अप्सस्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápsas, ultimately reflecting Proto-Indo-European *h₂épsos, from the root *h₂ep- (to fasten); compare Ossetian ӕфцӕг (æfcæg), Tocharian A āpsā (limbs), Hittite [script needed] (ḫappeššar-, limb, joint, part of the body).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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अप्सस् (ápsas) stemn

  1. "the hidden part of the body", "the secret charms (of a wife)"
  2. form, beauty
  3. one possessed of beauty
  4. bosom, breast
  5. cheek
  6. forehead, face
  7. front side
  8. hidden fault, sin

Declension

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Neuter as-stem declension of अप्सस् (ápsas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अप्सः
ápsaḥ
अप्ससी
ápsasī
अप्सांसि
ápsāṃsi
Vocative अप्सः
ápsaḥ
अप्ससी
ápsasī
अप्सांसि
ápsāṃsi
Accusative अप्सः
ápsaḥ
अप्ससी
ápsasī
अप्सांसि
ápsāṃsi
Instrumental अप्ससा
ápsasā
अप्सोभ्याम्
ápsobhyām
अप्सोभिः
ápsobhiḥ
Dative अप्ससे
ápsase
अप्सोभ्याम्
ápsobhyām
अप्सोभ्यः
ápsobhyaḥ
Ablative अप्ससः
ápsasaḥ
अप्सोभ्याम्
ápsobhyām
अप्सोभ्यः
ápsobhyaḥ
Genitive अप्ससः
ápsasaḥ
अप्ससोः
ápsasoḥ
अप्ससाम्
ápsasām
Locative अप्ससि
ápsasi
अप्ससोः
ápsasoḥ
अप्सःसु
ápsaḥsu

References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) “*h₂épes-”, in The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180

Further reading

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  • Bailey, H. W. (1969) “Arya Notes”, in Studia Classica et Orientalia Antonino Pagliaro Oblata. I, Rome: Istituto di Glottologia dell’Università, pages 137–145
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 90