शफर

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeph₂elos (“carp”). Cognate with Lithuanian šapalas (“carp”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ.pʰɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐ.pʰɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

शफर • (śaphara) stem, m

1. a species of carp

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शफर (śaphara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शफरः śapharaḥ	शफरौ / शफरा¹ śapharau / śapharā¹	शफराः / शफरासः¹ śapharāḥ / śapharāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शफर śaphara	शफरौ / शफरा¹ śapharau / śapharā¹	शफराः / शफरासः¹ śapharāḥ / śapharāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शफरम् śapharam	शफरौ / शफरा¹ śapharau / śapharā¹	शफरान् śapharān
Instrumental	शफरेण śaphareṇa	शफराभ्याम् śapharābhyām	शफरैः / शफरेभिः¹ śapharaiḥ / śapharebhiḥ¹
Dative	शफराय śapharāya	शफराभ्याम् śapharābhyām	शफरेभ्यः śapharebhyaḥ
Ablative	शफरात् śapharāt	शफराभ्याम् śapharābhyām	शफरेभ्यः śapharebhyaḥ
Genitive	शफरस्य śapharasya	शफरयोः śapharayoḥ	शफराणाम् śapharāṇām
Locative	शफरे śaphare	शफरयोः śapharayoḥ	शफरेषु śaphareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic