आस

See also: आँसू, आंसू, आस्, आसि, and आसा

Ahirani

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́). Doublet of आशा (āśā).

Noun

आस (ās) f

1. affection, attachment, attraction, expectation, hope

Further reading

• डॉ॰ रमेश सीताराम सूर्यवंशी [Dr Ramesh Sitaram Suryawanshi] (1997), “आस”, in आहिराणी शब्दकोश (आहिराणी - मराठी) [Ahirani Dictionary (Ahirani - Marathi)] (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: अक्षय प्रकाशन [Akshaya Prakashan], →ISBN, page 74, column 2; republished कन्नड तालुका, औरंगाबाद जिल्हा [Kannad Taluka, Aurangabad District]: अभ्यासिका प्रकाशन [Abhyasika Prakashan], 2013.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66

Braj

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́).

Noun

आस (ās) f

1. hope, aspiration

   Synonym: आसा (āsā)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi आस (āsa), from Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́). Doublet of आशा (āśā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑːs/, [äːs̪]
• Hyphenation: आस
• Rhymes: -ɑːs

Noun

आस • (ās) f (Urdu spelling آس‎)

1. hope, aspiration

   Synonym: आशा (āśā)

Declension

Declension of आस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आस ās	आसें āsẽ
oblique	आस ās	आसों āsõ
vocative	आस ās	आसो āso

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 97
• “आस”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as/
• Hyphenation: आस
• Rhymes: -as

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘭 (asa), 𑘁𑘭 (āsa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́). Doublet of आशा (āśā).

Noun

आस • (ās) f

1. hope, wish, expectation

   Synonyms: अपेक्षा (apekṣā), आशा (āśā), इच्छा (icchā), उत्कंठा (utkaṇṭhā), उमेद (umed)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Marathi *𑘁𑘽𑘭 (*āṃsa) (see 𑘁𑘽𑘏 (āṃkha)), from Prakrit *𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (*accha) (see 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha)), from Sanskrit अक्ष (ákṣa). Doublet of अक्ष (akṣa).

Noun

आस • (ās) m

1. axle

   Synonyms: कणा (kaṇā), धूर (dhūr)

2. (geometry, astronomy) axis

Descendants

• → Gujarati: આંસ (ā̃sa)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “आस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 11.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “आस, आंस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 77
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “आस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 77
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “आस”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 293.
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “आंस, आस”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 293.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ákṣa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 2
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬆᬲ (Balinese script)
• আস (Assamese script)
• আস (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌆𑌸 (Grantha script)
• આસ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦄꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
• អាស (Khmer script)
• ಆಸ (Kannada script)
• ອາສ (Lao script)
• ആസ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘁𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• အာသ (Burmese script)
• 𑦡𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐳 (Newa script)
• ଆସ (Oriya script)
• ꢃꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖭 (Siddham script)
• ආස (Sinhalese script)
• ఆస (Telugu script)
• อาส (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒮 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HáHsas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHsas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“ashes; to be dry”). Cognate with Old Latin āsa (whence Latin ara), Old English æsce (whence English ash).

Noun

आस • (ā́sa) m

1. ashes
2. dust

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आस (ā́sa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आसः ā́saḥ	आसौ ā́sau	आसाः / आसासः¹ ā́sāḥ / ā́sāsaḥ¹
Vocative	आस ā́sa	आसौ ā́sau	आसाः / आसासः¹ ā́sāḥ / ā́sāsaḥ¹
Accusative	आसम् ā́sam	आसौ ā́sau	आसान् ā́sān
Instrumental	आसेन ā́sena	आसाभ्याम् ā́sābhyām	आसैः / आसेभिः¹ ā́saiḥ / ā́sebhiḥ¹
Dative	आसाय ā́sāya	आसाभ्याम् ā́sābhyām	आसेभ्यः ā́sebhyaḥ
Ablative	आसात् ā́sāt	आसाभ्याम् ā́sābhyām	आसेभ्यः ā́sebhyaḥ
Genitive	आसस्य ā́sasya	आसयोः ā́sayoḥ	आसानाम् ā́sānām
Locative	आसे ā́se	आसयोः ā́sayoḥ	आसेषु ā́seṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “आस”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0160.
• Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “आस”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 68
• Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 123

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hā́sa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́sa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ós-m̥.

Verb

आस • (ā́sa)

1. third-person singular perfect active of अस् (as): was

Varhadi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘭 (asa), 𑘁𑘭 (āsa)), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́).

Noun

आस (ās) f

1. hope, wish, expectation
2. radiated heat
   • एक गाव सतरा लफळे 23:

     आगीच्या आसानं फूल कोमेजून जाते.

     āgīcyā āsāna phūl komejūn jāte.

     The flower becomes withered because of the radiated heat of the fire.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Marathi *𑘁𑘽𑘭 (*āṃsa) (see 𑘁𑘽𑘏 (āṃkha)), from Prakrit *𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (*accha) (see 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha)), from Sanskrit अक्ष (ákṣa).

Noun

आस (ās) m

1. axle
   • 2001, नामदेव चंद्रभान कांबळे, सेलझाडा 183:

     गाडीच्या चाकाचा आस बसविण्यासाठी लाकूड नाही करता येत त्याह्यले.

     gāḍīcyā cākācā ās basviṇyāsāṭhī lākūḍ nāhī kartā yet tyāhyale.

     He is not able to make wood for installing the axle of the vehicle's wheel.

Alternative forms

• आख (ākh)

Further reading

• विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh]; रावसाहेब काळे [Raosaheb Kale] (2021), “आस”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 1, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ [Elphinstone Tantrik Vidyalaya Building, 3, Mahapalika Marg, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai 400 001]: राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था [Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha], →ISBN, page 32, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ákṣa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 2
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66