इतिहास

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit इतिहास (itihāsa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɪ.t̪ɪ.ɦɑːs/, [ɪ.t̪ɪ.ɦäːs]

Noun

इतिहास • (itihās) m (Urdu spelling اتہاس)

1. history

   इतिहास के विभाग में पाँच व्याख्याता हैं।

   itihās ke vibhāg mẽ pā̃c vyākhyātā ha͠i.

   There are five lecturers in the history department.

   इतिहास दोहराता है। ― itihās dohrātā hai. ― History repeats [itself].

Declension

Declension of इतिहास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	इतिहास itihās	इतिहास itihās
oblique	इतिहास itihās	इतिहासों itihāsõ
vocative	इतिहास itihās	इतिहासो itihāso

Related terms

• इतिहासकार (itihāskār)
• इतिहासज्ञ (itihāsajña)
• इतिहासिक (itihāsik)
• ऐतिहासिक (aitihāsik)

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “इतिहास”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit इतिहास (itihāsa), through Old Marathi 𑘃𑘝𑘲𑘮𑘰𑘭 (itihāsa, “history”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.t̪i.ɦas/, [i.t̪iːas]

Noun

इतिहास • (itihās) m

1. history

   इतिहास हा स्मृतीवर ओझे नसून आत्म्याचा प्रकाश आहे.

   itihās hā smŕtīvar ojhe nasūn ātmyācā prakāś āhe.

   History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.

Declension

Declension of इतिहास (itihāsaī)

	singular		plural
nominative	इतिहास (mī)	इतिहासे(itihāse)
vocative	इतिहासा (i	इतिहासान्नो (āmhī)	𑘁𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘲
accusative/dative	इतिहासाला (itihāsālā), इतिहासास (itihāsāsa)	इतिहासान्ना(itihāsānnā) , इतिहासांस (itihāsānvsa)
benefactive	इतिहासासाठी (mājhyāsāṭhī)	𑘦𑘰𑘖𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘭𑘰𑘙𑘲	इतिहासांसाठी (itihāsānvsāṭhi)
genitive	इतिहासाचा, इतिहासाची, इतिहासाचे, इतिहासाच्या (itihāsātsā, itihāsāchi, itihāsātse, itihāsāchyā)	इतिहासाचा, इतिहासाची, इतिहासाचे, इतिहासाच्या (itihāsātsā, itihāsāchi, itihāsātse, itihāsāchyā)
locative इतिहासात| (māzhyāta) || आमच्यात (āmachyāta) ||
sociative	इतिहासाशी (mājhyāshī)	𑘦𑘰𑘖𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘫𑘲	आमच्याशी (āmachyāshī)	𑘁𑘦𑘓𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘫𑘲
instrumental	इतिहासाने (mājhyānē)	𑘦𑘰𑘖𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘡𑘹	आमच्याने (āmachyānē)	𑘁𑘦𑘓𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘡𑘹
ablative	इतिहासाकडुन (itihāsākaḍuna)	इतिहासांकडुन (itihāsākaḍuna)

Related terms

• ऐतिहासिक (aitihāsik)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “इतिहास”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “इतिहास”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit इतिहास (itihāsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [it̪i(ɦ)äs]
• Phonetic Devanagari: इतिहास्

Noun

इतिहास • (itihās)

1. history

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• itihāsa (Latin script)
• 𑀇𑀢𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• ইতিহাস (Bengali script)
• ඉතිහාස (Sinhalese script)
• ဣတိဟာသ or ဢိတိႁႃသ (Burmese script)
• อิติหาส or อิติหาสะ (Thai script)
• ᩍᨲᩥᩉᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ອິຕິຫາສ or ອິຕິຫາສະ (Lao script)
• ឥតិហាស (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄨𑄖𑄨𑄦𑄂𑄥 (Chakma script)

Noun

इतिहास m

1. Devanagari script form of itihāsa (“history”)

Declension

Declension table of "इतिहास" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	इतिहासो (itihāso)	इतिहासा (itihāsā)
Accusative (second)	इतिहासं (itihāsaṃ)	इतिहासे (itihāse)
Instrumental (third)	इतिहासेन (itihāsena)	इतिहासेहि (itihāsehi) or इतिहासेभि (itihāsebhi)
Dative (fourth)	इतिहासस्स (itihāsassa) or इतिहासाय (itihāsāya) or इतिहासत्थं (itihāsatthaṃ)	इतिहासानं (itihāsānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	इतिहासस्मा (itihāsasmā) or इतिहासम्हा (itihāsamhā) or इतिहासा (itihāsā)	इतिहासेहि (itihāsehi) or इतिहासेभि (itihāsebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	इतिहासस्स (itihāsassa)	इतिहासानं (itihāsānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	इतिहासस्मिं (itihāsasmiṃ) or इतिहासम्हि (itihāsamhi) or इतिहासे (itihāse)	इतिहासेसु (itihāsesu)
Vocative (calling)	इतिहास (itihāsa)	इतिहासा (itihāsā)

Sanskrit

FWOTD – 3 August 2022

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ইতিহাস (Assamese script)
• ᬇᬢᬶᬳᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
• ইতিহাস (Bengali script)
• 𑰂𑰝𑰰𑰮𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀇𑀢𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• ဣတိဟာသ (Burmese script)
• ઇતિહાસ (Gujarati script)
• ਇਤਿਹਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌇𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦆꦠꦶꦲꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂅𑂞𑂱𑂯𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ಇತಿಹಾಸ (Kannada script)
• ឥតិហាស (Khmer script)
• ອິຕິຫາສ (Lao script)
• ഇതിഹാസ (Malayalam script)
• ᡳᢠᡳᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘂𑘝𑘱𑘮𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠢᢐᠢᠾᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦢𑦽𑧒𑧎𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐂𑐟𑐶𑐴𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
• ଇତିହାସ (Odia script)
• ꢄꢡꢶꢲꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆅𑆠𑆴𑆲𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖂𑖝𑖰𑖮𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
• ඉතිහාස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩑𑩫𑩑𑪂𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚂𑚙𑚮𑚩𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
• இதிஹாஸ (Tamil script)
• ఇతిహాస (Telugu script)
• อิติหาส (Thai script)
• ཨི་ཏི་ཧཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒃𑒞𑒱𑒯𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨁𑨙𑨁𑨱𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From इति (iti, “thus; so; like that”, quotative particle) +‎ ह (ha, intensifying particle) +‎ आस (āsa, “was”, first/third person perfective), from the root अस् (as, “to be”). Literally, "so it has been; it was exactly as narrated."

