होशोहवास

Hindi

Alternative forms

होश-ओ-हवास (hoś-o-havās)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (hōš-u-hawās). By surface analysis, होश (hoś, “consciousness”) +‎ -ओ- (-o-) +‎ हवास (havās, “senses”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦoːʃ.oː.ɦə.ʋɑːs/, [ɦoːʃ.oː.ɦɐ.ʋäːs]

Noun

होशोहवास • (hośohavās) m (Urdu spelling ہوش و حواس)

consciousness, the senses
mind, understanding, the wits

Declension

Declension of *होशोहवास* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	होशोहवास hośohavās	होशोहवास hośohavās
oblique	होशोहवास hośohavās	होशोहवासों hośohavāsõ
vocative	होशोहवास hośohavās	होशोहवासो hośohavāso

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “होश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press