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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اشاره (išāra), from Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra, “sign, signal”). Compare Punjabi ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ (iśārā) / اِشارَہ (īśārah), Gujarati ઇશારો (iśāro), Marathi इशारा (iśārā), Bengali ইশারা (iśara).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɪ.ʃɑː.ɾɑː/,
Noun
इशारा • (iśārā) m (Urdu spelling اِشارَہ)
- gesture, sign, hint
- Synonym: संकेत (saṅket)
अक़्लमंद को इशारा काफ़ी है।- aqlamand ko iśārā kāfī hai.
- A gesture is sufficient for the wise.
Declension
Declension of इशारा (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “इशारा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इशारा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “इशारा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اشاره (išāra), from Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra, “sign, signal”). Compare Gujarati ઇશારો (iśāro), Hindustani اِشارَہ (iśāra) / इशारा (iśārā), Punjabi ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ (iśārā) / اِشارہ (īśārh), Bengali ইশারা (iśara).
Pronunciation
Noun
इशारा • (iśārā) m
- warning
- Synonym: ताकीद (tākīd)
Derived terms
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “इशारा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “इशारत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “इशारत,_इशारा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).