नस्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *nas (us), from Proto-Indo-European *nos (us). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬇 (nə̄), Latin nos.

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Pronoun

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नस् (nas)

  1. (enclitic) accusative plural of अहम् (ahám)
    Synonym: अस्मान् (asmā́n)
  2. (enclitic) dative plural of अहम् (ahám)
    Synonym: अस्मभ्यम् (asmábhyam)
  3. (enclitic) genitive plural of अहम् (ahám)
    Synonym: अस्माकम् (asmā́kam)
Usage notes
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In Vedic Sanskrit, the term is optionally rendered as णस् (ṇas) when it occurs after /r/ or /ṣ/.

Etymology 2

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    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *nHás, from Proto-Indo-European *nh₂és (nose). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎴𐎠𐏃𐎶 (n-a-h-m /⁠nāham⁠/), Latin nāsus (nose), Lithuanian nósis (nose), Prasuni nes, Tregami nās, Old English nosu (whence English nose).

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    Noun

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    नस् (nás) stemf

    1. the nose, snout
      • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
      • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 2.27.2:
        सुपर्णस्त्वान्वविन्दत्सूकरस्त्वाखनन् नसा
        प्राशं प्रतिप्राशो जह्यरसान् कृण्वोषधे ॥
        suparṇastvānvavindatsūkarastvākhanan nasā.
        prāśaṃ pratiprāśo jahyarasān kṛṇvoṣadhe.
        The strong-winged bird discovered thee, the boar unearthed thee with his snout.
        Refute mine adversary's speech. Render them dull and flat, O Plant.
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    Etymology 3

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    From Proto-Indo-Aryan *nás-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nás- (to approach, join), from Proto-Indo-European *nes- (to return home); compare Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, journey), whence partially English nostalgia.

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    नस् (nas)

    1. to approach, resort to, join, copulate (esp. as husband and wife), unite
    2. to be crooked or fraudulent
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    References

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    • Monier Williams (1899) “नस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 532/2.
    • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 89
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 30-1