As a deity name
Name 745 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 43 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
ईश · noun · masculine
[स्त्री॰ ईशा, ईशी] · स्वामी । मानिक · राजा — Śabdasāgara
ईश · adj
ऐश्वर्यशाली · सामर्थ्यवान् — Śabdasāgara
ईश · īśa · s.m.
(f. īśā), Ruler, lord, master, Supreme Spirit, God; name of Śiva as regent of the north-east quarter (see īśān) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 113
ईश · masculine
synonym of ईश्वर (īśvar, “lord, husband, God, deity”)
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi ईश — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit ईश (īśa).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
īśa mfn. owning, possessing, sharing
one who is completely master of anything
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
owning, possessing, sharing
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "īśa" is the vocative of "īśā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
īśa mfn. owning, possessing, sharing
one who is completely master of anything
capable of (with gen.)
powerful, supreme
a ruler, master, lord, Mn.; ŚBr.; MBh.; Kum. &c.
īśā (ā), f. faculty, power, dominion, AV.; VS.; ŚBr.
Alternative readings
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