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अहि
अहि
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Noun
अहि m
Declension
Declension table of "अहि" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | अहि | अहयो or अही |
| Accusative (second) | अहिं | अहयो or अही |
| Instrumental (third) | अहिना | अहीहि or अहीभि |
| Dative (fourth) | अहिस्स or अहिनो | अहीनं |
| Ablative (fifth) | अहिस्मा or अहिम्हा | अहीहि or अहीभि |
| Genitive (sixth) | अहिस्स or अहिनो | अहीनं |
| Locative (seventh) | अहिस्मिं or अहिम्हि | अहीसु |
| Vocative (calling) | अहि | अहयो or अही |
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis, *h₃égʷʰis (“snake”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis), Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌 (aži-) and Old Armenian իժ (iž).
Noun
अहि • (áhi) m
- snake
- the serpent of the sky, the demon Vritra
- cloud
- water
- the sun
- a name of rāhu
- a traveller
- the navel
- lead
- (arithmetic) the number eight
Declension
| Masculine i-stem declension of अहि | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | अहिः (ahiḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | अहेः (aheḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | अहिः (ahiḥ) | अही (ahī) | अहयः (ahayaḥ) |
| Vocative | अहे (ahe) | अही (ahī) | अहयः (ahayaḥ) |
| Accusative | अहिम् (ahim) | अही (ahī) | अहीन् (ahīn) |
| Instrumental | अहिना (ahinā) | अहिभ्याम् (ahibhyām) | अहिभिः (ahibhiḥ) |
| Dative | अहये (ahaye) | अहिभ्याम् (ahibhyām) | अहिभ्यः (ahibhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | अहेः (aheḥ) | अहिभ्याम् (ahibhyām) | अहिभ्यः (ahibhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | अहेः (aheḥ) | अह्योः (ahyoḥ) | अहीनाम् (ahīnām) |
| Locative | अहौ (ahau) | अह्योः (ahyoḥ) | अहिषु (ahiṣu) |