दशा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दशा (daśā).

Noun

दशा • (daśā) f

1. state, condition

   Synonyms: हालत (hālat), अवस्था (avasthā)

   अपने मित्र से बात करके मुझे पता चला कि तुम लोगों की दशा क्या है

   apne mitra se bāt karke mujhe patā calā ki tum logõ kī daśā kyā hai

   having spoken with my friend I learnt what is the condition of your folks

2. period, stage

Declension

Declension of दशा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दशा daśā	दशाएँ daśāẽ
oblique	दशा daśā	दशाओं daśāõ
vocative	दशा daśā	दशाओ daśāo

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *daćā- (compare Khotanese [script needed] (dasa, “thread”), Baluchi [script needed] (dasag, “thread”), Northern Kurdish dezî (dazī, “thread”) and Central Kurdish داسک (dask), دەزوو (dezû, “thread”)).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́.ɕɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɐ.ɕɑː/

Noun

दशा • (daśā) stem, f

1. fringe, hem, border