आह्वयति

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Etymology edit

From आ- (ā-) +‎ ह्वयति (hvayati). The Sanskrit root is आह्वे (āhve).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

आह्वयति (āhvayati) third-singular present indicative (root आह्वे, class 1, type P, present)

  1. to call
    शीघ्रम्, अम्बा अस्मान् आह्वयतिśīghram, ambā asmān āhvayati.Hurry, mother is calling us. (literally, “Hurry, mother calls us.”)
  2. to call up, ring up, phone up
    कृपया तम् आह्वयति वा?kṛpayā tam āhvayati vā?Will you please call him up?
  3. to invite
  4. to appeal to
  5. to proclaim
  6. to summon; to send for
  7. to invoke, to challenge

Descendants edit

  • Pali: avhayati

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