnoḥ
अहसु / अहस्सु
áhasu / áhassu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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अहन् (áhan)

  1. third-person singular imperfect active indicative of हन् (han): struck, slew

References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 154
  2. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 17-8
  3. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 149
  4. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “अहन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 846, 847.
  5. ^ Arthur Berriedale Keith, Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1912) “ahan”, in Vedic index of names and subjects, volume 1, London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, W. [Published for the Government of India], →OCLC, page 186