आलस

See also: आलसी

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.ləs/, [äː.lɐs]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ālassa), from Sanskrit आलस्य (ā́lasya). Cognate with Assamese এলাহ (elah) and Marathi आळस (āḷas). Doublet of आलस्य (ālasya).

Noun

आलस • (ālas) m (Urdu spelling آلَس)

  1. laziness, sloth, lethargy
    Synonyms: आलस्य (ālasya), सुस्ती (sustī)
    मुझे बहुत आलस आ रहा है।
    mujhe bahut ālas ā rahā hai.
    I am feeling lazy.
    (literally, “Laziness is coming to me”)
Declension
Declension of आलस (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct आलस
ālas 		आलस
ālas
oblique आलस
ālas 		आलसों
ālasõ
vocative आलस
ālas 		आलसो
ālaso
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आलस (ālasa).

Adjective

आलस • (ālas) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling آلَس)

  1. (formal, rare) lazy, idle, slothful

Further reading

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आलस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “आलस”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “आलस”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “आलस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • “आलस”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • আলস (Assamese script)
  • ᬆᬮᬲ (Balinese script)
  • আলস (Bengali script)
  • 𑰁𑰩𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀆𑀮𑀲 (Brahmi script)
  • အာလသ (Burmese script)
  • આલસ (Gujarati script)
  • ਆਲਸ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌆𑌲𑌸 (Grantha script)
  • ꦄꦴꦭꦱ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂄𑂪𑂮 (Kaithi script)
  • ಆಲಸ (Kannada script)
  • អាលស (Khmer script)
  • ອາລສ (Lao script)
  • ആലസ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘁𑘩𑘭 (Modi script)
  • ᠠᢗᠯᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦡𑧉𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐁𑐮𑐳 (Newa script)
  • ଆଲସ (Odia script)
  • ꢃꢭꢱ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆄𑆬𑆱 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖁𑖩𑖭 (Siddham script)
  • ආලස (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩐𑩛𑩽𑪁 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚁𑚥𑚨 (Takri script)
  • ஆலஸ (Tamil script)
  • ఆలస (Telugu script)
  • อาลส (Thai script)
  • ཨཱ་ལ་ས (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒂𑒪𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨀𑨊𑨬𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of अलस (alasá).

Pronunciation

Adjective

आलस • (ālasa) stem

  1. lazy, idle, slothful

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आलस
singular dual plural
nominative आलसः (ālasaḥ) आलसौ (ālasau)
आलसा¹ (ālasā¹) 		आलसाः (ālasāḥ)
आलसासः¹ (ālasāsaḥ¹)
accusative आलसम् (ālasam) आलसौ (ālasau)
आलसा¹ (ālasā¹) 		आलसान् (ālasān)
instrumental आलसेन (ālasena) आलसाभ्याम् (ālasābhyām) आलसैः (ālasaiḥ)
आलसेभिः¹ (ālasebhiḥ¹)
dative आलसाय (ālasāya) आलसाभ्याम् (ālasābhyām) आलसेभ्यः (ālasebhyaḥ)
ablative आलसात् (ālasāt) आलसाभ्याम् (ālasābhyām) आलसेभ्यः (ālasebhyaḥ)
genitive आलसस्य (ālasasya) आलसयोः (ālasayoḥ) आलसानाम् (ālasānām)
locative आलसे (ālase) आलसयोः (ālasayoḥ) आलसेषु (ālaseṣu)
vocative आलस (ālasa) आलसौ (ālasau)
आलसा¹ (ālasā¹) 		आलसाः (ālasāḥ)
आलसासः¹ (ālasāsaḥ¹)
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Feminine ī-stem declension of आलसी
singular dual plural
nominative आलसी (ālasī) आलस्यौ (ālasyau)
आलसी¹ (ālasī¹) 		आलस्यः (ālasyaḥ)
आलसीः¹ (ālasīḥ¹)
accusative आलसीम् (ālasīm) आलस्यौ (ālasyau)
आलसी¹ (ālasī¹) 		आलसीः (ālasīḥ)
instrumental आलस्या (ālasyā) आलसीभ्याम् (ālasībhyām) आलसीभिः (ālasībhiḥ)
dative आलस्यै (ālasyai) आलसीभ्याम् (ālasībhyām) आलसीभ्यः (ālasībhyaḥ)
ablative आलस्याः (ālasyāḥ)
आलस्यै² (ālasyai²) 		आलसीभ्याम् (ālasībhyām) आलसीभ्यः (ālasībhyaḥ)
genitive आलस्याः (ālasyāḥ)
आलस्यै² (ālasyai²) 		आलस्योः (ālasyoḥ) आलसीनाम् (ālasīnām)
locative आलस्याम् (ālasyām) आलस्योः (ālasyoḥ) आलसीषु (ālasīṣu)
vocative आलसि (ālasi) आलस्यौ (ālasyau)
आलसी¹ (ālasī¹) 		आलस्यः (ālasyaḥ)
आलसीः¹ (ālasīḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of आलस
singular dual plural
nominative आलसम् (ālasam) आलसे (ālase) आलसानि (ālasāni)
आलसा¹ (ālasā¹)
accusative आलसम् (ālasam) आलसे (ālase) आलसानि (ālasāni)
आलसा¹ (ālasā¹)
instrumental आलसेन (ālasena) आलसाभ्याम् (ālasābhyām) आलसैः (ālasaiḥ)
आलसेभिः¹ (ālasebhiḥ¹)
dative आलसाय (ālasāya) आलसाभ्याम् (ālasābhyām) आलसेभ्यः (ālasebhyaḥ)
ablative आलसात् (ālasāt) आलसाभ्याम् (ālasābhyām) आलसेभ्यः (ālasebhyaḥ)
genitive आलसस्य (ālasasya) आलसयोः (ālasayoḥ) आलसानाम् (ālasānām)
locative आलसे (ālase) आलसयोः (ālasayoḥ) आलसेषु (ālaseṣu)
vocative आलस (ālasa) आलसे (ālase) आलसानि (ālasāni)
आलसा¹ (ālasā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Further reading

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