ईर्ष्यति

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Harš-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- (to envy, to be jealous). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬱- (arš-, to be envious), Parthian rsk (envy), Persian رشک (rašk, envy), Old Armenian հեռ (heṙ, envy), Hittite [script needed] (arsanii̯a, to be envious), Old English eorsian (to be malicious), Lithuanian aršus (angry).

Pronunciation

Verb

ईर्ष्यति (ī́rṣyati) (root ईर्ष्, class 4, type P)

  1. to envy
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