आति

See also: आंते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HaHtíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HaHtíš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥h₂tís (duck). Cognate with Latin anas, Ancient Greek νῆττᾰ (nêtta), Ossetian ацц (acc) Old East Slavic уты (uty), Old Prussian antis, Old English æned (whence English ennet).

Pronunciation

Noun

आति (ātí) f

  1. aquatic bird
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.95.9:
      यदासु मर्तो अमृतासु निस्पृक्सं क्षोणीभिः क्रतुभिर्न पृङ्क्ते।
      ता आतयो न तन्वः शुम्भत स्वा अश्वासो न क्रीळयो दन्दशानाः॥
      yadāsu marto amṛtāsu nispṛksaṃ kṣoṇībhiḥ kratubhirna pṛṅkte.
      ātayo na tanvaḥ śumbhata svā aśvāso na krīḷayo dandaśānāḥ.
      When, loving these Immortal Ones, the mortal hath converse with the nymphs as they allow him.
      Like swans they show the beauty of their bodies, like horses in their play they bite and nibble.
  2. the bird Turdus ginginianus (Acridotheres ginginianus ? )

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of आति (ātí)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative आतिः
ātíḥ
आती
ātī́
आतयः
ātáyaḥ
Vocative आते
ā́te
आती
ā́tī
आतयः
ā́tayaḥ
Accusative आतिम्
ātím
आती
ātī́
आतीः
ātī́ḥ
Instrumental आत्या
ātyā̀
आतिभ्याम्
ātíbhyām
आतिभिः
ātíbhiḥ
Dative आतये / आत्ये¹ / आत्यै²
ātáye / ātyè¹ / ātyaì²
आतिभ्याम्
ātíbhyām
आतिभ्यः
ātíbhyaḥ
Ablative आतेः / आत्याः²
ātéḥ / ātyā̀ḥ²
आतिभ्याम्
ātíbhyām
आतिभ्यः
ātíbhyaḥ
Genitive आतेः / आत्याः²
ātéḥ / ātyā̀ḥ²
आत्योः
ātyóḥ
आतीनाम्
ātīnā́m
Locative आतौ / आत्याम्²
ātaú / ātyā̀m²
आत्योः
ātyóḥ
आतिषु
ātíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Less common
  • ²Later Sanskrit

Descendants

  • Dardic:
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀆𑀟𑀺 (āḍi)

References

  • Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 134
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