स्वामिन्
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[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- স্বামিন্ (Assamese script)
- ᬲ᭄ᬯᬵᬫᬶᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
- স্বামিন্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰦𑰰𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀺𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- သွာမိန် (Burmese script)
- સ્વામિન્ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ੍ਵਾਮਿਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦱ꧀ꦮꦴꦩꦶꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂧𑂱𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಸ್ವಾಮಿೝ (Kannada script)
- ស្វាមិន៑ (Khmer script)
- ສ຺ວາມິນ຺ (Lao script)
- സ്വാമിന് (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠣᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᠮᡳᠨ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘦𑘱𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠰᢦᠠᠮᠢᠨ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧆𑧒𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐩𑐶𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
- ସ୍ଵାମିନ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢱ꣄ꢮꢵꢪꢶꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆩𑆴𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖦𑖰𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
- ස්වාමින් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑩴𑩑𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚢𑚮𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
- ஸ்வாமிந் (Tamil script)
- స్వామిౝ (Telugu script)
- สฺวามินฺ (Thai script)
- སྭཱ་མི་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒧𑒱𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨢𑨁𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From स्व (sva, “(one's) own”) + -मिन् (-min).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]स्वामिन् • (svāmín) stem, m (feminine स्वामिनी)
- an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of (genitive, locative, or comp.) (Mn. MBh. &c)
- a chief, commander (of an army) (Vikr. Subh.)
- a husband, lover (dual "husband and wife") (Āpast. Mn. MBh. &c)
- a king, prince (in drama used as a form of address, same as देव (deva))
- a spiritual, preceptor, learned Brahman or Pandit (used as a title)
- the image or temple of a god (often ifc. » श्रीदर (śrīdara), विष्णु-सेव् (viṣṇu-sev) &c.)
- a name (Yājñ. L. Cat.)
- name of स्कन्द (skanda)
- name of विष्णु (viṣṇu)
- name of शिव (śiva)
- name of गरुड (garuḍa)
- name of the मुनि वात्स्यायन (muni vātsyāyana)
- name of the 11th अर्हत् (arhat) of the past उत्सर्पिणी (utsarpiṇī)
- name of various authors
Declension
[edit]Masculine in-stem declension of स्वामिन् (svāmin) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | स्वामी svāmī |
स्वामिनौ / स्वामिना¹ svāminau / svāminā¹ |
स्वामिनः svāminaḥ |
Vocative | स्वामिन् svāmin |
स्वामिनौ / स्वामिना¹ svāminau / svāminā¹ |
स्वामिनः svāminaḥ |
Accusative | स्वामिनम् svāminam |
स्वामिनौ / स्वामिना¹ svāminau / svāminā¹ |
स्वामिनः svāminaḥ |
Instrumental | स्वामिना svāminā |
स्वामिभ्याम् svāmibhyām |
स्वामिभिः svāmibhiḥ |
Dative | स्वामिने svāmine |
स्वामिभ्याम् svāmibhyām |
स्वामिभ्यः svāmibhyaḥ |
Ablative | स्वामिनः svāminaḥ |
स्वामिभ्याम् svāmibhyām |
स्वामिभ्यः svāmibhyaḥ |
Genitive | स्वामिनः svāminaḥ |
स्वामिनोः svāminoḥ |
स्वामिनाम् svāminām |
Locative | स्वामिनि svāmini |
स्वामिनोः svāminoḥ |
स्वामिषु svāmiṣu |
Notes |
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Derived terms
[edit]- गोस्वामिन् (gosvāmin)
- स्वामित्व (svāmitva)
- स्वामिनी (svāminī)
Descendants
[edit]- Pali: sāmin, sāmiya, suvāmin
- Prakrit: 𑀲𑀸𑀁𑀇 (sāṃi)
- → Bengali: সোয়ামি (śoami) (semi-learned)
- → Bengali: স্বামী (śami) (learned)
- → Hindi: स्वामी (svāmī) (learned)
- → Malay: suami (learned)
- Indonesian: suami
- → Tamil: சுவாமி (cuvāmi) (learned)
- → Telugu: స్వామి (svāmi) (learned)
- → Thai: สวามี (sà-wǎa-mii) (learned)
References
[edit]- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.