ओस

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀲𑀸 (osā), from Sanskrit अवश्या (avaśyā, “hoar-frost, dew”), from the root श्यै (śyai, “to cause to congeal or freeze”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /oːs/

Noun

ओस • (os) f (Urdu spelling اوس)

1. dew

Declension

Declension of ओस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ओस os	ओसें osẽ
oblique	ओस os	ओसों osõ
vocative	ओस os	ओसो oso

Synonyms

• शबनम (śabnam)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ओस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “avaśyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press