उषा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उषा (uṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.ʂɑː/, [ʊ.ʃäː]

Noun

उषा • (uṣā) f (Urdu spelling اشا)

1. dawn, daybreak

   Synonyms: प्रत्युष (pratyuṣ), तड़का (taṛkā), भोर (bhor)

Declension

Declension of उषा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उषा uṣā	उषाएँ uṣāẽ
oblique	उषा uṣā	उषाओं uṣāõ
vocative	उषा uṣā	उषाओ uṣāo

Proper noun

उषा • (uṣā) f (Urdu spelling اشا)

1. (Hinduism) Ushas (Vedic goddess of dawn)

   Synonym: उषस् (uṣas)

Declension

Declension of उषा (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	उषा uṣā
oblique	उषा uṣā
vocative	उषा uṣā

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “uṣás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• উষা (Assamese script)
• ᬉᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
• উষা (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဥၑာ (Burmese script)
• ઉષા (Gujarati script)
• ਉਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌉𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦈꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂇𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಉಷಾ (Kannada script)
• ឧឞា (Khmer script)
• ອຸຩາ (Lao script)
• ഉഷാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡠᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘄𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠤᢔᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦤𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଉଷା (Odia script)
• ꢆꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
• උෂා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩒𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚄𑚭 (Takri script)
• உஷா (Tamil script)
• ఉషా (Telugu script)
• อุษา (Thai script)
• ཨུ་ཥཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨃𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

nominative singular of उषस् (uṣas)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /u.ʂɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʂɑː/

Noun

उषा • (uṣā) stem, f

1. dawn

Proper noun

उषा • (uṣā) stem, f

1. (Hinduism) Ushas, the goddess of dawn, mentioned in the Vedas