आभास

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आभास (ābhāsa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.bʱɑːs/, [äː.bʱäːs]

Noun

आभास • (ābhās) m

1. splendour, radiance
2. realisation, epiphany

   उनको आभास हुआ कि ... ― unko ābhās huā ki ... ― He realised that...

3. false image, shadow

Declension

Declension of आभास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आभास ābhās	आभास ābhās
oblique	आभास ābhās	आभासों ābhāsõ
vocative	आभास ābhās	आभासो ābhāso

References

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