इशारा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اشاره (išāra), from Arabic إِشَارَة (ʾišāra, “sign, signal”). Compare Punjabi ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ (iśārā) / اِشارَہ (iśārah), Gujarati ઇશારો (iśāro), Marathi इशारा (iśārā), Bengali ইশারা (iśara).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɪ.ʃɑː.ɾɑː/, [ɪ.ʃäː.ɾäː]
Noun
इशारा • (iśārā) m (Urdu spelling اِشارَہ)
- gesture, sign, hint
- अक़्लमंद को इशारा काफ़ी है।
- aqlamand ko iśārā kāfī hai.
- A gesture is sufficient for the wise.
- Synonym: संकेत (saṅket)
Declension
Declension of इशारा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | इशारा iśārā | इशारे, इशारात iśāre, iśārāt |
| oblique | इशारे iśāre | इशारों, इशारातों iśārõ, iśārātõ |
| vocative | इशारे iśāre | इशारो, इशारातो iśāro, iśārāto |
Derived terms
- इशारा करना (iśārā karnā)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “इशारा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “इशारा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “इशारा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اشاره (išāra), from Arabic إِشَارَة (ʾišāra, “sign, signal”). Compare Gujarati ઇશારો (iśāro), Hindustani اِشارَہ / इशारा (iśārā), Punjabi ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ (iśārā) / اِشارہ (iśārh), Bengali ইশারা (iśara).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.ɕa.ɾa/
Noun
इशारा • (iśārā) m
- warning
- Synonym: ताकीद (tākīd)
Derived terms
- इशारा देणे (iśārā deṇe, “to give a warning”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “इशारा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “इशारत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “इशारत,_इशारा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.