आशा

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

• उम्मीद (ummīd)

Derived terms

• आशावाद (āśāvād)

References

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

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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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɕɑ́ː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɕɑː/

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
  • → Thai: อาสา (aa-sǎa)
• → Tagalog: asa
  • ⇒ Tagalog: pag-asa
  • ⇒ Tagalog: umasa
• → 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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ː.ɕɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɕɑː/

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