होशोहवास
Hindi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- होश-ओ-हवास (hoś-o-havās)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian هوش و حواس (hōš-u-hawās). By surface analysis, होश (hoś, “consciousness”) + -ओ- (-o-) + हवास (havās, “senses”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]होशोहवास • (hośohavās) m (Urdu spelling ہوش و حواس)
- consciousness, the senses
- mind, understanding, the wits
Declension
[edit]Declension of होशोहवास (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | होशोहवास hośohavās |
होशोहवास hośohavās |
| oblique | होशोहवास hośohavās |
होशोहवासों hośohavāsõ |
| vocative | होशोहवास hośohavās |
होशोहवासो hośohavāso |
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “होश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press