दोस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dáwṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáwš, from Proto-Indo-European *dóws (“arm”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬊𐬱 (daoš), Persian دوش (duš), Proto-Slavic *(paz)duxa (“bosom, armpit”), Proto-Celtic *dows(ants).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́ws/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /d̪oːs̪/

Noun

दोस् • (dós) stem, n

1. forearm, arm

   Synonyms: बाहु (bāhú), प्रवेष्ट (praveṣṭa), भुज (bhúja)

2. (geometry) the part of an arc defining its sine
3. (geometry) the side of a triangle or square

Declension

Neuter root-stem declension of दोस् (dos)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दोः doḥ	दोषी doṣī	दोंषि doṃṣi
Vocative	दोः doḥ	दोषी doṣī	दोंषि doṃṣi
Accusative	दोः doḥ	दोषी doṣī	दोंषि doṃṣi
Instrumental	दोषा doṣā	दोर्भ्याम् dorbhyām	दोर्भिः dorbhiḥ
Dative	दोषे doṣe	दोर्भ्याम् dorbhyām	दोर्भ्यः dorbhyaḥ
Ablative	दोषः doṣaḥ	दोर्भ्याम् dorbhyām	दोर्भ्यः dorbhyaḥ
Genitive	दोषः doṣaḥ	दोषोः doṣoḥ	दोषाम् doṣām
Locative	दोषि doṣi	दोषोः doṣoḥ	दोःषु doḥṣu

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “दोस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 498.