aräni- (°ni-) f. Reibholz; im Dual: die beiden gegeneinander geriebenen Holzstücke, durch deren Reibung das Feuer hervorgebracht wird [Eltern des Agni’] (RV +). - Mi., ni., Tu 599. - Wohl Nomen agentis des Typs ved. caksani- ‘schauend’ usw. (AiGr II 2,207) zu *ar®- < idg. "melh,- (s.u.) reiben, mahlen’ (gr. dA&o, arm. alam mahle; stark im lir. vertreten, vgl. hi. ära ‘Mehl’, Niya-Pkt. ata- [M. Scheller, KZ 79 (1965) … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. aräni-, p. 163]
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araṇiṃ
(°ni-) f
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- Svetasvatara Upanisad 1 · 5.82/10k
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- Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. aräni (vol. 1, scan p. 163; entry #2890). Root candidates: *arta-.
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