शेष
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Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शेष (śeṣa).
Pronunciation
Noun
शेष • (śeṣ) m
Declension
Declension of शेष (masc cons-stem)
Adjective
शेष • (śeṣ) (indeclinable)
Further reading
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “शेष”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শেষ (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬾᬱ (Balinese script)
- শেষ (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰸𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑁂𑀱 (Brahmi script)
- ၐေၑ (Burmese script)
- શેષ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ੇਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍇𑌷 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦺꦰ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂵𑂭 (Kaithi script)
- ಶೇಷ (Kannada script)
- ឝេឞ (Khmer script)
- ເຨຩ (Lao script)
- ശേഷ (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᡝᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘹𑘬 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠧᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧚𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐾𑐲 (Newa script)
- ଶେଷ (Odia script)
- ꢯꢾꢰ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆼𑆰 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖸𑖬 (Siddham script)
- ශෙෂ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩔𑪀 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚲 (Takri script)
- ஶேஷ (Tamil script)
- శేష (Telugu script)
- เศษ (Thai script)
- ཤེ་ཥ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒹𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨄𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śayṣ- (“to remain”). See शिष्ट (śiṣṭa) for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
शेष • (śeṣa) stem, m or n
- that which is saved or spared or allowed to escape, residue, leaving, surplus, balance
- end, issue, conclusion, finish, result
- last, last-mentioned
- a supplement, appendix
- a keepsake, token of remembrance
- secondary matter, accident
- death, destruction
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of शेष (śeṣa) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | शेषः śeṣaḥ |
शेषौ / शेषा¹ śeṣau / śeṣā¹ |
शेषाः / शेषासः¹ śeṣāḥ / śeṣāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | शेष śeṣa |
शेषौ / शेषा¹ śeṣau / śeṣā¹ |
शेषाः / शेषासः¹ śeṣāḥ / śeṣāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | शेषम् śeṣam |
शेषौ / शेषा¹ śeṣau / śeṣā¹ |
शेषान् śeṣān |
| Instrumental | शेषेण śeṣeṇa |
शेषाभ्याम् śeṣābhyām |
शेषैः / शेषेभिः¹ śeṣaiḥ / śeṣebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | शेषाय śeṣāya |
शेषाभ्याम् śeṣābhyām |
शेषेभ्यः śeṣebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | शेषात् śeṣāt |
शेषाभ्याम् śeṣābhyām |
शेषेभ्यः śeṣebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | शेषस्य śeṣasya |
शेषयोः śeṣayoḥ |
शेषाणाम् śeṣāṇām |
| Locative | शेषे śeṣe |
शेषयोः śeṣayoḥ |
शेषेषु śeṣeṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter a-stem declension of शेष (śeṣa) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | शेषम् śeṣam |
शेषे śeṣe |
शेषाणि / शेषा¹ śeṣāṇi / śeṣā¹ |
| Vocative | शेष śeṣa |
शेषे śeṣe |
शेषाणि / शेषा¹ śeṣāṇi / śeṣā¹ |
| Accusative | शेषम् śeṣam |
शेषे śeṣe |
शेषाणि / शेषा¹ śeṣāṇi / śeṣā¹ |
| Instrumental | शेषेण śeṣeṇa |
शेषाभ्याम् śeṣābhyām |
शेषैः / शेषेभिः¹ śeṣaiḥ / śeṣebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | शेषाय śeṣāya |
शेषाभ्याम् śeṣābhyām |
शेषेभ्यः śeṣebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | शेषात् śeṣāt |
शेषाभ्याम् śeṣābhyām |
शेषेभ्यः śeṣebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | शेषस्य śeṣasya |
शेषयोः śeṣayoḥ |
शेषाणाम् śeṣāṇām |
| Locative | शेषे śeṣe |
शेषयोः śeṣayoḥ |
शेषेषु śeṣeṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
Proper noun
शेष • (śeṣa) stem, m
- name of a celebrated mythological thousand-headed serpent regarded as the emblem of eternity
- name of one of the Prajapits
- name of a muni
- name of one of the mythical elephants that support the earth
- a kind of metre
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “शेष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1088/3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 655