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /i.ti.ɦɑː.sɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /i.t̪i.ɦɑː.s̪ɐ/

Noun

इ॒ति॒हा॒स • (itihāsá) stem, m

1. legend; tradition; traditional account of history; story
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 15.6.4:

     स॒ बृहतीं॒ दि॒शम् अ॒नु व्य् अ॑चलत् ।
     त॒म् इतिहास॒श् च पुराणं॒ च गा॒थाश् च नाराशंसी॒श् चानुव्य॑चलन् ।
     इतिहास॒स्य च वै॒ स॒ पुराण॒स्य च गा॒थानां च नाराशंसी॒नां च प्रियं॒ धा॒म भवति य॒ एवं॒ वे॒द ॥

     sa bṛ́hátīṃ diśám anú vy acalat.
     tam ítíhā́saś cá púrā́ṇaṃ cá gāthā́ś cá nā́rā́śaṃsīś cā́núvyacalan.
     ítíhā́sasyá cá vai sa púrā́ṇasyá cá gāthā́nā́ṃ cá nā́rāśaṃsīnā́ṃ cá príyaṃ dhāmá bhávátí ya évaṃ vedá.

     • 1905 translation by W. D. Whitney

       He moved out toward the great quarter; after him moved out both the itihāsá ('narrative') and the purāṇá ('stories of eld') and the gā́thās ('songs') and nārāçaṅcī́s ('eulogies'). Verily both of the itihāsá and of the purāṇá and of the gā́thās and of the nārāçaṅcī́s doth he become the dear abode who knoweth thus.

2. heroic legend; epic

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of इ॒ति॒हा॒स

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	इ॒ति॒हा॒सः (itihāsáḥ)	इ॒ति॒हा॒सौ (itihāsáu) इ॒ति॒हा॒सा¹ (itihāsā́¹)	इ॒ति॒हा॒साः (itihāsā́ḥ) इ॒ति॒हा॒सासः॑¹ (itihāsā́saḥ¹)
accusative	इ॒ति॒हा॒सम् (itihāsám)	इ॒ति॒हा॒सौ (itihāsáu) इ॒ति॒हा॒सा¹ (itihāsā́¹)	इ॒ति॒हा॒सान् (itihāsā́n)
instrumental	इ॒ति॒हा॒सेन॑ (itihāséna)	इ॒ति॒हा॒साभ्या॑म् (itihāsā́bhyām)	इ॒ति॒हा॒सैः (itihāsáiḥ) इ॒ति॒हा॒सेभिः॑¹ (itihāsébhiḥ¹)
dative	इ॒ति॒हा॒साय॑ (itihāsā́ya)	इ॒ति॒हा॒साभ्या॑म् (itihāsā́bhyām)	इ॒ति॒हा॒सेभ्यः॑ (itihāsébhyaḥ)
ablative	इ॒ति॒हा॒सात् (itihāsā́t)	इ॒ति॒हा॒साभ्या॑म् (itihāsā́bhyām)	इ॒ति॒हा॒सेभ्यः॑ (itihāsébhyaḥ)
genitive	इ॒ति॒हा॒सस्य॑ (itihāsásya)	इ॒ति॒हा॒सयोः॑ (itihāsáyoḥ)	इ॒ति॒हा॒साना॑म् (itihāsā́nām)
locative	इ॒ति॒हा॒से (itihāsé)	इ॒ति॒हा॒सयोः॑ (itihāsáyoḥ)	इ॒ति॒हा॒सेषु॑ (itihāséṣu)
vocative	इति॑हास (ítihāsa)	इति॑हासौ (ítihāsau) इति॑हासा¹ (ítihāsā¹)	इति॑हासाः (ítihāsāḥ) इति॑हासासः¹ (ítihāsāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• ऐतिहासिक (aitihāsika)

Descendants

• → Sylheti: ꠁꠔꠤꠀꠍ (itiās)
• → Assamese: ইতিহাস (itihax)
• → Bengali: ইতিহাস (itihaś)
• → Gujarati: ઇતિહાસ (itihās)
• → Hindi: इतिहास (itihās)
• → Kannada: ಇತಿಹಾಸ (itihāsa)
• → Khmer: ឥតិហាស (ʼetehaah)
• → Malayalam: ഇതിഹാസം (itihāsaṁ)
• → Marathi: इतिहास (itihās)
• → Nepali: इतिहास (itihās)
• → Newar: इतिहास (itihāsa)
• → Pali: itihāsa
• → Marwari: इतियास (itiyās)
• → Tamil: இதிகாசம் (itikācam)
• → Telugu: ఇతిహాసము (itihāsamu)
• → Urdu: اتہاس (itihās)
• → Vaghri: ઇતિહાસ (itihās) (learned)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “इतिहासः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 382
• “इतिहास॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 74, column 1.
• Monier Williams (1899), “Iti-hâsa”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 165/2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 189