आशना

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word आशना. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word आशना, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say आशना in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word आशना you have here. The definition of the word आशना will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofआशना, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Hindi

Alternative forms

आश्ना (āśnā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (āšnā), ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑːʃ.nɑː/,

Noun

आशना • (āśnā) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling آشنا)

lover, paramour
Synonyms: प्रेमी (premī), आशिक़ (āśiq)
- Chakbast Brij Narayan :
  अगर दर्द-ए-मोहब्बत से न इन्साँ आश्ना होता
  न कुछ मरने का ग़म होता न जीने का मज़ा होता
  agar dard-e-mohabbat se na insā̃ āśnā hotā
  na kuch marne kā ġam hotā na jīne kā mazā hotā
  If the pain of love would not compel man to become lover
  then there would be no pain in death nor joy in life
friend, companion
Synonyms: दोस्त (dost), मित्र (mitra)

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of आशना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आशना āśnā	आशने āśne
oblique	आशने āśne	आशनों āśnõ
vocative	आशने āśne	आशनो āśno

Declension of आशना (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आशना āśnā	आशनाएँ āśnāẽ
oblique	आशना āśnā	आशनाओं āśnāõ
vocative	आशना āśnā	आशनाओ āśnāo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आशना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia