आशी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ʃiː/, [äː.ʃiː]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आशी (āśī).

Noun

आशी • (āśī) f (rare, formal)

1. a serpent's fang
2. a kind of venom
3. a snake

   Synonyms: साँप (sā̃p), सर्प (sarp), भुजंग (bhujaṅg)

Declension

Declension of आशी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आशी āśī	आशियाँ āśiyā̃
oblique	आशी āśī	आशियों āśiyõ
vocative	आशी āśī	आशियो āśiyo

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आशिन् (āśin). By surface analysis, आश (āś) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Adjective

आशी • (āśī) (indeclinable)

1. (chiefly in compounds) one who eats

   वाताशी ― vātāśī ― snake (literally, “air-eater”)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “आशी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আশী (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬰᬷ (Balinese script)
• আশী (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰫𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀰𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• အာၐီ (Burmese script)
• આશી (Gujarati script)
• ਆਸ਼ੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌶𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦯꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂬𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಆಶೀ (Kannada script)
• អាឝី (Khmer script)
• ອາຨີ (Lao script)
• ആശീ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘫𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠱᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑧋𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐱𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଆଶୀ (Odia script)
• ꢃꢯꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆯𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖫𑖱 (Siddham script)
• ආශී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩿𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚧𑚯 (Takri script)
• ஆஶீ (Tamil script)
• ఆశీ (Telugu script)
• อาศี (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ཤཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒬𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨮𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɕiː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɕiː/

Etymology 1

Clipping of आशीविष (āśīviṣa, “a kind of venomous snake”).

Noun

आशी • (āśī) stem, f

1. a serpent's fang
2. a kind of venom
3. a snake

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सर्प

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of आशी (āśī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आशी āśī	आश्यौ / आशी¹ āśyau / āśī¹	आश्यः / आशीः¹ āśyaḥ / āśīḥ¹
Vocative	आशि āśi	आश्यौ / आशी¹ āśyau / āśī¹	आश्यः / आशीः¹ āśyaḥ / āśīḥ¹
Accusative	आशीम् āśīm	आश्यौ / आशी¹ āśyau / āśī¹	आशीः āśīḥ
Instrumental	आश्या āśyā	आशीभ्याम् āśībhyām	आशीभिः āśībhiḥ
Dative	आश्यै āśyai	आशीभ्याम् āśībhyām	आशीभ्यः āśībhyaḥ
Ablative	आश्याः / आश्यै² āśyāḥ / āśyai²	आशीभ्याम् āśībhyām	आशीभ्यः āśībhyaḥ
Genitive	आश्याः / आश्यै² āśyāḥ / āśyai²	आश्योः āśyoḥ	आशीनाम् āśīnām
Locative	आश्याम् āśyām	आश्योः āśyoḥ	आशीषु āśīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Etymology 2

From आ- (ā-) +‎ शी (śī, “to sleep”, root).

Root

आशी • (āśī)

1. to lie or rest on or round

Derived terms

• आशय (āśaya)
• आशयन् (āśayan)
• आशयाम् (āśayām)
• आशये (āśaye)
• आशीशयत् (āśīśayat)
• आशेरते (āśerate)

 

Etymology 3

See आशिस् (āśis).

Noun

आशी • (āśī) stem, f

1. Alternative form of आशिस् (āśis, “blessing, benediction”)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “आशी”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899) “आशी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 157/2-3.