पासा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀲𑀕 (pāsaga, “die, dice”), probably from Sanskrit प्रासक (prāsaka, “die, dice”), from the root प्रास् (prās, “to throw or hurl forth”); compare Sanskrit अस्यति (asyati, “throws”). Sanskrit पाशक (pāśaka, “die, dice”) and पाश (pāśa, “die, dice”) are probably instances of Sanskritization of the Middle Indo-Aryan forms.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.sɑː/, [päː.säː]

Noun

पासा • (pāsā) m (Urdu spelling پاسا)

1. die, dice
2. throw of dice
3. a dice game
4. a lump or cube of anything (as metal)

Declension

Declension of पासा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पासा pāsā	पासे pāse
oblique	पासे pāse	पासों pāsõ
vocative	पासे pāse	पासो pāso

Derived terms

• पासा खेलना (pāsā khelnā, “to roll the dice, gamble”)
• पासा पड़ना (pāsā paṛnā, “to be lucky”)
• पासा फेंकना (pāsā phẽknā, “to throw the dice”)

Descendants

• Punjabi: ਪਾਸਾ (pāsā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पासा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “پاسا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pāśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press