آشیرواد

Urdu

Alternative forms
  • آشيرباد (āśīrbād)

Etymology

From Sanskrit आशीर्वाद (āśīrvāda), from आशिस् (āśis, “blessing”) (from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], compare Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬌 (aṣ̌i, “blessing”)) + वाद (vāda, “statement”). Compare Tamil ஆசீர்வாதம் (ācīrvātam).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑː.ʃiːɾ.ʋɑːd̪/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːd̪
  • Hyphenation: آ‧شِیرْ‧واد

Noun

آشِیرْواد • (āśīrvād) m (Hindi spelling आशीर्वाद) (Hinduism)

  1. blessing
  2. benediction
  3. salutation
  4. felicity
  5. greeting

References
  • John T. Platts (2012 September 7 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎
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