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/
- Rhymes: -uː
- Hyphenation: آن‧سُو
Noun
آنْسُو • (ānsū) m (Hindi spelling आँसू)
- (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) |
Related terms
- 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], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.