آنسو

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu), 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (assu), from Sanskrit अश्रु (áśru), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Persian ارس‎ (ars)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru-, from compound *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- (“eye bitter”) (compare *dáḱru-).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑːn.suː/, /ɑ̃ː.suː/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /ɑːn.suː/, /ɑ̃ː.suː/
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Hyphenation: آن‧سُو

Noun

آنْسُو • (ānsū) m (Hindi spelling आँसू)

  1. (usually in the plural) tear
    ‏اس کی آنکھوں میں آنسو بھر آئے۔‎‎
    us kī ānkhoṉ meṉ ānsū bhar ā'ye.
    Her eyes were filled with tears.

Declension
Declension of آنسو
singular plural
direct آنْسُو‎ (ānsū) آنْسُو‎ (ānsū)
oblique آنْسُو‎ (ānsū) آنْسُووں‎ (ānsūō̃)
vocative آنْسُو‎ (ānsū) آنْسُوو‎ (ānsūō)
  • آنسو بہانا‎ (ānsū bahānā, “to shed tear(s)”)

References
  • “آنسو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “آنسو”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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