आलस
See also: आलसी
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.ləs/, [äː.l̪əs̪]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ālassa), from Sanskrit आलस्य (ā́lasya). Cognate with Assamese এলাহ (elah) and Marathi आळस (āḷas). Doublet of आलस्य (ālasya).
Noun
आलस • (ālas) m (Urdu spelling آلَس)
- laziness, sloth, lethargy
- मुझे बहुत आलस आ रहा है।
- mujhe bahut ālas ā rahā hai.
- I am feeling lazy.
- (literally, “Laziness is coming to me”)
- Synonyms: आलस्य (ālasya), सुस्ती (sustī)
Declension
Declension of आलस (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | आलस ālas | आलस ālas |
oblique | आलस ālas | आलसों ālasõ |
vocative | आलस ālas | आलसो ālaso |
Derived terms
- आलसी (ālsī)
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आलस (ālasa).
Adjective
आलस • (ālas) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling آلَس)
- (formal, rare) lazy, idle, slothful
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आलस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “आलस”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “आलस”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “आलस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “आलस”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬆᬮᬲ (Balinese script)
- আলস (Assamese script)
- আলস (Bengali script)
- 𑰁𑰩𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀆𑀮𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌆𑌲𑌸 (Grantha script)
- આલસ (Gujarati script)
- ਆਲਸ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦄꦴꦭꦱ (Javanese script)
- អាលស (Khmer script)
- ಆಲಸ (Kannada script)
- ອາລສ (Lao script)
- ആലസ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘁𑘩𑘭 (Modi script)
- ᠠᢗᠯᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᠠ᠊ᠠᠯᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
- အာလသ (Burmese script)
- 𑦡𑧉𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐁𑐮𑐳 (Newa script)
- ଆଲସ (Oriya script)
- ꢃꢭꢱ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆄𑆬𑆱 (Sharada script)
- 𑖁𑖩𑖭 (Siddham script)
- ආලස (Sinhalese script)
- ఆలస (Telugu script)
- อาลส (Thai script)
- ཨཱ་ལ་ས (Tibetan script)
- 𑒂𑒪𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of अलस (alasá).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɑː.lɐ.sɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.l̪ɐ.s̪ɐ/
Adjective
आलस • (ālasa)
- lazy, idle, slothful
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of आलस (ālasa) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | आलसः ālasaḥ | आलसौ ālasau | आलसाः / आलसासः¹ ālasāḥ / ālasāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | आलस ālasa | आलसौ ālasau | आलसाः / आलसासः¹ ālasāḥ / ālasāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | आलसम् ālasam | आलसौ ālasau | आलसान् ālasān |
Instrumental | आलसेन ālasena | आलसाभ्याम् ālasābhyām | आलसैः / आलसेभिः¹ ālasaiḥ / ālasebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | आलसाय ālasāya | आलसाभ्याम् ālasābhyām | आलसेभ्यः ālasebhyaḥ |
Ablative | आलसात् ālasāt | आलसाभ्याम् ālasābhyām | आलसेभ्यः ālasebhyaḥ |
Genitive | आलसस्य ālasasya | आलसयोः ālasayoḥ | आलसानाम् ālasānām |
Locative | आलसे ālase | आलसयोः ālasayoḥ | आलसेषु ālaseṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ī-stem declension of आलसी (ālasī) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | आलसी ālasī | आलस्यौ / आलसी¹ ālasyau / ālasī¹ | आलस्यः / आलसीः¹ ālasyaḥ / ālasīḥ¹ |
Vocative | आलसि ālasi | आलस्यौ / आलसी¹ ālasyau / ālasī¹ | आलस्यः / आलसीः¹ ālasyaḥ / ālasīḥ¹ |
Accusative | आलसीम् ālasīm | आलस्यौ / आलसी¹ ālasyau / ālasī¹ | आलसीः ālasīḥ |
Instrumental | आलस्या ālasyā | आलसीभ्याम् ālasībhyām | आलसीभिः ālasībhiḥ |
Dative | आलस्यै ālasyai | आलसीभ्याम् ālasībhyām | आलसीभ्यः ālasībhyaḥ |
Ablative | आलस्याः ālasyāḥ | आलसीभ्याम् ālasībhyām | आलसीभ्यः ālasībhyaḥ |
Genitive | आलस्याः ālasyāḥ | आलस्योः ālasyoḥ | आलसीनाम् ālasīnām |
Locative | आलस्याम् ālasyām | आलस्योः ālasyoḥ | आलसीषु ālasīṣu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of आलस (ālasa) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | आलसम् ālasam | आलसे ālase | आलसानि / आलसा¹ ālasāni / ālasā¹ |
Vocative | आलस ālasa | आलसे ālase | आलसानि / आलसा¹ ālasāni / ālasā¹ |
Accusative | आलसम् ālasam | आलसे ālase | आलसानि / आलसा¹ ālasāni / ālasā¹ |
Instrumental | आलसेन ālasena | आलसाभ्याम् ālasābhyām | आलसैः / आलसेभिः¹ ālasaiḥ / ālasebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | आलसाय ālasāya | आलसाभ्याम् ālasābhyām | आलसेभ्यः ālasebhyaḥ |
Ablative | आलसात् ālasāt | आलसाभ्याम् ālasābhyām | आलसेभ्यः ālasebhyaḥ |
Genitive | आलसस्य ālasasya | आलसयोः ālasayoḥ | आलसानाम् ālasānām |
Locative | आलसे ālase | आलसयोः ālasayoḥ | आलसेषु ālaseṣu |
Notes |
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Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “आलस”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 153, column 3.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “आलस”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan