इच्छा
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit इच्छा (icchā). Cognate with Marathi इच्छा (icchā).
Pronunciation
Noun
इच्छा • (icchā) f (Urdu spelling اچھا)
- desire, will, wish
- मेरी इच्छा है कि मेरी मृत्यु के बाद, यह घर बेचा जाए।
- merī icchā hai ki merī mŕtyu ke bād, yah ghar becā jāe.
- It is my desire that this house be sold after I die.
Declension
Declension of इच्छा (fem ā-stem)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- इच्छामृत्यु (icchāmŕtyu)
- इच्छारहित (icchārhit)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इच्छा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “इच्छा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit इच्छा (icchā). First attested as Old Marathi इछा (ichā). Cognate with Hindi इच्छा (icchā).
Pronunciation
Noun
इच्छा • (icchā) f
Declension
| Declension of इच्छा (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
इच्छा icchā | ||
| direct plural |
इच्छा icchā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
इच्छा icchā |
इच्छा icchā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
इच्छे icche |
इच्छां- icchān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
इच्छेला icchelā |
इच्छांना icchānnā | |
| ergative | इच्छेने, इच्छेनं icchene, icchena |
इच्छांनी icchānnī | |
| instrumental | इच्छेशी iccheśī |
इच्छांशी icchānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
इच्छेत icchet |
इच्छांत icchāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
इच्छे icche |
इच्छांनो icchānno | |
| 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 इच्छा (fem ā-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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
इच्छेचा iccheċā |
इच्छेचे iccheċe |
इच्छेची icchecī |
इच्छेच्या icchecā |
इच्छेचे, इच्छेचं iccheċe, iccheċa |
इच्छेची icchecī |
इच्छेच्या icchecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
इच्छांचा icchānċā |
इच्छांचे icchānċe |
इच्छांची icchāñcī |
इच्छांच्या icchāncā |
इच्छांचे, इच्छांचं icchānċe, icchānċa |
इच्छांची icchāñcī |
इच्छांच्या icchāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “इच्छा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “इच्छा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “इच्छा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “इच्छा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
इच्छा f
- Devanagari script form of icchā
Declension
Declension table of "इच्छा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | इच्छा (icchā) | इच्छायो (icchāyo) or इच्छा (icchā) |
| Accusative (second) | इच्छं (icchaṃ) | इच्छायो (icchāyo) or इच्छा (icchā) |
| Instrumental (third) | इच्छाय (icchāya) | इच्छाहि (icchāhi) or इच्छाभि (icchābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | इच्छाय (icchāya) | इच्छानं (icchānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | इच्छाय (icchāya) | इच्छाहि (icchāhi) or इच्छाभि (icchābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | इच्छाय (icchāya) | इच्छानं (icchānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | इच्छाय (icchāya) or इच्छायं (icchāyaṃ) | इच्छासु (icchāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | इच्छे (icche) | इच्छायो (icchāyo) or इच्छा (icchā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ইচ্ছা (Assamese script)
- ᬇᬘ᭄ᬙᬵ (Balinese script)
- ইচ্ছা (Bengali script)
- 𑰂𑰓𑰿𑰔𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀇𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဣစ္ဆာ (Burmese script)
- ઇચ્છા (Gujarati script)
- ਇਚ੍ਛਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦆꦕ꧀ꦖꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂅𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಇಚ್ಛಾ (Kannada script)
- ឥច្ឆា (Khmer script)
- ອິຈ຺ຉາ (Lao script)
- ഇച്ഛാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡳᢜᡮᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘂𑘓𑘿𑘔𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠢᢋᠼᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦢𑦳𑧠𑦴𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐂𑐔𑑂𑐕𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଇଚ୍ଛା (Odia script)
- ꢄꢗ꣄ꢘꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆅𑆖𑇀𑆗𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖂𑖓𑖿𑖔𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ඉච්ඡා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩑𑩡 𑪙𑩢𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚂𑚏𑚶𑚐𑚭 (Takri script)
- இச்ச²ா (Tamil script)
- ఇచ్ఛా (Telugu script)
- อิจฺฉา (Thai script)
- ཨི་ཙྪཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒃𑒔𑓂𑒕𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨁𑨣𑩇𑨤𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Nominalized from इच्छति (icchati, “to wish, desire”).
Pronunciation
Noun
इच्छा • (icchā) stem, f
- wish, desire, inclination
- (mathematics) a question or a problem
- (grammar) the desiderative form
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of इच्छा (icchā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | इच्छा icchā |
इच्छे icche |
इच्छाः icchāḥ |
| Vocative | इच्छे icche |
इच्छे icche |
इच्छाः icchāḥ |
| Accusative | इच्छाम् icchām |
इच्छे icche |
इच्छाः icchāḥ |
| Instrumental | इच्छया / इच्छा¹ icchayā / icchā¹ |
इच्छाभ्याम् icchābhyām |
इच्छाभिः icchābhiḥ |
| Dative | इच्छायै icchāyai |
इच्छाभ्याम् icchābhyām |
इच्छाभ्यः icchābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | इच्छायाः / इच्छायै² icchāyāḥ / icchāyai² |
इच्छाभ्याम् icchābhyām |
इच्छाभ्यः icchābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | इच्छायाः / इच्छायै² icchāyāḥ / icchāyai² |
इच्छयोः icchayoḥ |
इच्छानाम् icchānām |
| Locative | इच्छायाम् icchāyām |
इच्छयोः icchayoḥ |
इच्छासु icchāsu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- → Hindi: इच्छा (icchā)
- → Kannada: ಇಚ್ಛೆ (icche)
- → Marathi: इच्छा (icchā)
- → Old Javanese: icchā (“wish, desire; pleased”), ica, eccha
- → Old Tamil: 𑀇𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁃 (iccai)
- Tamil: இச்சை (iccai)
- Pali: icchā
- Marwari: चा (cā)
- → Telugu: ఇచ్ఛ (iccha)
- → Thai: อิจฉา (ìt-chǎa, “to envy”)
References
- Cappeller, Carl A Sanskrit-English dictionary Bostin, Ginn and Co., 1891.