ਹਿਰਸ
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Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian حرص (hirs), from Arabic حِرْص (ḥirṣ).
Noun
[edit]ਹਿਰਸ • (hiras) f (Shahmukhi spelling حرص)
- (countable) desire, expectation, ambition
- ਇਕਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਦਿਲ ਹਿਰਸਾਂ ਸੜਿਆ ― ikanā̃ dā dil hirsā̃ saṛiā ― Everyone's heart burned with desires.
- greed, avarice, covetousness, avidity, eagerness, cupidity
- lust, lasciviousness, lecherousness
Derived terms
[edit]- ਹਿਰਸੀ (hirsī)
Further reading
[edit]- “ਹਿਰਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024