अलस

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.ləs/, [ɐ.lɐs]

Etymology 1

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Adjective

अलस • (alas) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَلَس) (formal)

  1. lazy, lethargic, inactive, idle, slothful
    Synonyms: आलसी (ālsī), सुस्त (sust), आलस्यमय (ālasyamay)

Noun

अलस • (alas) m (rare)

  1. a sore or ulcer between the toes
  2. tympanitis
  3. a small poisonous animal
  4. a type of plant
Declension

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

अलस • (alas) m (Urdu spelling اَلَس)

  1. Alternative form of आलस (ālas, idleness, sloth)
Declension

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Further reading

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

A later Vedic corruption of अरस (arasá, sapless, dull, weak).

Pronunciation

Adjective

अलस • (alasá) stem

  1. lazy, lethargic, inactive, idle, slothful
  2. tired, fatigued
  3. soft, gentle
  4. slow, dull

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of अलसा (alasā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अलसा
alasā́
अलसे
alasé
अलसाः
alasā́ḥ
Vocative अलसे
álase
अलसे
álase
अलसाः
álasāḥ
Accusative अलसाम्
alasā́m
अलसे
alasé
अलसाः
alasā́ḥ
Instrumental अलसया / अलसा¹
alasáyā / alasā́¹
अलसाभ्याम्
alasā́bhyām
अलसाभिः
alasā́bhiḥ
Dative अलसायै
alasā́yai
अलसाभ्याम्
alasā́bhyām
अलसाभ्यः
alasā́bhyaḥ
Ablative अलसायाः
alasā́yāḥ
अलसाभ्याम्
alasā́bhyām
अलसाभ्यः
alasā́bhyaḥ
Genitive अलसायाः
alasā́yāḥ
अलसयोः
alasáyoḥ
अलसानाम्
alasā́nām
Locative अलसायाम्
alasā́yām
अलसयोः
alasáyoḥ
अलसासु
alasā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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Borrowed terms

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  • Tocharian B: *ālas

Noun

अलस • (alasá) stem, m

  1. a sore or ulcer between the toes
  2. tympanitis
  3. a small poisonous animal
  4. a type of plant

Declension

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Borrowed terms

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Further reading

  • Monier Williams (1899), अलस”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 94, column 3.
  • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), अलस”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 126
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), alasa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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