आशा

See also: आशु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā), Doublet of आस (ās). Cognate with Bengali আশা (aśa), Assamese আশা (axa), Manipuri ꯑꯥꯁꯥ (ʼāsā), and Odia ଆଶା (āśā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ʃɑː/, [äː.ʃäː]

Noun

आशा • (āśā) f (Urdu spelling آشا)

hope
Synonym: उम्मीद (ummīd)

आशा करता हूँ कि आज बर्फ़ पड़ेगी।
āśā kartā hū̃ ki āj barf 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.
expectation

Declension

Declension of *आशा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	आशा āśā	आशाएँ āśāẽ
oblique	आशा āśā	आशाओं āśāõ
vocative	आशा āśā	आशाओ āśāo

Proper noun

आशा • (āśā) f

a female given name, Asha, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of *आशा* (sg-only fem ā-stem)
	singular
direct	आशा āśā
oblique	आशा āśā
vocative	आशा āśā

Derived terms

आशावाद (āśāvād)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “आशा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “आशा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
“आशा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “आशा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आशा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884), “आशा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā). Doublet of आस (ās).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ɕa/

Noun

आशा • (āśā) f

hope

Declension

Declension of आशा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	आशा āśā
direct plural	आशा āśā
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	आशा āśā	आशा āśā
oblique सामान्यरूप	आशे āśe	आशां- āśān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	आशेला āśelā	आशांना āśānnā
ergative	आशेने, आशेनं āśene, āśena	आशांनी āśānnī
instrumental	आशेशी āśeśī	आशांशी āśānśī
locative सप्तमी	आशेत āśet	आशांत āśāt
vocative संबोधन	आशे āśe	आशांनो āśānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of आशा (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	आशेचा āśeċā	आशेचे āśeċe	आशेची āśecī	आशेच्या āśecā	आशेचे, आशेचं āśeċe, āśeċa	आशेची āśecī	आशेच्या āśecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	आशांचा āśānċā	आशांचे āśānċe	आशांची āśāñcī	आशांच्या āśāncā	आशांचे, आशांचं āśānċe, āśānċa	आशांची āśāñcī	आशांच्या āśāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

आशावाद (āśāvād, “optimism”)
आशावादी (āśāvādī, “optimistic”)

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “आशा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

আশা (Assamese script)
ᬆᬰᬵ (Balinese script)
আশা (Bengali script)
𑰁𑰫𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀆𑀰𑀸 (Brahmi script)
အာၐာ (Burmese script)
આશા (Gujarati script)
ਆਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌆𑌶𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦴꦯꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂄𑂬𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಆಶಾ (Kannada script)
អាឝា (Khmer script)
ອາຨາ (Lao script)
ആശാ (Malayalam script)
ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘁𑘫𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠠᢗᠱᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦡𑧋𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐁𑐱𑐵 (Newa script)
ଆଶା (Odia script)
ꢃꢯꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆄𑆯𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖁𑖫𑖯 (Siddham script)
ආශා (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩛𑩿𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚁𑚧𑚭 (Takri script)
ஆஶா (Tamil script)
ఆశా (Telugu script)
อาศา (Thai script)
ཨཱ་ཤཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒂𑒬𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨊𑨮𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From earlier आशस् (āśás), from आ- (ā-) +‎ शंस् (śaṃs).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

आ॒शा • (āśā́) stem, f

hope, expectation
desire, wish, prospect

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of आ॒शा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आ॒शा (āśā́)	आ॒शे (āśé)	आ॒शाः (āśā́ḥ)
accusative	आ॒शाम् (āśā́m)	आ॒शे (āśé)	आ॒शाः (āśā́ḥ)
instrumental	आ॒शया॑ (āśáyā) आ॒शा¹ (āśā́¹)	आ॒शाभ्या॑म् (āśā́bhyām)	आ॒शाभिः॑ (āśā́bhiḥ)
dative	आ॒शायै॑ (āśā́yai)	आ॒शाभ्या॑म् (āśā́bhyām)	आ॒शाभ्यः॑ (āśā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	आ॒शायाः॑ (āśā́yāḥ) आ॒शायै॑² (āśā́yai²)	आ॒शाभ्या॑म् (āśā́bhyām)	आ॒शाभ्यः॑ (āśā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	आ॒शायाः॑ (āśā́yāḥ) आ॒शायै॑² (āśā́yai²)	आ॒शयोः॑ (āśáyoḥ)	आ॒शाना॑म् (āśā́nām)
locative	आ॒शाया॑म् (āśā́yām)	आ॒शयोः॑ (āśáyoḥ)	आ॒शासु॑ (āśā́su)
vocative	आशे॑ (ā́śe)	आशे॑ (ā́śe)	आशाः॑ (ā́śāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

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
→ Marathi: आशा (āśā)
- Marathi: आस (ās)
→ Malay: asa
- Indonesian: asa
Pali: āsā
- → Thai: อาสา (aa-sǎa)
→ Tagalog: asa
- ⇒ Tagalog: pag-asa
- ⇒ Tagalog: umasa
→ Kannada: ಆಸೆ (āse)
→ Malayalam: ആശ (āśa)
→ Tamil: ஆசை (ācai)
→ Telugu: ఆశ (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).^[3]

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ː.ɕɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɕɑː/

Noun

आशा॑ • (ā́śā) stem, f

a celestial quarter of the heavens

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of आशा॑
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आशा॑ (ā́śā)	आशे॑ (ā́śe)	आशाः॑ (ā́śāḥ)
accusative	आशा॑म् (ā́śām)	आशे॑ (ā́śe)	आशाः॑ (ā́śāḥ)
instrumental	आश॑या (ā́śayā) आशा॑¹ (ā́śā¹)	आशा॑भ्याम् (ā́śābhyām)	आशा॑भिः (ā́śābhiḥ)
dative	आशा॑यै (ā́śāyai)	आशा॑भ्याम् (ā́śābhyām)	आशा॑भ्यः (ā́śābhyaḥ)
ablative	आशा॑याः (ā́śāyāḥ) आशा॑यै² (ā́śāyai²)	आशा॑भ्याम् (ā́śābhyām)	आशा॑भ्यः (ā́śābhyaḥ)
genitive	आशा॑याः (ā́śāyāḥ) आशा॑यै² (ā́śāyai²)	आश॑योः (ā́śayoḥ)	आशा॑नाम् (ā́śānām)
locative	आशा॑याम् (ā́śāyām)	आश॑योः (ā́śayoḥ)	आशा॑सु (ā́śāsu)
vocative	आशे॑ (ā́śe)	आशे॑ (ā́śe)	आशाः॑ (ā́śāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

References

^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “āvŕt- - āśíṣ-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 178
^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “śaṁyú- - ŚAṀS”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 599
^ Lubotsky, Alexander (1999), “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎^[3], Helsinki, page 8

[1] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “āvŕt- - āśíṣ-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 178

[2] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “śaṁyú- - ŚAṀS”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 599

[3] Lubotsky, Alexander (1999), “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎^[3], Helsinki, page 8

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