उषा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उषा (uṣā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊ.ʂɑː/, [ʊ.ʃäː]

Noun

उषा • (uṣā) f (Urdu spelling اشا)

  1. 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)

  1. (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

Noun

उषा • (uṣā) stem, f

  1. dawn

Proper noun

उषा • (uṣā) stem, f

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