Sanskrit

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Etymology

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आ- (ā-) +‎ ह्वे (hve).

Pronunciation

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Root

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आह्वे (āhve)

  1. to call near, invoke, invite, summon, cite
  2. to provoke, challenge, emulate
  3. to call to (especially in rites said of the Hotṛ, who addresses the Adhvaryu by the Ā-hāva or Ā-hvāna)
  4. to proclaim

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