पास

See also: पासे and पैसा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀲𑁆𑀲 (passa), 𑀧𑀸𑀲 (pāsa), from Sanskrit पार्श्वे (pārśve, “near”, ins. sg.). Cognate with Marathi पासून (pāsūn), Gujarati પાસે (pāse).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑːs/, [päːs]

Adverb

पास • (pās) (Urdu spelling پاس)

1. near, nearby

   दो चीनी रेस्तोरां पास हैं।

   do cīnī restorā̃ pās ha͠i.

   There are two Chinese restaurants nearby.

Noun

पास • (pās) m (Urdu spelling پاس)

1. nearby

   पास में ― pās mẽ ― nearby

Declension

Declension of पास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पास pās	पास pās
oblique	पास pās	पासों pāsõ
vocative	पास pās	पासो pāso

Derived terms

• के पास (ke pās, “near to; with; have”, post.)
• आस-पास (ās-pās, “nearby”, adv.)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pārśvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press