ईश्वर īśhvar

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919	On this site
c	ch
ś	śh
ṣ	ṣh
r̥	r̥i

A few reading pointers:

ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

God, Ruler, Master, Lord.

Usual translation

Origin of the definition

ईश्वर īśvara i:shvar (nm) God; ~केंद्रवाद theocentricism; ~तंत्रवाद theological determinism; -निंदा blasphemy; -निषेध denial of God, atheism; ~निष्ठ a theist; ~वाद theism; ~वादी theist; theistic; ईश्वराधीन resting on God's will; —न करे God forbid !, Heaven forbid !

S ايشور ईश्वर īśwar, vulg. īswar, s.m. Ruler, master, lord; the Supreme Being, God; — a name of Śiva, of Kām-deʼo, &c.