ईर्ष्या

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ईर्ष्या (īrṣyā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /iːɾ.ʂjɑː/, [iːɾ.ʃjäː]

Noun

ईर्ष्या • (īrṣyā) f (Urdu spelling ایرشا)

1. jealousy, envy

   Synonyms: डाह (ḍāh), जलन (jalan)

   उसके मन में ख़ूब ईर्ष्या है।

   uske man mẽ xūb īrṣyā hai.

   He is a very jealous man.

Declension

Declension of ईर्ष्या (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ईर्ष्या īrṣyā	ईर्ष्याएँ īrṣyāẽ
oblique	ईर्ष्या īrṣyā	ईर्ष्याओं īrṣyāõ
vocative	ईर्ष्या īrṣyā	ईर्ष्याओ īrṣyāo

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• ईर्षा (īrṣā)

Alternative scripts

• ঈৰ্ষ্যা (Assamese script)
• ᬈᬃᬱ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
• ঈর্ষ্যা (Bengali script)
• 𑰃𑰨𑰿𑰬𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀈𑀭𑁆𑀱𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဤရ္ၑျာ (Burmese script)
• ઈર્ષ્યા (Gujarati script)
• ਈਰ੍ਸ਼੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌈𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦇꦂꦰꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂆𑂩𑂹𑂭𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಈರ್ಷ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
• ឦឞ៌្យា (Khmer script)
• ອີຣ຺ຩ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
• ഈര്ഷ്യാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡳᡳᡵᢢᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘃𑘨𑘿𑘬𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠢᠢᠷᢔᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦣𑧈𑧠𑧌𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐃𑐬𑑂𑐲𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଈର୍ଷ୍ଯା (Odia script)
• ꢅꢬ꣄ꢰ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆆𑆫𑇀𑆰𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖃𑖨𑖿𑖬𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ඊර්‍ෂ්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩑𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑪀 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚃𑚤𑚶𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஈர்ஷ்யா (Tamil script)
• ఈర్ష్యా (Telugu script)
• อีรฺษฺยา (Thai script)
• ཨཱི་རྵྱཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒄𑒩𑓂𑒭𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨁𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨯𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From a root ईर्ष्य् (īrṣy).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /iːɾ.ʂjɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈiːɾ.ʂjɑː/

Noun

ईर्ष्या • (īrṣyā) stem, f

1. envy or impatience over another's success, jealousy
2. spite, malice

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of ईर्ष्या (īrṣyā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ईर्ष्या īrṣyā	ईर्ष्ये īrṣye	ईर्ष्याः īrṣyāḥ
Vocative	ईर्ष्ये īrṣye	ईर्ष्ये īrṣye	ईर्ष्याः īrṣyāḥ
Accusative	ईर्ष्याम् īrṣyām	ईर्ष्ये īrṣye	ईर्ष्याः īrṣyāḥ
Instrumental	ईर्ष्यया / ईर्ष्या¹ īrṣyayā / īrṣyā¹	ईर्ष्याभ्याम् īrṣyābhyām	ईर्ष्याभिः īrṣyābhiḥ
Dative	ईर्ष्यायै īrṣyāyai	ईर्ष्याभ्याम् īrṣyābhyām	ईर्ष्याभ्यः īrṣyābhyaḥ
Ablative	ईर्ष्यायाः / ईर्ष्यायै² īrṣyāyāḥ / īrṣyāyai²	ईर्ष्याभ्याम् īrṣyābhyām	ईर्ष्याभ्यः īrṣyābhyaḥ
Genitive	ईर्ष्यायाः / ईर्ष्यायै² īrṣyāyāḥ / īrṣyāyai²	ईर्ष्ययोः īrṣyayoḥ	ईर्ष्याणाम् īrṣyāṇām
Locative	ईर्ष्यायाम् īrṣyāyām	ईर्ष्ययोः īrṣyayoḥ	ईर्ष्यासु īrṣyāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Magahi: 𑂅𑂩𑂹𑂎𑂰 (irkhā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ईर्ष्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.