Urdu

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu), from Sanskrit अश्रु॑ (áśru), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru, from *h₂eḱ-.

    Cognates include Gujarati આંસુ (ā̃su), Marathi आसू (āsū), Nepali आँसु (ā̃su), Punjabi ہنجھو / ਹੰਝੂ (hañjhū), and Sindhi هَنجَ (hañja).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑ̃ː.suː/, /ɑːn.suː/
    • Audio (India):(file)
    • Rhymes: -uː
    • Hyphenation: آن‧سُو

    Noun

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    آن٘سُو or آنْسُو (ā̃sū or ānsūm (Hindi spelling आँसू)

    1. (usually in the plural) tear
      اُس کی آن٘کھوں میں آن٘سُو بَھر آئے۔
      us kī ā̃khõ mẽ ā̃sū bhar āe.
      Her eyes were filled with tears.

    Declension

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        Declension of آنسو
    singular plural
    direct آنْسُو (ānsū) آنْسُو (ānsū)
    oblique آنْسُو (ānsū) آنْسُووں (ānsūõ)
    vocative آنْسُو (ānsū) آنْسُوو (ānsūo)
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    References

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    • آنسو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • آنسو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.