Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsá). Doublet of सांस (sāns).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃʋɑːs/, [ʃʋäːs]

Noun edit

श्वास (śvāsm

  1. breath, breathing
    Synonym: सांस (sāns)

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Etymology edit

From Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsá).

Noun edit

श्वास (śvās) (Latin script xvas, Kannada script ಶ್ವಾಸ)

  1. breath, breathing

Sanskrit edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwāsás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwos-ó-s, from *ḱwes- (to pant, puff, sigh). Cognate with Pashto ساه (sāh, breath, blow, puff, soul, spirit, essence), Baluchi ساہ (sáh, breath, blow, essence), Latin queror. Compare also English quarrel, wheeze, from Latin and Old Norse, respectively.

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श्वास (śvāsa) stemm

  1. breath
  2. sigh
  3. panting

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of श्वास (śvāsa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative श्वासः
śvāsaḥ
श्वासौ / श्वासा¹
śvāsau / śvāsā¹
श्वासाः / श्वासासः¹
śvāsāḥ / śvāsāsaḥ¹
Vocative श्वास
śvāsa
श्वासौ / श्वासा¹
śvāsau / śvāsā¹
श्वासाः / श्वासासः¹
śvāsāḥ / śvāsāsaḥ¹
Accusative श्वासम्
śvāsam
श्वासौ / श्वासा¹
śvāsau / śvāsā¹
श्वासान्
śvāsān
Instrumental श्वासेन
śvāsena
श्वासाभ्याम्
śvāsābhyām
श्वासैः / श्वासेभिः¹
śvāsaiḥ / śvāsebhiḥ¹
Dative श्वासाय
śvāsāya
श्वासाभ्याम्
śvāsābhyām
श्वासेभ्यः
śvāsebhyaḥ
Ablative श्वासात्
śvāsāt
श्वासाभ्याम्
śvāsābhyām
श्वासेभ्यः
śvāsebhyaḥ
Genitive श्वासस्य
śvāsasya
श्वासयोः
śvāsayoḥ
श्वासानाम्
śvāsānām
Locative श्वासे
śvāse
श्वासयोः
śvāsayoḥ
श्वासेषु
śvāseṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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