आति

See also: आंते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HaHtíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HaHtíš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”).

Cognate with Latin anas, Ancient Greek νῆττᾰ (nêtta), Ossetian ацц (acc), Old East Slavic уты (uty), Old Prussian antis, Old English æned.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.tí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.t̪i/

Noun

आति • (ātí) stem, f

1. (Vedic) an aquatic bird, probably a duck
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.95.9:

     यदा॑सु॒ मर्तो॑ अ॒मृता॑सु नि॒स्पृक्सं क्षो॒णीभिः॒ क्रतु॑भि॒र्न पृ॒ङ्क्ते ।
     ता आ॒तयो॒ न त॒न्वः॑ शुम्भत॒ स्वा अश्वा॑सो॒ न क्री॒ळयो॒ दन्द॑शानाः ॥

     yádāsu márto amṛ́tāsu nispṛ́ksáṃ kṣoṇī́bhiḥ krátubhirná pṛṅkté.
     tā́ ātáyo ná tanvàḥ śumbhata svā́ áśvāso ná krīḷáyo dándaśānāḥ.

     When a mortal, going to caress immortal women, mingles (with their bodies) amid their cries, as if by his intentions,
     like ducks they preen their own bodies, like horses playful and constantly nipping.

2. the bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus, formerly known as Turdus ginginianus)
3. the bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of आति (ātí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आतिः ātíḥ	आती ātī́	आतयः ātáyaḥ
Vocative	आते ā́te	आती ā́tī	आतयः ā́tayaḥ
Accusative	आतिम् ātím	आती ātī́	आतीः ātī́ḥ
Instrumental	आत्या / आती¹ ātyā́ / ātī́¹	आतिभ्याम् ātíbhyām	आतिभिः ātíbhiḥ
Dative	आतये / आत्यै² / आती¹ ātáye / ātyaí² / ātī́¹	आतिभ्याम् ātíbhyām	आतिभ्यः ātíbhyaḥ
Ablative	आतेः / आत्याः² / आत्यै³ ātéḥ / ātyā́ḥ² / ātyaí³	आतिभ्याम् ātíbhyām	आतिभ्यः ātíbhyaḥ
Genitive	आतेः / आत्याः² / आत्यै³ ātéḥ / ātyā́ḥ² / ātyaí³	आत्योः ātyóḥ	आतीनाम् ātīnā́m
Locative	आतौ / आत्याम्² / आता¹ ātaú / ātyā́m² / ātā́¹	आत्योः ātyóḥ	आतिषु ātíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kalasha: ạ́i
  • Khowar: آڑی (áɫi)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀆𑀟𑀺 (āḍi)

Further reading

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 134