ईश
See also: ईश्
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ईश (īśa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /iːʃ/
Noun
ईश • (īś) m
- (formal, literary) synonym of ईश्वर (īśvar, “lord, husband, God, deity”)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ईश īś |
ईश īś |
| oblique | ईश īś |
ईशों īśõ |
| vocative | ईश īś |
ईशो īśo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ईश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 110
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ঈশ (Assamese script)
- ᬈᬰ (Balinese script)
- ঈশ (Bengali script)
- 𑰃𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀈𑀰 (Brahmi script)
- ဤၐ (Burmese script)
- ઈશ (Gujarati script)
- ਈਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌈𑌶 (Grantha script)
- ꦇꦯ (Javanese script)
- 𑂆𑂬 (Kaithi script)
- ಈಶ (Kannada script)
- ឦឝ (Khmer script)
- ອີຨ (Lao script)
- ഈശ (Malayalam script)
- ᡳᡳᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘃𑘫 (Modi script)
- ᠢᠢᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦣𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐃𑐱 (Newa script)
- ଈଶ (Odia script)
- ꢅꢯ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆆𑆯 (Sharada script)
- 𑖃𑖫 (Siddham script)
- ඊශ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩑𑩛𑩿 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚃𑚧 (Takri script)
- ஈஶ (Tamil script)
- ఈశ (Telugu script)
- อีศ (Thai script)
- ཨཱི་ཤ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒄𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨁𑨊𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HiHśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HiHćás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- (“to own; ability, possession”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬁- (aēšā-, “ability, possessions”), Tocharian B aik- (“to know”), and Proto-Germanic *aiganą (Whence English own, Danish eje).
The Sanskrit root is ईश् (īś). See also ईश्वर (īśvará).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /iː.ɕɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /iː.ɕɐ/
Adjective
ईश • (īśá) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ईशः (īśáḥ) | ईशौ (īśaú) ईशा¹ (īśā́¹) |
ईशाः (īśā́ḥ) ईशासः¹ (īśā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | ईशम् (īśám) | ईशौ (īśaú) ईशा¹ (īśā́¹) |
ईशान् (īśā́n) |
| instrumental | ईशेन (īśéna) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशैः (īśaíḥ) ईशेभिः¹ (īśébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | ईशाय (īśā́ya) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशेभ्यः (īśébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ईशात् (īśā́t) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशेभ्यः (īśébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ईशस्य (īśásya) | ईशयोः (īśáyoḥ) | ईशानाम् (īśā́nām) |
| locative | ईशे (īśé) | ईशयोः (īśáyoḥ) | ईशेषु (īśéṣu) |
| vocative | ईश (ī́śa) | ईशौ (ī́śau) ईशा¹ (ī́śā¹) |
ईशाः (ī́śāḥ) ईशासः¹ (ī́śāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ईशा (īśā́) | ईशे (īśé) | ईशाः (īśā́ḥ) |
| accusative | ईशाम् (īśā́m) | ईशे (īśé) | ईशाः (īśā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | ईशया (īśáyā) ईशा¹ (īśā́¹) |
ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशाभिः (īśā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | ईशायै (īśā́yai) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशाभ्यः (īśā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ईशायाः (īśā́yāḥ) ईशायै² (īśā́yai²) |
ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशाभ्यः (īśā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ईशायाः (īśā́yāḥ) ईशायै² (īśā́yai²) |
ईशयोः (īśáyoḥ) | ईशानाम् (īśā́nām) |
| locative | ईशायाम् (īśā́yām) | ईशयोः (īśáyoḥ) | ईशासु (īśā́su) |
| vocative | ईशे (ī́śe) | ईशे (ī́śe) | ईशाः (ī́śāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ईशम् (īśám) | ईशे (īśé) | ईशानि (īśā́ni) ईशा¹ (īśā́¹) |
| accusative | ईशम् (īśám) | ईशे (īśé) | ईशानि (īśā́ni) ईशा¹ (īśā́¹) |
| instrumental | ईशेन (īśéna) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशैः (īśaíḥ) ईशेभिः¹ (īśébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | ईशाय (īśā́ya) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशेभ्यः (īśébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ईशात् (īśā́t) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशेभ्यः (īśébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ईशस्य (īśásya) | ईशयोः (īśáyoḥ) | ईशानाम् (īśā́nām) |
| locative | ईशे (īśé) | ईशयोः (īśáyoḥ) | ईशेषु (īśéṣu) |
| vocative | ईश (ī́śa) | ईशे (ī́śe) | ईशानि (ī́śāni) ईशा¹ (ī́śā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
ईश • (īśá) stem, m
- lord, master, ruler
- one who is a master of anything
- a husband
- one of the 11 Rudras
- the number ‘eleven’ (as there are eleven Rudras)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ईशः (īśáḥ) | ईशौ (īśaú) ईशा¹ (īśā́¹) |
ईशाः (īśā́ḥ) ईशासः¹ (īśā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | ईशम् (īśám) | ईशौ (īśaú) ईशा¹ (īśā́¹) |
ईशान् (īśā́n) |
| instrumental | ईशेन (īśéna) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशैः (īśaíḥ) ईशेभिः¹ (īśébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | ईशाय (īśā́ya) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशेभ्यः (īśébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ईशात् (īśā́t) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशेभ्यः (īśébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ईशस्य (īśásya) | ईशयोः (īśáyoḥ) | ईशानाम् (īśā́nām) |
| locative | ईशे (īśé) | ईशयोः (īśáyoḥ) | ईशेषु (īśéṣu) |
| vocative | ईश (ī́śa) | ईशौ (ī́śau) ईशा¹ (ī́śā¹) |
ईशाः (ī́śāḥ) ईशासः¹ (ī́śāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
Proper noun
ईश • (īśa) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ईशः (īśáḥ) | ईशौ (īśaú) ईशा¹ (īśā́¹) |
ईशाः (īśā́ḥ) ईशासः¹ (īśā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | ईशम् (īśám) | ईशौ (īśaú) ईशा¹ (īśā́¹) |
ईशान् (īśā́n) |
| instrumental | ईशेन (īśéna) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशैः (īśaíḥ) ईशेभिः¹ (īśébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | ईशाय (īśā́ya) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशेभ्यः (īśébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ईशात् (īśā́t) | ईशाभ्याम् (īśā́bhyām) | ईशेभ्यः (īśébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ईशस्य (īśásya) | ईशयोः (īśáyoḥ) | ईशानाम् (īśā́nām) |
| locative | ईशे (īśé) | ईशयोः (īśáyoḥ) | ईशेषु (īśéṣu) |
| vocative | ईश (ī́śa) | ईशौ (ī́śau) ईशा¹ (ī́śā¹) |
ईशाः (ī́śāḥ) ईशासः¹ (ī́śāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “ईश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 171.