स्वपति

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

स्वपिति (svápiti) – Classical

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *swápati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swápati, from Proto-Indo-European *swép-e-ti, from *swep- (“to sleep”). Cognate with Old English swefan, Latin sōpiō, Old Church Slavonic съпати (sŭpati).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /s̪ʋɐ́.pɐ.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ʋɐ.pɐ.t̪i/

Verb

स्वपति • (svápati) (root स्वप्, class 1 P) (Vedic)

to sleep, slumber
Synonyms: द्रायति (drāyati), निद्रायति (nidrāyati), शेते (śete)
to lie down, recline
(euphemistic) to die

Descendants

Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
- Assamese: শোৱা (xüa)
- Bengali: শোয়া (śoya)
- Sylheti: ꠢꠥꠔꠣ (huta)
Pali: supati
Sauraseni Prakrit: [Term?]
- Gujarati: સૂવું (sūvũ)
- Hindi: सोना (sonā)
- Punjabi: ਸੌਣਾ (sauṇā)
- Urdu: سونا‎ (sonā)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “स्वपति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1280.

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