आस

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́). Doublet of आशा (āśā).

आस (ās) f

1. affection, attachment, attraction, expectation, hope

• डॉ॰ रमेश सीताराम सूर्यवंशी [Dr Ramesh Sitaram Suryawanshi] (1997), “आस”, in आहिराणी शब्दकोश (आहिराणी - मराठी) [Ahirani Dictionary (Ahirani - Marathi)]‎^[1] (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: अक्षय प्रकाशन [Akshaya Prakashan], →ISBN, page 74, column 2; republished कन्नड तालुका, औरंगाबाद जिल्हा [Kannad Taluka, Aurangabad District]: अभ्यासिका प्रकाशन [Abhyasika Prakashan], 2013.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66

Inherited from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́).

आस (ās) f

1. hope, aspiration

   Synonym: आसा (āsā)

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66

Inherited from Old Hindi आस (āsa), from Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́). Doublet of आशा (āśā).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑːs/, [äːs]
• Hyphenation: आस
• Rhymes: -ɑːs

आस • (ās) f (Urdu spelling آس)

1. hope, aspiration

   Synonym: आशा (āśā)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਆਸ (āsa)

  Shahmukhi script: آس (ās)

• → Saraiki: آس (ās)

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 97
• “आस”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [iːd]

आस (ās) m

1. that

• ईस (īs, “this”)

• Hahn, Ferb (1903), “आस”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary‎^[2], Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta, page 10

• IPA^(key): /as/
• Hyphenation: आस
• Rhymes: -as

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘭 (asa), 𑘁𑘭 (āsa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́). Doublet of आशा (āśā).

आस • (ās) f

1. hope, wish, expectation

   Synonyms: अपेक्षा (apekṣā), आशा (āśā), इच्छा (icchā), उत्कंठा (utkaṇṭhā), उमेद (umed)

Inherited from Old Marathi *𑘁𑘽𑘭 (*āṃsa) (see 𑘁𑘽𑘏 (āṃkha)), from Prakrit *𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (*accha) (see 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha)), from Sanskrit अक्ष॑ (ákṣa). Doublet of अक्ष (akṣa).

आस • (ās) m

1. axle

   Synonyms: कणा (kaṇā), धूर (dhūr)

2. (geometry, astronomy) axis

• → Gujarati: આંસ (ā̃sa)

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “आस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 11
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “आस, आंस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 77
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “आस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 77
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “आस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 293
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “आंस, आस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 293
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ákṣa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 2
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ː.sɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.s̪ɐ/

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HáHsas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHsas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“ashes; to be dry”). Cognate with Kamkata-viri asë, Prasuni ase, asë, Waigali āsa, Old Latin āsa (whence Latin ara), Old English æsce (whence English ash).

आस • (ā́sa) stem, m

1. ashes
2. dust

• Monier Williams (1899), “आस”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0160.
• Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “आस”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016

• Pokorny, Julius (1959), “68”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 68
• Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006), The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 123

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

आस • (ā́sa) third-singular indicative (perfect, root अस्)

1. inflection of अस् (as):
   1. first/third-person singular perfect active
   2. second-person plural perfect active

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘭 (asa), 𑘁𑘭 (āsa)), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā́).

आस (ās) f

1. hope, wish, expectation
2. radiated heat
   • एक गाव सतरा लफळे 23:

     आगीच्या आसानं फूल कोमेजून जाते.

     āgīcyā āsāna phūl komejūn jāte.

     The flower becomes withered because of the radiated heat of the fire.

Inherited from Old Marathi *𑘁𑘽𑘭 (*āṃsa) (see 𑘁𑘽𑘏 (āṃkha)), from Prakrit *𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (*accha) (see 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha)), from Sanskrit अक्ष (ákṣa).

आस (ās) m

1. axle
   • 2001, नामदेव चंद्रभान कांबळे, सेलझाडा 183:

     गाडीच्या चाकाचा आस बसविण्यासाठी लाकूड नाही करता येत त्याह्यले.

     gāḍīcyā cākācā ās basviṇyāsāṭhī lākūḍ nāhī kartā yet tyāhyale.

     He is not able to make wood for installing the axle of the vehicle's wheel.

• आख (ākh)

• विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh]; रावसाहेब काळे [Raosaheb Kale] (2021), “आस”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 1, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ [Elphinstone Tantrik Vidyalaya Building, 3, Mahapalika Marg, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai 400 001]: राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था [Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha], →ISBN, page 32, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ákṣa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 2
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āśás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66