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दास

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀲 (dāsa), from Sanskrit दास (dāsá).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑːs/, [d̪äːs]

Noun

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दास (dāsm (feminine दासी, Urdu spelling داس)

  1. slave
    Synonym: ग़ुलाम (ġulām)
  2. servant
    Synonym: नौकर (naukar)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dāsá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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दास m

  1. Devanagari script form of dāsa

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *dásyuš (enemy, foreigner, foreign people, foreign land), from Proto-Indo-European *des- (enemy, foreigner).

See also Old Persian 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢 (d-h-y-a-u /⁠dahạyau⁠/, land, country), Persian ده, Old Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬒𐬌𐬌𐬎 (dax́iiu, country), Younger Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬣𐬵𐬎 (daŋ́hu). Ancient Greek δοῦλος (doûlos, slave) perhaps belongs in this group as well.[1] Related to दस्यु (dasyu, barbarian).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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दास (dā́sa) stemm (Ṛgvedic dáasa)

  1. demon
  2. barbarian, infidel
  3. servant
  4. Shudra
  5. devotee (of a god)
    • 900-1100 AD; copied later, Arlo Griffiths, Kunthea Chhom, “A problematic inscription (K.1237)”, in Udaya: Journal of Khmer Studies[1], volume 14 (PDF), Yosothor, published 2019, halshs-02168837, page 10:
      វិវធ៌យន្តិយេទេវ
      ភូមិទាសាំគ្ច*ធាម្ម៌ិកាះ
      ស្វគ្គ៌េតេសវ្វ៌ទេវេន
      បូជ្យន្តាន្និត្យសំបទះ ៕
      * Read គ្ច as ឝ្ច
      vivardhayanti ye deva
      bhūmidāsāṃś ca dhārmmikāḥ
      svargge te sarvvadevena
      pūjyantān nityasaṃpadaḥ ॥
      The pious ones who make the god's land and servants prosper, may they be honoured in heaven by all the gods and always be prosperous.

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of दास
singular dual plural
nominative दासः (dā́saḥ) दासौ (dā́sau)
दासा¹ (dā́sā¹)
दासाः (dā́sāḥ)
दासासः¹ (dā́sāsaḥ¹)
vocative दास (dā́sa) दासौ (dā́sau)
दासा¹ (dā́sā¹)
दासाः (dā́sāḥ)
दासासः¹ (dā́sāsaḥ¹)
accusative दासम् (dā́sam) दासौ (dā́sau)
दासा¹ (dā́sā¹)
दासान् (dā́sān)
instrumental दासेन (dā́sena) दासाभ्याम् (dā́sābhyām) दासैः (dā́saiḥ)
दासेभिः¹ (dā́sebhiḥ¹)
dative दासाय (dā́sāya) दासाभ्याम् (dā́sābhyām) दासेभ्यः (dā́sebhyaḥ)
ablative दासात् (dā́sāt) दासाभ्याम् (dā́sābhyām) दासेभ्यः (dā́sebhyaḥ)
genitive दासस्य (dā́sasya) दासयोः (dā́sayoḥ) दासानाम् (dā́sānām)
locative दासे (dā́se) दासयोः (dā́sayoḥ) दासेषु (dā́seṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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  • Ashokan Prakrit:
  • Pali: dāsa
  • Old Javanese: dāsa
  • Telugu: దాసుడు (dāsuḍu)
  • Thai: ทาส (tâat)

References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 179