ईर्ष्या

ईर्ष्या

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ईर्ष्या (īrṣyā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /iːɾ.ʂjɑː/, [iːɾ.ʃjäː]

Noun

ईर्ष्या • (īrṣyā) f (Urdu spelling ایرشا‎)

1. jealousy, envy

   उसके मन में ख़ूब ईर्ष्या है।

   uske man mẽ xūb īrṣyā hai.

   He is a very jealous man.

   Synonyms: डाह (ḍāh), जलन (jalan)

Declension

Declension of ईर्ष्या (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ईर्ष्या īrṣyā	ईर्ष्याएँ īrṣyāẽ
oblique	ईर्ष्या īrṣyā	ईर्ष्याओं īrṣyāõ
vocative	ईर्ष्या īrṣyā	ईर्ष्याओ īrṣyāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ईर्ष्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• ईर्षा (īrṣā)

Alternative scripts

• ᬈᬃᬱ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
• ঈৰ্ষ্যা (Assamese script)
• ঈর্ষ্যা (Bengali script)
• 𑰃𑰨𑰿𑰬𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀈𑀭𑁆𑀱𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌈𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ઈર્ષ્યા (Gujarati script)
• ਈਰੑਸ਼ੑਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦇꦂꦰꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
• ឦឞ៌្យា (Khmer script)
• ಈರ್ಷ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
• ອີຣ຺ຩ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
• ഈര്ഷ്യാ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘃𑘨𑘿𑘬𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢈᢈᠷᢔᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᡳᡳᡵᢢᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• ဤရ္ၑျာ (Burmese script)
• 𑦣𑧈𑧠𑧌𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐃𑐬𑑂𑐲𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଈର୍ଷ୍ଯା (Oriya script)
• ꢅꢬ꣄ꢰ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆆𑆫𑇀𑆰𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖃𑖨𑖿𑖬𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ඊර්ෂ්යා (Sinhalese script)
• ఈర్ష్యా (Telugu script)
• อีรฺษฺยา (Thai script)
• ཨཱི་རྵྱཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒄𑒩𑓂𑒭𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From a root ईर्ष्य् (īrṣy).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /iːɾ.ʂjɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈiːɾ.ʂjɑː/

Noun

ईर्ष्या • (īrṣyā) f

1. envy or impatience over another's success, jealousy
2. spite, malice

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of ईर्ष्या (īrṣyā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ईर्ष्या īrṣyā	ईर्ष्ये īrṣye	ईर्ष्याः īrṣyāḥ
Vocative	ईर्ष्ये īrṣye	ईर्ष्ये īrṣye	ईर्ष्याः īrṣyāḥ
Accusative	ईर्ष्याम् īrṣyām	ईर्ष्ये īrṣye	ईर्ष्याः īrṣyāḥ
Instrumental	ईर्ष्यया / ईर्ष्या¹ īrṣyayā / īrṣyā¹	ईर्ष्याभ्याम् īrṣyābhyām	ईर्ष्याभिः īrṣyābhiḥ
Dative	ईर्ष्यायै īrṣyāyai	ईर्ष्याभ्याम् īrṣyābhyām	ईर्ष्याभ्यः īrṣyābhyaḥ
Ablative	ईर्ष्यायाः īrṣyāyāḥ	ईर्ष्याभ्याम् īrṣyābhyām	ईर्ष्याभ्यः īrṣyābhyaḥ
Genitive	ईर्ष्यायाः īrṣyāyāḥ	ईर्ष्ययोः īrṣyayoḥ	ईर्ष्याणाम् īrṣyāṇām
Locative	ईर्ष्यायाम् īrṣyāyām	ईर्ष्ययोः īrṣyayoḥ	ईर्ष्यासु īrṣyāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Magahi: 𑂅𑂩𑂹𑂎𑂰 (irkhā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ईर्ष्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.