ਹਿਰਸ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حرص (hirs), from Arabic حِرْص (ḥirṣ).

Noun

ਹਿਰਸ • (hiras) f (Shahmukhi spelling حرص)

  1. (countable) desire, expectation, ambition
    ਇਕਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਦਿਲ ਹਿਰਸਾਂ ਸੜਿਆ ― ikanā̃ dā dil hirsā̃ saṛiā ― Everyone's heart burned with desires.
  2. greed, avarice, covetousness, avidity, eagerness, cupidity
  3. lust, lasciviousness, lecherousness

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ਹਿਰਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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