आशा

See also: आशु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā). Doublet of आस (ās).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.ʃɑː/, [äː.ʃäː]

Noun

आशा • (āśā) f (Urdu spelling آشا‎)

  1. hope
    आशा करता हूँ कि आज बर्फ पड़ेगी।
    āśā kartā hū̃ ki āj barph paṛegī.
    [I] hope it will snow today.
    वे उसे फिर देखने की आशा में खड़े थे।
    ve use phir dekhne kī āśā mẽ khaṛe the.
    They were standing in the hope of seeing him again.

Declension
Declension of आशा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct आशा
āśā		 आशाएँ
āśāẽ
oblique आशा
āśā		 आशाओं
āśāõ
vocative आशा
āśā		 आशाओ
āśāo

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  • Hardev Bahri (accessed 11-5-2012), “Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ᬆᬰᬵ (Balinese script)
  • আশা (Assamese script)
  • আশা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰁𑰫𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀆𑀰𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌆𑌶𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • આશા (Gujarati script)
  • ਆਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦄꦴꦯꦴ (Javanese script)
  • អាឝា (Khmer script)
  • ಆಶಾ (Kannada script)
  • ອາຨາ (Lao script)
  • ആശാ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘁𑘫𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠠᢗᠱᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • အာၐာ (Burmese script)
  • 𑦡𑧋𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐁𑐱𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ଆଶା (Oriya script)
  • ꢃꢯꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆄𑆯𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖁𑖫𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • ආශා (Sinhalese script)
  • ఆశా (Telugu script)
  • อาศา (Thai script)
  • ཨཱ་ཤཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒂𑒬𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

आशा • (āśā́) f

  1. hope, expectation
  2. desire, wish, prospect
Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of आशा (āśā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative आशा
āśā́		 आशे
āśé		 आशाः
āśā́ḥ
Vocative आशे
ā́śe		 आशे
ā́śe		 आशाः
ā́śāḥ
Accusative आशाम्
āśā́m		 आशे
āśé		 आशाः
āśā́ḥ
Instrumental आशया / आशा¹
āśáyā / āśā́¹		 आशाभ्याम्
āśā́bhyām		 आशाभिः
āśā́bhiḥ
Dative आशायै
āśā́yai		 आशाभ्याम्
āśā́bhyām		 आशाभ्यः
āśā́bhyaḥ
Ablative आशायाः
āśā́yāḥ		 आशाभ्याम्
āśā́bhyām		 आशाभ्यः
āśā́bhyaḥ
Genitive आशायाः
āśā́yāḥ		 आशयोः
āśáyoḥ		 आशानाम्
āśā́nām
Locative आशायाम्
āśā́yām		 आशयोः
āśáyoḥ		 आशासु
āśā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Descendants
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: ਆਸ (āsa)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: आस (ās)
      Urdu: آس‎ (ās)
  • → Cebuano: asa
  • → Gujarati: આશા (āśā)
  • → Hindi: आशा (āśā)
  • → Khmer: អាសា (ʼaasaa)
  • → Lambadi: aasaa
  • → Malay: asa
    • Indonesian: asa
  • Pali: āsā
  • → Tagalog: asa
  • → Telugu: ఆశ (āśa)
  • → Tamil: ஆசை (ācai)
  • → Malayalam: ആശ (āśa)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ā́śā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ā́ćā ~ *aćas (“region, area”), perhaps from the BMAC substrate . Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬵‎ (asah).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

आशा • (ā́śā) f

  1. a celestial quarter of the heavens
Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of आशा (ā́śā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative आशा
ā́śā		 आशे
ā́śe		 आशाः
ā́śāḥ
Vocative आशे
ā́śe		 आशे
ā́śe		 आशाः
ā́śāḥ
Accusative आशाम्
ā́śām		 आशे
ā́śe		 आशाः
ā́śāḥ
Instrumental आशया / आशा¹
ā́śayā / ā́śā¹		 आशाभ्याम्
ā́śābhyām		 आशाभिः
ā́śābhiḥ
Dative आशायै
ā́śāyai		 आशाभ्याम्
ā́śābhyām		 आशाभ्यः
ā́śābhyaḥ
Ablative आशायाः
ā́śāyāḥ		 आशाभ्याम्
ā́śābhyām		 आशाभ्यः
ā́śābhyaḥ
Genitive आशायाः
ā́śāyāḥ		 आशयोः
ā́śayoḥ		 आशानाम्
ā́śānām
Locative आशायाम्
ā́śāyām		 आशयोः
ā́śayoḥ		 आशासु
ā́śāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (1999), “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎, Helsinki, page 8
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