शेफ

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• शेप (śépa)
• शेव (śéva)

Etymology

Cognate to Latin cippus.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐj.pʰɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕeː.pʰɐ/

Noun

शेफ • (śepha) stem, m

1. the male organ, penis
2. a tail

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शेफ (śepha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शेफः śephaḥ	शेफौ / शेफा¹ śephau / śephā¹	शेफाः / शेफासः¹ śephāḥ / śephāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शेफ śepha	शेफौ / शेफा¹ śephau / śephā¹	शेफाः / शेफासः¹ śephāḥ / śephāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शेफम् śepham	शेफौ / शेफा¹ śephau / śephā¹	शेफान् śephān
Instrumental	शेफेन śephena	शेफाभ्याम् śephābhyām	शेफैः / शेफेभिः¹ śephaiḥ / śephebhiḥ¹
Dative	शेफाय śephāya	शेफाभ्याम् śephābhyām	शेफेभ्यः śephebhyaḥ
Ablative	शेफात् śephāt	शेफाभ्याम् śephābhyām	शेफेभ्यः śephebhyaḥ
Genitive	शेफस्य śephasya	शेफयोः śephayoḥ	शेफानाम् śephānām
Locative	शेफे śephe	शेफयोः śephayoḥ	शेफेषु śepheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• शेपस् (śépas, “the male organ, penis; testicle”)
• शफ (śaphá, “hoof, claw”)
• शिफ (śípha, “lash or stroke of a rod”)