As a deity name
Name 601 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
अभीष्टा · noun · feminine
गृहस्वामिनी · प्रेमिका · पान — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "अभीष्टा" is अभीष्ट + -आ: अभीष्ट means "desired, wished, cherished, intended", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "अभीष्टा" is अभीष्ट + -आ: अभीष्ट means "desired, wished, cherished, intended", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a mistress
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "abhīṣṭā" is the feminine form of "abhīṣṭa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
abhīṣṭā f. a mistress
betel, L.
abhīṣṭa mfn. wished, desired, dear, TS. &c.
abhīṣṭa m. a lover, Pañcat.; Sāh. (cf. -tama below)
Alternative readings
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