ज्योतिष
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्योतिष (jyotiṣa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒjoː.t̪ɪʂ/, [d͡ʒjoː.t̪ɪʃ]
Noun
ज्योतिष • (jyotiṣ) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ज्योतिष jyotiṣ |
ज्योतिषें jyotiṣẽ |
| oblique | ज्योतिष jyotiṣ |
ज्योतिषों jyotiṣõ |
| vocative | ज्योतिष jyotiṣ |
ज्योतिषो jyotiṣo |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- জ্যোতিষ (Assamese script)
- ᬚ᭄ᬬᭀᬢᬶᬱ (Balinese script)
- জ্যোতিষ (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰿𑰧𑰺𑰝𑰰𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀢𑀺𑀱 (Brahmi script)
- ဇျောတိၑ (Burmese script)
- જ્યોતિષ (Gujarati script)
- ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌷 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦠꦶꦰ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂹𑂨𑂷𑂞𑂱𑂭 (Kaithi script)
- ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷ (Kannada script)
- ជ្យោតិឞ (Khmer script)
- ຊ຺ໂຍຕິຩ (Lao script)
- ജ്യോതിഷ (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᠶᠣᢠᡳᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘿𑘧𑘻𑘝𑘱𑘬 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᢐᠢᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧠𑧇𑧜𑦽𑧒𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑑂𑐫𑑀𑐟𑐶𑐲 (Newa script)
- ଜ୍ଯୋତିଷ (Odia script)
- ꢙ꣄ꢫꣂꢡꢶꢰ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑇀𑆪𑆾𑆠𑆴𑆰 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖿𑖧𑖺𑖝𑖰𑖬 (Siddham script)
- ජ්යොතිෂ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣 𑪙𑩻𑩕𑩫𑩑𑪀 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚶𑚣𑚴𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- ஜ்யோதிஷ (Tamil script)
- జ్యోతిష (Telugu script)
- ชฺโยติษ (Thai script)
- ཛྱོ་ཏི་ཥ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑓂𑒨𑒼𑒞𑒱𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑩇𑨪𑨆𑨙𑨁𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From ज्योतिस् (jyótis, “light”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑjɐ́w.ti.ʂɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d͡ʑjoː.t̪i.ʂɐ/
Noun
ज्योतिष • (jyótiṣa) stem, m
- an astronomer
- the sun
- a particular magical formula for exorcising the evil spirits supposed to possess weapons
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ज्योतिषः (jyótiṣaḥ) | ज्योतिषौ (jyótiṣau) ज्योतिषा¹ (jyótiṣā¹) |
ज्योतिषाः (jyótiṣāḥ) ज्योतिषासः¹ (jyótiṣāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | ज्योतिषम् (jyótiṣam) | ज्योतिषौ (jyótiṣau) ज्योतिषा¹ (jyótiṣā¹) |
ज्योतिषान् (jyótiṣān) |
| instrumental | ज्योतिषेण (jyótiṣeṇa) | ज्योतिषाभ्याम् (jyótiṣābhyām) | ज्योतिषैः (jyótiṣaiḥ) ज्योतिषेभिः¹ (jyótiṣebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | ज्योतिषाय (jyótiṣāya) | ज्योतिषाभ्याम् (jyótiṣābhyām) | ज्योतिषेभ्यः (jyótiṣebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ज्योतिषात् (jyótiṣāt) | ज्योतिषाभ्याम् (jyótiṣābhyām) | ज्योतिषेभ्यः (jyótiṣebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ज्योतिषस्य (jyótiṣasya) | ज्योतिषयोः (jyótiṣayoḥ) | ज्योतिषाणाम् (jyótiṣāṇām) |
| locative | ज्योतिषे (jyótiṣe) | ज्योतिषयोः (jyótiṣayoḥ) | ज्योतिषेषु (jyótiṣeṣu) |
| vocative | ज्योतिष (jyótiṣa) | ज्योतिषौ (jyótiṣau) ज्योतिषा¹ (jyótiṣā¹) |
ज्योतिषाः (jyótiṣāḥ) ज्योतिषासः¹ (jyótiṣāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
ज्योतिष • (jyótiṣa) stem, n
- astrology; the science of the movements of the heavenly bodies and divisions of time dependant thereon; short tract for fixing the days and hours of the Vedic sacrifices (one of the 6 kinds of Vedāṅga texts)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ज्योतिषम् (jyótiṣam) | ज्योतिषे (jyótiṣe) | ज्योतिषाणि (jyótiṣāṇi) ज्योतिषा¹ (jyótiṣā¹) |
| accusative | ज्योतिषम् (jyótiṣam) | ज्योतिषे (jyótiṣe) | ज्योतिषाणि (jyótiṣāṇi) ज्योतिषा¹ (jyótiṣā¹) |
| instrumental | ज्योतिषेण (jyótiṣeṇa) | ज्योतिषाभ्याम् (jyótiṣābhyām) | ज्योतिषैः (jyótiṣaiḥ) ज्योतिषेभिः¹ (jyótiṣebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | ज्योतिषाय (jyótiṣāya) | ज्योतिषाभ्याम् (jyótiṣābhyām) | ज्योतिषेभ्यः (jyótiṣebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ज्योतिषात् (jyótiṣāt) | ज्योतिषाभ्याम् (jyótiṣābhyām) | ज्योतिषेभ्यः (jyótiṣebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ज्योतिषस्य (jyótiṣasya) | ज्योतिषयोः (jyótiṣayoḥ) | ज्योतिषाणाम् (jyótiṣāṇām) |
| locative | ज्योतिषे (jyótiṣe) | ज्योतिषयोः (jyótiṣayoḥ) | ज्योतिषेषु (jyótiṣeṣu) |
| vocative | ज्योतिष (jyótiṣa) | ज्योतिषे (jyótiṣe) | ज्योतिषाणि (jyótiṣāṇi) ज्योतिषा¹ (jyótiṣā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Punjabi: ਜੋਤਸ਼ (jotaś)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “ज्योतिष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0427.
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “jyotiṣa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.