होश

See also: होशे

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هوش (hōš), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *HušíH (“(two) ears; understanding”). Compare Bengali হুঁশ (hũś).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦoːʃ/

Noun

होश • (hoś) m (Urdu spelling ہوش)

1. consciousness, awareness

Declension

Declension of होश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	होश hoś	होश hoś
oblique	होश hoś	होशों hośõ
vocative	होश hoś	होशो hośo

Derived terms

• बेहोश (behoś, “unconscious”)
• होशियार (hośiyār, “intelligent”)