अस्मि

See also: असम

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• asmi (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• অস্মি (Bengali script)
• අස‍්මි (Sinhalese script)
• အသ္မိ or ဢသ္မိ or ဢသ်မိ (Burmese script)
• อสฺมิ or อัสมิ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩈ᩠ᨾᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອສ຺ມິ or ອັສມິ (Lao script)
• អស្មិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄥𑄴𑄟𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

अस्मि

1. Devanagari script form of asmi, which is first-person singular present/imperative active of अत्थि (atthi, “to be”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অস্মি (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬲ᭄ᬫᬶ (Balinese script)
• অস্মি (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰭𑰿𑰦𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• အသ္မိ (Burmese script)
• અસ્મિ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਸ੍ਮਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦱ꧀ꦩꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂮𑂹𑂧𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಸ್ಮಿ (Kannada script)
• អស្មិ (Khmer script)
• ອສ຺ມິ (Lao script)
• അസ്മി (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠰ᠌ᠮᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘭𑘿𑘦𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠰᠮᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧍𑧠𑧆𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐳𑑂𑐩𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଅସ୍ମି (Odia script)
• ꢂꢱ꣄ꢪꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆱𑇀𑆩𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖭𑖿𑖦𑖰 (Siddham script)
• අස‍්මි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑪁 𑪙𑩴𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚨𑚶𑚢𑚮 (Takri script)
• அஸ்மி (Tamil script)
• అస్మి (Telugu script)
• อสฺมิ (Thai script)
• ཨ་སྨི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒮𑓂𑒧𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨰𑩇𑨢𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hásmi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásmi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi (“I am, I exist”). Cognate with Ancient Greek εἰμί (eimí), Latin sum, Old English eom (whence English am).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́s.mi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐs̪.mi/

Verb

अस्मि • (ásmi)

1. present active first-person singular of अस्ति (ásti)

   अहम् अस्मि। ― ahám ásmi. ― I am.

Descendants

• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi, “I”)