उषा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उषस् (uṣás).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊ.ʂɑː/, [ʊ.ʃäː]

Noun

उषा • (uṣā) f (Urdu spelling اشا‎)

  1. dawn, daybreak
    Synonyms: प्रत्युष (pratyuṣ), तड़का (taṛkā), भोर (bhor)

Declension
Declension of उषा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct उषा
uṣā		 उषाएँ
uṣāẽ
oblique उषा
uṣā		 उषाओं
uṣāõ
vocative उषा
uṣā		 उषाओ
uṣāo

Proper noun

उषा • (uṣā) f (Urdu spelling اشا‎)

  1. (Hinduism) Ushas (Vedic goddess of dawn)
    Synonym: उषस् (uṣas)

Declension
Declension of उषा (sg-only fem ā-stem)
singular
direct उषा
uṣā
oblique उषा
uṣā
vocative उषा
uṣā

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