आशीर्वाद

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशीर्वाद (āśīrvāda), आशिर्वाद (āśirvāda).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.ʃiːɾ.ʋɑːd̪/,

Noun

आशीर्वाद (āśīrvādm (Urdu spelling آشیرواد)

  1. (chiefly Hinduism) blessing, benediction
    हम पंडित से आशीर्वाद माँगते हैं।
    ham paṇḍit se āśīrvād māṅgte ha͠i.
    We ask the priest for blessings.

Declension

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशीर्वाद (āśīrvāda).

Pronunciation

Noun

आशीर्वाद (āśīrvādm

  1. (chiefly Hinduism) blessing, blessings
    देवाचे आशीर्वाद असेल तर सर्व काही ठीक होणार।
    devāce āśīrvād asel tar sarva kāhī ṭhīk hoṇāra.
    With God's blessings, everything will be fine.

Declension

Declension of आशीर्वाद (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
आशीर्वाद
āśīrvāda
direct
plural
आशीर्वाद
āśīrvāda
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
आशीर्वाद
āśīrvāda
आशीर्वाद
āśīrvāda
oblique
सामान्यरूप
आशीर्वादा
āśīrvādaā
आशीर्वादां-
āśīrvādaān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
आशीर्वादाला
āśīrvādaālā
आशीर्वादांना
āśīrvādaānnā
ergative आशीर्वादाने, आशीर्वादानं
āśīrvādaāne, āśīrvādaāna
आशीर्वादांनी
āśīrvādaānnī
instrumental आशीर्वादाशी
āśīrvādaāśī
आशीर्वादांशी
āśīrvādaānśī
locative
सप्तमी
आशीर्वादात
āśīrvādaāt
आशीर्वादांत
āśīrvādaāt
vocative
संबोधन
आशीर्वादा
āśīrvādaā
आशीर्वादांनो
āśīrvādaānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of आशीर्वाद (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
आशीर्वादाचा
āśīrvādaāċā
आशीर्वादाचे
āśīrvādaāċe
आशीर्वादाची
āśīrvādaācī
आशीर्वादाच्या
āśīrvādaācā
आशीर्वादाचे, आशीर्वादाचं
āśīrvādaāċe, āśīrvādaāċa
आशीर्वादाची
āśīrvādaācī
आशीर्वादाच्या
āśīrvādaācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
आशीर्वादांचा
āśīrvādaānċā
आशीर्वादांचे
āśīrvādaānċe
आशीर्वादांची
āśīrvādaāñcī
आशीर्वादांच्या
āśīrvādaāncā
आशीर्वादांचे, आशीर्वादांचं
āśīrvādaānċe, āśīrvādaānċa
आशीर्वादांची
āśīrvādaāñcī
आशीर्वादांच्या
āśīrvādaāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “आशीर्वाद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

आशिस् (āśis, blessing) +‎ वाद (vāda, statement). The first part is cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬌 (aṣ̌i, blessing).

Pronunciation

Noun

आशीर्वाद (āśīrvāda) stemm

  1. blessing, benediction

Descendants