See also: अश्रि

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्रु (áśru), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háśru, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru-, from compound *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- (eye bitter) (compare *dáḱru-). Cognate with Greek δάκρυ (dákry), Lithuanian ašara, Latvian asara, English tear.

Doublet of आँसू (ā̃sū), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əʃ.ɾuː/, [ɐʃ.ɾuː]

Noun

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अश्रु (aśrum (Urdu spelling اشر)

  1. (poetic, uncommon) tear

Declension

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Declension of अश्रु (masc u-stem)
singular plural
direct अश्रु
aśru
अश्रु
aśru
oblique अश्रु
aśru
अश्रुओं
aśruõ
vocative अश्रु
aśru
अश्रुओ
aśruo
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Marathi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit अश्रु (áśru). Doublet of आसू (āsū).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əɕ.ɾu/, [əɕ.ɾuː]

Noun

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अश्रु (aśrum

  1. Alternative form of अश्रू (aśrū)

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háśru, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru, from compound *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- (eye bitter) (compare *dáḱru-). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬭𐬏- (asrū-), 𐬀𐬯𐬭𐬏𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬥 (asrūazan), Lithuanian ãšara, Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru), Hittite 𒅖𒄩𒀪𒊒 (isḫaḫru), Tocharian A ākär, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr), Old Armenian արտաւսր (artawsr), Latin lacrima, and Old English tēar (whence English tear).

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    Noun

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    अश्रु॑ (áśru) stemn

    1. tear
      with मुच् (muc), कृ (kṛ) or वृत् (vṛt)to shed tears, weep
      • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.95.12b:
        क॒दा सू॒नुः पि॒तरं॑ जा॒त इ॑च्छाच्च॒क्रन्नाश्रु॑ वर्तयद्विजा॒नन ।
        को दम्प॑ती॒ सम॑नसा॒ वि यू॑यो॒दध॒ यद॒ग्निः श्वशु॑रेषु॒ दीद॑यत् ॥
        kadā́ sūnúḥ pitáraṃ jātá icchāccakránnā́śru vartayadvijānáná.
        kó dámpatī sámanasā ví yūyodádha yádagníḥ śváśureṣu dī́dayat.
        When will the son be born and seek his father? Mourner-like, will he weep when first he knows him?
        Who shall divide the accordant wife and husband, while fire is shining with thy consort's parents?

    Declension

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    Neuter u-stem declension of अश्रु
    singular dual plural
    nominative अश्रु (áśru) अश्रुणी (áśruṇī) अश्रूणि (áśrūṇi)
    अश्रु¹ (áśru¹)
    अश्रू¹ (áśrū¹)
    accusative अश्रु (áśru) अश्रुणी (áśruṇī) अश्रूणि (áśrūṇi)
    अश्रु¹ (áśru¹)
    अश्रू¹ (áśrū¹)
    instrumental अश्रुणा (áśruṇā)
    अश्र्वा¹ (áśrvā¹)
    अश्रुभ्याम् (áśrubhyām) अश्रुभिः (áśrubhiḥ)
    dative अश्रुणे (áśruṇe)
    अश्रवे¹ (áśrave¹)
    अश्रुभ्याम् (áśrubhyām) अश्रुभ्यः (áśrubhyaḥ)
    ablative अश्रुणः (áśruṇaḥ)
    अश्रोः¹ (áśroḥ¹)
    अश्रुभ्याम् (áśrubhyām) अश्रुभ्यः (áśrubhyaḥ)
    genitive अश्रुणः (áśruṇaḥ)
    अश्रोः¹ (áśroḥ¹)
    अश्रुणोः (áśruṇoḥ)
    अश्र्वोः¹ (áśrvoḥ¹)
    अश्रूणाम् (áśrūṇām)
    locative अश्रुणि (áśruṇi)
    अश्रौ¹ (áśrau¹)
    अश्रुणोः (áśruṇoḥ)
    अश्र्वोः¹ (áśrvoḥ¹)
    अश्रुषु (áśruṣu)
    vocative अश्रु (áśru)
    अश्रो (áśro)
    अश्रुणी (áśruṇī) अश्रूणि (áśrūṇi)
    अश्रु¹ (áśru¹)
    अश्रू¹ (áśrū¹)
    • ¹Vedic

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