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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
singular dual plural
nominative अह (áha) अह्नी (áhnī)
अहनी (áhanī)
अहानि (áhāni)
अह¹ (áha¹)
अहा¹ (áhā¹)
vocative अहन् (áhan)
अह (áha)
अह्नी (áhnī)
अहनी (áhanī)
अहानि (áhāni)
अह¹ (áha¹)
अहा¹ (áhā¹)
accusative अह (áha) अह्नी (áhnī)
अहनी (áhanī)
अहानि (áhāni)
अह¹ (áha¹)
अहा¹ (áhā¹)
instrumental अह्ना (áhnā)
अहना (ahanā́)
अहभ्याम् (áhabhyām) अहभिः (áhabhiḥ)
अहोभिः (áhobhiḥ)
dative अह्ने (áhne) अहभ्याम् (áhabhyām) अहभ्यः (áhabhyaḥ)
अहोभ्यः (áhobhyaḥ)
ablative अह्नः (áhnaḥ) अहभ्याम् (áhabhyām) अहभ्यः (áhabhyaḥ)
अहोभ्यः (áhobhyaḥ)
genitive अह्नः (áhnaḥ) अह्नोः (áhnoḥ) अह्नाम् (áhnām)
locative अहन् (áhan)
अहनि (áhani)
अह्नि (ahni)
अह्नोः (áhnoḥ) अहसु (áhasu)
अहस्सु (áhassu)
  • 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