आस

See also: आँसू, आंसू, आस्, आसि, and आसा

Ahirani

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́). Doublet of आशा (āśā).

Noun

आस (ās) f

1. affection, attachment, attraction, expectation, hope

Further reading

• डॉ॰ रमेश सीताराम सूर्यवंशी [Dr Ramesh Sitaram Suryawanshi] (1997) “आस”, in आहिराणी शब्दकोश (आहिराणी - मराठी) [Ahirani Dictionary (Ahirani - Marathi)]‎^[1] (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: अक्षय प्रकाशन [Akshaya Prakashan], →ISBN, page 74, column 2; republished कन्नड तालुका, औरंगाबाद जिल्हा [Kannad Taluka, Aurangabad District]: अभ्यासिका प्रकाशन [Abhyasika Prakashan], 2013.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66

Braj

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́).

Noun

आस (ās) f

1. hope, aspiration

   Synonym: आसा (āsā)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā)

Hindi आस (ās)

Inherited from Old Hindi आस (āsa), from Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́). Doublet of आशा (āśā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑːs/, [äːs]
• Hyphenation: आस
• Rhymes: -ɑːs

Noun

आस • (ās) f (Urdu spelling آس)

1. hope, aspiration

   Synonym: आशा (āśā)

Declension

Declension of आस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आस ās	आसें āsẽ
oblique	आस ās	आसों āsõ
vocative	आस ās	आसो āso

Descendants

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਆਸ (āsa)

  Shahmukhi script: آس (ās)

• → Saraiki: آس (ās)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 97
• “आस”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66

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Kurukh

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iːd]

Pronoun

आस (ās) m

1. that

Related terms

• ईस (īs, “this”)

References

• Hahn, Ferb (1903) “आस”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary‎^[2], Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta, page 10

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Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as/
• Hyphenation: आस
• Rhymes: -as

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘭 (asa), 𑘁𑘭 (āsa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́). Doublet of आशा (āśā).

Noun

आस • (ās) f

1. hope, wish, expectation

   Synonyms: अपेक्षा (apekṣā), आशा (āśā), इच्छा (icchā), उत्कंठा (utkaṇṭhā), उमेद (umed)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćšas

Sanskrit अक्ष॑ (ákṣa)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha)

Old Marathi 𑘁𑘽𑘏 (āṃkha)

Marathi आस (ās)

Inherited from Old Marathi *𑘁𑘽𑘭 (*āṃsa) (see 𑘁𑘽𑘏 (āṃkha)), from Prakrit *𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (*accha) (see 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha)), from Sanskrit अक्ष॑ (ákṣa). Doublet of अक्ष (akṣa).

Noun

आस • (ās) m

1. axle

   Synonyms: कणा (kaṇā), धूर (dhūr)

2. (geometry, astronomy) axis

Descendants

• → Gujarati: આંસ (ā̃sa)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “आस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[3], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 11
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “आस, आंस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 77
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “आस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 77
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “आस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 293.
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “आंस, आस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 293.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ákṣa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 2
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আস (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬲ (Balinese script)
• আস (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• အာသ (Burmese script)
• આસ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ಆಸ (Kannada script)
• អាស (Khmer script)
• ອາສ (Lao script)
• ആസ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐳 (Newa script)
• ଆସ (Odia script)
• ꢃꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖭 (Siddham script)
• ආස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚨 (Takri script)
• ஆஸ (Tamil script)
• ఆస (Telugu script)
• อาส (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ː.sɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.s̪ɐ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HáHsas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHsas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“ashes; to be dry”). Cognate with Old Latin āsa (whence Latin ara), Old English æsce (whence English ash).

Noun

आस • (ā́sa) stem, m

1. ashes
2. dust

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आस

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आसः (āsaḥ)	आसौ (āsau) आसा¹ (āsā¹)	आसाः (āsāḥ) आसासः¹ (āsāsaḥ¹)
vocative	आस (āsa)	आसौ (āsau) आसा¹ (āsā¹)	आसाः (āsāḥ) आसासः¹ (āsāsaḥ¹)
accusative	आसम् (āsam)	आसौ (āsau) आसा¹ (āsā¹)	आसान् (āsān)
instrumental	आसेन (āsena)	आसाभ्याम् (āsābhyām)	आसैः (āsaiḥ) आसेभिः¹ (āsebhiḥ¹)
dative	आसाय (āsāya)	आसाभ्याम् (āsābhyām)	आसेभ्यः (āsebhyaḥ)
ablative	आसात् (āsāt)	आसाभ्याम् (āsābhyām)	आसेभ्यः (āsebhyaḥ)
genitive	आसस्य (āsasya)	आसयोः (āsayoḥ)	आसानाम् (āsānām)
locative	आसे (āse)	आसयोः (āsayoḥ)	आसेषु (āseṣu)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “आस”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0160.
• Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “आस”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “68”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 68
• Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 123

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

आस • (ā́sa) third-singular indicative (perfect, root अस्)

1. inflection of अस् (as):
   1. first/third-person singular perfect active
   2. second-person plural perfect active

Conjugation

Perfect: आस (ā́sa)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	आस ā́sa	आसतुः āsátuḥ	आसुः āsúḥ	- -	- -	- -
Second	आसिथ ā́sitha	आसथुः āsáthuḥ	आस āsá	- -	- -	- -
First	आस ā́sa	आसिव āsivá	आसिम āsimá	- -	- -	- -
Participles
	- -			- -

Varhadi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘭 (asa), 𑘁𑘭 (āsa)), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́).

Noun

आस (ās) f

1. hope, wish, expectation
2. radiated heat
   • एक गाव सतरा लफळे 23:

     आगीच्या आसानं फूल कोमेजून जाते.

     āgīcyā āsāna phūl komejūn jāte.

     The flower becomes withered because of the radiated heat of the fire.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Marathi *𑘁𑘽𑘭 (*āṃsa) (see 𑘁𑘽𑘏 (āṃkha)), from Prakrit *𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (*accha) (see 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha)), from Sanskrit अक्ष (ákṣa).

Noun

आस (ās) m

1. axle
   • 2001, नामदेव चंद्रभान कांबळे, सेलझाडा 183:

     गाडीच्या चाकाचा आस बसविण्यासाठी लाकूड नाही करता येत त्याह्यले.

     gāḍīcyā cākācā ās basviṇyāsāṭhī lākūḍ nāhī kartā yet tyāhyale.

     He is not able to make wood for installing the axle of the vehicle's wheel.

Alternative forms

• आख (ākh)

Further reading

• विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh], रावसाहेब काळे [Raosaheb Kale] (2021) “आस”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 1, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ [Elphinstone Tantrik Vidyalaya Building, 3, Mahapalika Marg, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai 400 001]: राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था [Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha], →ISBN, page 32, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ákṣa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 2
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66