आशीर्वाद

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.ʃiːɾ.ʋɑːd̪/, [äː.ʃiːɾ.ʋäːd̪]

Noun

आशीर्वाद • (āśīrvād) m (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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

आशीर्वाद • (āśīrvāda) stem, m

  1. blessing, benediction

Descendants

  • Bengali: আশীর্বাদ (aśirbad)
  • Hindustani:
  • Tamil: ஆசீர்வாதம் (ācīrvātam)
  • Tocharian B: āśirvāt
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