آشیرواد

Urdu

Alternative forms

• آشيرباد (āśīrbād)

Etymology

From Sanskrit आशीर्वाद (āśīrvāda), from आशिस् (āśis, “blessing”) (from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], compare Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬌 (aṣ̌i, “blessing”)) + वाद (vāda, “statement”). Compare Tamil ஆசீர்வாதம் (ācīrvātam).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ʃiːɾ.ʋɑːd̪/
• Rhymes: -ɑːd̪
• Hyphenation: آ‧شِیرْ‧واد

Noun

آشِیرْواد • (āśīrvād) m (Hindi spelling आशीर्वाद) (Hinduism)

1. blessing
2. benediction
3. salutation
4. felicity
5. greeting

References

• John T. Platts (2012 September 7 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]