आशीर्वाद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशीर्वाद (āśīrvāda), आशिर्वाद (āśirvāda).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ʃiːɾ.ʋɑːd̪/, [äː.ʃiːɾ.ʋäːd̪]

Noun

आशीर्वाद • (āśīrvād) m (Urdu spelling آشیرواد)

1. (chiefly Hinduism) blessing, benediction

   हम पंडित से आशीर्वाद माँगते हैं।

   ham paṇḍit se āśīrvād māṅgte ha͠i.

   We ask the priest for blessings.

Declension

Declension of आशीर्वाद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आशीर्वाद āśīrvād	आशीर्वाद āśīrvād
oblique	आशीर्वाद āśīrvād	आशीर्वादों āśīrvādõ
vocative	आशीर्वाद āśīrvād	आशीर्वादो āśīrvādo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আশীৰ্বাদ (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬰᬷᬃᬯᬵᬤ (Balinese script)
• আশীর্বাদ (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰫𑰱𑰨𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀰𑀻𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• အာၐီရွာဒ (Burmese script)
• આશીર્વાદ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਸ਼ੀਰ੍ਵਾਦ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦯꦷꦂꦮꦴꦢ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂬𑂲𑂩𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂠 (Kaithi script)
• ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದ (Kannada script)
• អាឝីវ៌ាទ (Khmer script)
• ອາຨີຣ຺ວາທ (Lao script)
• ആശീര്വാദ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᡳᡳᡵᠣᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘫𑘲𑘨𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘟 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠱᠢᠢᠷᢦ᠎ᠠᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑧋𑧓𑧈𑧠𑧊𑧑𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐱𑐷𑐬𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐡 (Newa script)
• ଆଶୀର୍ଵାଦ (Odia script)
• ꢃꢯꢷꢬ꣄ꢮꢵꢣ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆯𑆵𑆫𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆢 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖫𑖱𑖨𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖟 (Siddham script)
• ආශීර්‍වාද (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩿𑩑𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑩭 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚧𑚯𑚤𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚛 (Takri script)
• ஆஶீர்வாத³ (Tamil script)
• ఆశీర్వాద (Telugu script)
• อาศีรฺวาท (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ཤཱི་རྭཱ་ད (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒬𑒲𑒩𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨮𑨁𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

आशिस् (āśis, “blessing”) +‎ वाद (vāda, “statement”). The first part is cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬌 (aṣ̌i, “blessing”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɕiːɾ.ʋɑː.dɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɕiːɾˈʋɑː.d̪ɐ/

Noun

आशीर्वाद • (āśīrvāda) stem, m

1. blessing, benediction

Descendants

• → Bengali: আশীর্বাদ (aśirbad)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: आशीर्वाद (āśīrvād)
  • Urdu: آشیرواد (āśervād), آشيرباد (āśīrbād)
• → Tamil: ஆசீர்வாதம் (ācīrvātam)
• → Tocharian B: āśirvāt