अस्

See also: अंस, अस, and असि

Sanskrit

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Has-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Has-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐs̪/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɐs̪/

Root

अस् • (as)

to be

Derived terms

अभिष्टि (abhiṣṭí, “an assistant, protector”)
असु (ásu, “breath, life”)
अस्ति (ásti, “he is”)
इतिहास (itihāsa, “legend, traditional account”)
उपस्ति (upasti, “being lower or inferior”)
परिष्टि (pariṣṭi, “obstruction, impediment”)
सत् (sat, “being”) (which see for more derived terms)
स्वस्ति (svastí, “blessing, welfare”)
स्वस्तिक (svástika, “lucky charm, swastika”)
स्वास्थ्य (svāsthya, “health, wellness”)

Root

अस् • (as)

to throw

References

Monier Williams (1899), “अस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 117.
William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 5

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