आस्था

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आस्था (āsthā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑːs.t̪ʰɑː/, [äːs.t̪ʰäː]

Noun

आस्था • (āsthā) f (Urdu spelling آسْتھا)

1. faith, belief [with के लिए (ke lie) ‘in’]
2. regard, trust

Declension

Declension of आस्था (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आस्था āsthā	आस्थाएँ āsthāẽ
oblique	आस्था āsthā	आस्थाओं āsthāõ
vocative	आस्था āsthā	आस्थाओ āsthāo

References

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