अलस
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.ləs/, [ə.l̪əs̪]
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अलस (alasa).
Adjective
अलस • (alas) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَلَس) (formal)
- lazy, lethargic, inactive, idle, slothful
- Synonyms: आलसी (ālsī), सुस्त (sust), आलस्यमय (ālasyamay)
Noun
अलस • (alas) m (rare)
- a sore or ulcer between the toes
- tympanitis
- a small poisonous animal
- a type of plant
Declension
Declension of अलस (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अलस alas | अलस alas |
| oblique | अलस alas | अलसों alasõ |
| vocative | अलस alas | अलसो alaso |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
अलस • (alas) m (Urdu spelling اَلَس)
- Alternative form of आलस (ālas, “idleness, sloth”)
Declension
Declension of अलस (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अलस alas | अलस alas |
| oblique | अलस alas | अलसों alasõ |
| vocative | अलस alas | अलसो alaso |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अलस”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अलस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “अलस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬅᬮᬲ (Balinese script)
- অলস (Assamese script)
- অলস (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰩𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀮𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌅𑌲𑌸 (Grantha script)
- અલસ (Gujarati script)
- ਅਲਸ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦄꦭꦱ (Javanese script)
- អលស (Khmer script)
- ಅಲಸ (Kannada script)
- ອລສ (Lao script)
- അലസ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘀𑘩𑘭 (Modi script)
- ᠠᠯᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᠠᠯᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
- အလသ (Burmese script)
- 𑦠𑧉𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐮𑐳 (Newa script)
- ଅଲସ (Oriya script)
- ꢂꢭꢱ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆬𑆱 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖩𑖭 (Siddham script)
- අලස (Sinhalese script)
- అలస (Telugu script)
- อลส (Thai script)
- ཨ་ལ་ས (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒪𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
A later Vedic corruption of अरस (arasá, “sapless, dull, weak”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɐ.sɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɐ.l̪ɐ.s̪ɐ/
Adjective
अलस • (alasá)
- lazy, lethargic, inactive, idle, slothful
- tired, fatigued
- soft, gentle
- slow, dull
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of अलस (alasá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | अलसः alasáḥ | अलसौ alasaú | अलसाः / अलसासः¹ alasā́ḥ / alasā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | अलस álasa | अलसौ álasau | अलसाः / अलसासः¹ álasāḥ / álasāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | अलसम् alasám | अलसौ alasaú | अलसान् alasā́n |
| Instrumental | अलसेन alaséna | अलसाभ्याम् alasā́bhyām | अलसैः / अलसेभिः¹ alasaíḥ / alasébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | अलसाय alasā́ya | अलसाभ्याम् alasā́bhyām | अलसेभ्यः alasébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | अलसात् alasā́t | अलसाभ्याम् alasā́bhyām | अलसेभ्यः alasébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | अलसस्य alasásya | अलसयोः alasáyoḥ | अलसानाम् alasā́nām |
| Locative | अलसे alasé | अलसयोः alasáyoḥ | अलसेषु alaséṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Feminine ā-stem declension of अलसा (alasā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | अलसा alasā́ | अलसे alasé | अलसाः alasā́ḥ |
| Vocative | अलसे álase | अलसे álase | अलसाः álasāḥ |
| Accusative | अलसाम् alasā́m | अलसे alasé | अलसाः alasā́ḥ |
| Instrumental | अलसया / अलसा¹ alasáyā / alasā́¹ | अलसाभ्याम् alasā́bhyām | अलसाभिः alasā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | अलसायै alasā́yai | अलसाभ्याम् alasā́bhyām | अलसाभ्यः alasā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | अलसायाः alasā́yāḥ | अलसाभ्याम् alasā́bhyām | अलसाभ्यः alasā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | अलसायाः alasā́yāḥ | अलसयोः alasáyoḥ | अलसानाम् alasā́nām |
| Locative | अलसायाम् alasā́yām | अलसयोः alasáyoḥ | अलसासु alasā́su |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter a-stem declension of अलस (alasá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | अलसम् alasám | अलसे alasé | अलसानि / अलसा¹ alasā́ni / alasā́¹ |
| Vocative | अलस álasa | अलसे álase | अलसानि / अलसा¹ álasāni / álasā¹ |
| Accusative | अलसम् alasám | अलसे alasé | अलसानि / अलसा¹ alasā́ni / alasā́¹ |
| Instrumental | अलसेन alaséna | अलसाभ्याम् alasā́bhyām | अलसैः / अलसेभिः¹ alasaíḥ / alasébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | अलसाय alasā́ya | अलसाभ्याम् alasā́bhyām | अलसेभ्यः alasébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | अलसात् alasā́t | अलसाभ्याम् alasā́bhyām | अलसेभ्यः alasébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | अलसस्य alasásya | अलसयोः alasáyoḥ | अलसानाम् alasā́nām |
| Locative | अलसे alasé | अलसयोः alasáyoḥ | अलसेषु alaséṣu |
| Notes |
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Borrowed terms
- Hindi: अलस (alas)
- Tocharian B: *ālas
Noun
अलस • (alasá) m
- a sore or ulcer between the toes
- tympanitis
- a small poisonous animal
- a type of plant
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of अलस (alasá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | अलसः alasáḥ | अलसौ alasaú | अलसाः / अलसासः¹ alasā́ḥ / alasā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | अलस álasa | अलसौ álasau | अलसाः / अलसासः¹ álasāḥ / álasāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | अलसम् alasám | अलसौ alasaú | अलसान् alasā́n |
| Instrumental | अलसेन alaséna | अलसाभ्याम् alasā́bhyām | अलसैः / अलसेभिः¹ alasaíḥ / alasébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | अलसाय alasā́ya | अलसाभ्याम् alasā́bhyām | अलसेभ्यः alasébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | अलसात् alasā́t | अलसाभ्याम् alasā́bhyām | अलसेभ्यः alasébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | अलसस्य alasásya | अलसयोः alasáyoḥ | अलसानाम् alasā́nām |
| Locative | अलसे alasé | अलसयोः alasáyoḥ | अलसेषु alaséṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
Borrowed terms
- Hindi: अलस (alas)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “अलस”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 94, column 3.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “alasa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “अलस”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan