दोस्

See also: दस, दास, दासी, दिस, दीस, दुस्-, देस, देसी, and दोस

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dáwṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáwš, from Proto-Indo-European *dóws (“arm”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬊𐬱 (daoš), Persian دوش (duš), Proto-Slavic *(paz)duxa (“bosom, armpit”), Proto-Celtic *dows(ants).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́ws/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪oːs̪/

Noun

दोस् • (dós) stem, n

1. forearm, arm

   Synonyms: बाहु (bāhú), प्रवेष्ट (praveṣṭa), भुज (bhúja)

2. (geometry) the part of an arc defining its sine
3. (geometry) the side of a triangle or square

Declension

Neuter root-stem declension of दोस्

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दोः (doḥ)	दोषी (doṣī)	दोंषि (doṃṣi)
vocative	दोः (doḥ)	दोषी (doṣī)	दोंषि (doṃṣi)
accusative	दोः (doḥ)	दोषी (doṣī)	दोंषि (doṃṣi)
instrumental	दोषा (doṣā)	दोर्भ्याम् (dorbhyām)	दोर्भिः (dorbhiḥ)
dative	दोषे (doṣe)	दोर्भ्याम् (dorbhyām)	दोर्भ्यः (dorbhyaḥ)
ablative	दोषः (doṣaḥ)	दोर्भ्याम् (dorbhyām)	दोर्भ्यः (dorbhyaḥ)
genitive	दोषः (doṣaḥ)	दोषोः (doṣoḥ)	दोषाम् (doṣām)
locative	दोषि (doṣi)	दोषोः (doṣoḥ)	दोःषु (doḥṣu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “दोस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 498.