उषा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उषा (uṣā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.ʂɑː/, [ʊ.ʃäː]

Noun

उषा • (uṣā) f (Urdu spelling اشا)

dawn, daybreak
Synonyms: प्रत्युष (pratyuṣ), तड़का (taṛkā), भोर (bhor)

Declension

Declension of *उषा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	उषा uṣā	उषाएँ uṣāẽ
oblique	उषा uṣā	उषाओं uṣāõ
vocative	उषा uṣā	उषाओ uṣāo

Proper noun

उषा • (uṣā) f (Urdu spelling اشا)

(Hinduism) Ushas (Vedic goddess of dawn)
Synonym: उषस् (uṣas)

Declension

Declension of *उषा* (sg-only fem ā-stem)
	singular
direct	उषा uṣā
oblique	उषा uṣā
vocative	उषा uṣā

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “uṣás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

উষা (Assamese script)
ᬉᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
উষা (Bengali script)
𑰄𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀉𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ဥၑာ (Burmese script)
ઉષા (Gujarati script)
ਉਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌉𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦈꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂇𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಉಷಾ (Kannada script)
ឧឞា (Khmer script)
ອຸຩາ (Lao script)
ഉഷാ (Malayalam script)
ᡠᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘄𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠤᢔᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦤𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐄𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
ଉଷା (Odia script)
ꢆꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆇𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖄𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
උෂා (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩒𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚄𑚭 (Takri script)
உஷா (Tamil script)
ఉషా (Telugu script)
อุษา (Thai script)
ཨུ་ཥཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒅𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨃𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

nominative singular of उषस् (uṣas)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /u.ʂɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /u.ʂɑː/

Noun

उषा • (uṣā) stem, f

dawn

Proper noun

उषा • (uṣā) stem, f

(Hinduism) Ushas, the goddess of dawn, mentioned in the Vedas