As a deity name
Name 267 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
इष्टि · noun · feminine
इच्छा । अभिलाषा · व्याकरण में भाष्यकार की वह समति जिसके विषय में सूत्रकार ने कुछ न लिखा हो । व्याकरण का वह नियम जो सूत्र और वार्तिक में न हो · यज्ञ — Śabdasāgara
इष्टि · ishṭi · s.f.
Sacrificing, sacrifice; sacrificial pile — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 56
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
wish, request, desire, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "iṣṭi" is the vocative of "iṣṭin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
1. iṣṭi f. impulse, acceleration, hurry
invitation
order
despatch, RV.
2. iṣṭi is, f. seeking, going after, RV.
iṣṭin mfn. (Pāṇ. v, 2, 88) one who has sacrificed, TS.; Kāṭh.
iṣṭin mfn. (-ṣṭī-ṣṭinī-ṣṭi) Who wishes or desires, desirous, wishing. E. iṣṭa and ini aff.
Alternative readings
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