स्पर्श

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्पर्श (sparśa).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /spəɾʃ/, [spɐɾʃ]

Noun

स्पर्श • (sparś) m

touching, contact
(linguistics) sparsha: a stop or nasal

Declension

Declension of *स्पर्श* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	स्पर्श sparś	स्पर्श sparś
oblique	स्पर्श sparś	स्पर्शों sparśõ
vocative	स्पर्श sparś	स्पर्शो sparśo

Derived terms

Related terms

स्पृश्य (spŕśya, “touchable”)

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्पर्श (sparśa). First attested as Old Marathi स्परीश (sparīśa), स्परिस (sparisa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spəɾ.ɕə/

Noun

स्पर्श • (sparśa) m

touch, touching, contact

Declension

Declension of स्पर्श (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	स्पर्श sparśa
direct plural	स्पर्श sparśa
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	स्पर्श sparśa	स्पर्श sparśa
oblique सामान्यरूप	स्पर्शा sparśā	स्पर्शां- sparśān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	स्पर्शाला sparśālā	स्पर्शांना sparśānnā
ergative	स्पर्शाने, स्पर्शानं sparśāne, sparśāna	स्पर्शांनी sparśānnī
instrumental	स्पर्शाशी sparśāśī	स्पर्शांशी sparśānśī
locative सप्तमी	स्पर्शात sparśāt	स्पर्शांत sparśāt
vocative संबोधन	स्पर्शा sparśā	स्पर्शांनो sparśānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of स्पर्श (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	स्पर्शाचा sparśāċā	स्पर्शाचे sparśāċe	स्पर्शाची sparśācī	स्पर्शाच्या sparśācā	स्पर्शाचे, स्पर्शाचं sparśāċe, sparśāċa	स्पर्शाची sparśācī	स्पर्शाच्या sparśācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	स्पर्शांचा sparśānċā	स्पर्शांचे sparśānċe	स्पर्शांची sparśāñcī	स्पर्शांच्या sparśāncā	स्पर्शांचे, स्पर्शांचं sparśānċe, sparśānċa	स्पर्शांची sparśāñcī	स्पर्शांच्या sparśāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “स्पर्श”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

স্পৰ্শ (Assamese script)
ᬲ᭄ᬧᬃᬰ (Balinese script)
স্পর্শ (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰿𑰢𑰨𑰿𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑁆𑀧𑀭𑁆𑀰 (Brahmi script)
သ္ပရ္ၐ (Burmese script)
સ્પર્શ (Gujarati script)
ਸ੍ਪਰ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌶 (Grantha script)
ꦱ꧀ꦥꦂꦯ (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂹𑂣𑂩𑂹𑂬 (Kaithi script)
ಸ್ಪರ್ಶ (Kannada script)
ស្បឝ៌ (Khmer script)
ສ຺ປຣ຺ຨ (Lao script)
സ്പര്ശ (Malayalam script)
ᠰᢒᠠᡵᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘿𑘢𑘨𑘿𑘫 (Modi script)
ᠰᢒᠠᠷᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧠𑧂𑧈𑧠𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑑂𑐥𑐬𑑂𑐱 (Newa script)
ସ୍ପର୍ଶ (Odia script)
ꢱ꣄ꢦꢬ꣄ꢯ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑇀𑆥𑆫𑇀𑆯 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖿𑖢𑖨𑖿𑖫 (Siddham script)
ස‍්පර්‍ශ (Sinhalese script)
𑪁 𑪙𑩰𑩼 𑪙𑩿 (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚶𑚞𑚤𑚶𑚧 (Takri script)
ஸ்பர்ஶ (Tamil script)
స్పర్శ (Telugu script)
สฺปรฺศ (Thai script)
སྤ་རྴ (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑓂𑒣𑒩𑓂𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑩇𑨞𑨫𑩇𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From स्पृश् (spṛś, “to touch”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /spɐɾ.ɕɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪pɐɾ.ɕɐ/

Noun

स्पर्श • (sparśá) stem, m

touch

Inflection

Masculine a-stem declension of स्पर्श
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	स्पर्शः (sparśáḥ)	स्पर्शौ (sparśaú) स्पर्शा¹ (sparśā́¹)	स्पर्शाः (sparśā́ḥ) स्पर्शासः¹ (sparśā́saḥ¹)
accusative	स्पर्शम् (sparśám)	स्पर्शौ (sparśaú) स्पर्शा¹ (sparśā́¹)	स्पर्शान् (sparśā́n)
instrumental	स्पर्शेन (sparśéna)	स्पर्शाभ्याम् (sparśā́bhyām)	स्पर्शैः (sparśaíḥ) स्पर्शेभिः¹ (sparśébhiḥ¹)
dative	स्पर्शाय (sparśā́ya)	स्पर्शाभ्याम् (sparśā́bhyām)	स्पर्शेभ्यः (sparśébhyaḥ)
ablative	स्पर्शात् (sparśā́t)	स्पर्शाभ्याम् (sparśā́bhyām)	स्पर्शेभ्यः (sparśébhyaḥ)
genitive	स्पर्शस्य (sparśásya)	स्पर्शयोः (sparśáyoḥ)	स्पर्शानाम् (sparśā́nām)
locative	स्पर्शे (sparśé)	स्पर्शयोः (sparśáyoḥ)	स्पर्शेषु (sparśéṣu)
vocative	स्पर्श (spárśa)	स्पर्शौ (spárśau) स्पर्शा¹ (spárśā¹)	स्पर्शाः (spárśāḥ) स्पर्शासः¹ (spárśāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “स्पर्श”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1269.
Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “स्पर्श”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “स्पर्श”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press