इश्क़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (išq), from Arabic عِشْق (ʕišq, “love, passion”). Compare Bengali ইশ্ক (iśk), Marathi इश्क (iśka) and Punjabi ਇਸ਼ਕ (iśak).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪʃq/, /ɪʃk/

Noun

इश्क़ • (iśq) m (Urdu spelling عشق)

love
Synonyms: प्यार (pyār), प्रेम (prem), आशिक़ी (āśiqī), मुहब्बत (muhabbat)

तेरे इश्क़ में हम ने क्या क्या ना देखा?
tere iśq mẽ ham ne kyā kyā nā dekhā?
What all did I not see in your love?
passion

Declension

Declension of *इश्क़* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	इश्क़ iśq	इश्क़ iśq
oblique	इश्क़ iśq	इश्क़ों iśqõ
vocative	इश्क़ iśq	इश्क़ो iśqo

References

Platts, John T. (1884) “عشق”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “عشق”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul