आसमान (aasmaan)
noun
Means 'sky.' Mostly literal, but it also anchors a handful of common figurative expressions about vastness, height, or extreme states.
Sense
1
:
sky, heavens (the physical sky overhead)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: आकाश (aakaash), गगन (gagan, literary), नभ (nabh, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: आसमान (aasmaan) is the word you'll hear in weather talk -- आसमान में बादल हैं (aasmaan men baadal hain, 'there are clouds in the sky') -- and in monsoon-season chatter across Delhi-NCR balconies. आकाश (aakaash) sits a notch higher in register, more common in writing, school textbooks, and place names.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for आकाश (aakaash) as the default, but in everyday speech आसमान (aasmaan) is the word people actually say when pointing up at clouds, rain, or stars.
Sample Sentences:
आज आसमान में बादल हैं।
Today there are clouds in the sky.
(aaj aasmaan men baadal hain।)
शाम को आसमान लाल हो गया था।
In the evening, the sky had turned red.
(shaam ko aasmaan laal ho gayaa thaa।)
बारिश से पहले आसमान काला हो जाता है।
Before it rains, the sky turns black.
(baarish se pahle aasmaan kaalaa ho jaataa hai।)
बच्चे छत पर बैठे आसमान देख रहे हैं।
The kids are sitting on the roof watching the sky.
(bachche chhat par baithe aasmaan dekh rahe hain।)
कल रात आसमान में तारे बहुत साफ़ दिख रहे थे।
Last night the stars in the sky were looking very clear.
(kal raat aasmaan men taare bahut saaf dikh rahe the।)
अगर प्रदूषण न होता तो आसमान इतना धुंधला न होता।
If there were no pollution, the sky wouldn't be so hazy.
(agar pradooshan n hotaa to aasmaan itnaa dhundhlaa n hotaa।)
ज़रा खिड़की खोलकर देखो, आसमान कितना खूबसूरत लग रहा है।
Just open the window and look, the sky looks so beautiful.
(zaraa khidkii kholkar dekho, aasmaan kitnaa khoobsoorat lag rahaa hai।)
कल आसमान साफ़ रहेगा, बारिश की कोई संभावना नहीं है।
Tomorrow the sky will stay clear, there's no chance of rain.
(kal aasmaan saaf rahegaa, baarish kii koii sambhaavnaa nahiin hai।)
मौसम विभाग के अनुसार आसमान में घने बादल छाए रहेंगे।
According to the weather department, dense clouds will remain spread across the sky.
(mausam vibhaag ke anusaar aasmaan men ghane baadal chhaae rahenge।)
दिवाली की रात पूरा आसमान पटाखों की रोशनी से जगमगा उठा।
On Diwali night, the whole sky lit up with the glow of firecrackers.
(divaalii kii raat pooraa aasmaan pataakhon kii roshnii se jagamgaa uthaa।)
प्रदूषण के कारण आसमान धुंध से ढका हुआ है।
Because of pollution, the sky is covered in smog.
(pradooshan ke kaaran aasmaan dhundh se dhakaa huaa hai।)
शायद कल तक आसमान थोड़ा साफ़ हो जाए।
Maybe the sky will clear up a little by tomorrow.
(shaayad kal tak aasmaan thodaa saaf ho jaae।)
Sense
2
:
figurative: boundless height, greatness, or an extreme/unreachable degree
noun, masculine Used mainly inside fixed expressions -- e.g. आसमान छूना (aasmaan chhoonaa, 'to touch the sky', meaning to soar or achieve greatly) and आसमान सर पर उठाना (aasmaan sar par uthaanaa, 'to lift the sky onto one's head', meaning to make an uproar/commotion).
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Ambitious parents and coaches love आसमान छूना (aasmaan chhoonaa) -- 'touch the sky' -- as a way to talk about a child's or team's potential. On the flip side, आसमान सर पर उठाना (aasmaan sar par uthaanaa) is what you say about neighbors having a loud fight or kids making a racket -- literally 'lifting the sky onto your head' with noise.
Common Mistakes: 1) This figurative sense almost always appears bound inside a set phrase with a specific verb (छूना (chhoonaa), उठाना (uthaanaa), टूटना (tootnaa)) -- swapping in a different verb won't sound natural to a native speaker.
Sample Sentences:
अगर तुम मेहनत करो, तो आसमान छू सकते हो।
If you work hard, you can touch the sky.
(agar tum mehnat karo, to aasmaan chhoo sakte ho।)
उसने मेहनत करके आसमान छू लिया।
Through hard work, he touched the sky.
(usne mehnat karke aasmaan chhoo liyaa।)
बच्चों ने शोर मचाकर पूरा आसमान सर पर उठा लिया।
The kids made such a racket that they brought the roof down.
(bachchon ne shor machaakar pooraa aasmaan sar par uthaa liyaa।)
पड़ोसी रोज़ रात को झगड़ते हुए आसमान सर पर उठा लेते हैं।
The neighbors raise the roof fighting every single night.
(padosii roz raat ko jhagadte hue aasmaan sar par uthaa lete hain।)
कोच का सपना है कि उसकी टीम आसमान छुए।
The coach's dream is for his team to touch the sky.
(koch kaa sapnaa hai ki uskii tiim aasmaan chhue।)
बेटा, इतना पढ़ो कि आसमान छू लो!
Son, study hard enough to touch the sky!
(betaa, itnaa padho ki aasmaan chhoo lo!)
अगर उस समय हमें मौका मिलता, तो हम भी आसमान छू लेते।
If we had gotten the chance back then, we too would have touched the sky.
(agar us samay hamen maukaa miltaa, to ham bhii aasmaan chhoo lete।)
इस कंपनी की तरक्की देखकर लगता है कि यह आसमान छूने वाली है।
Seeing this company's progress, it seems like it's about to reach for the sky.
(is kampnii kii tarakkii dekhkar lagtaa hai ki yah aasmaan chhoone vaalii hai।)
ज़रा-सी बात पर आसमान सर पर मत उठाओ।
Don't make such a huge fuss over such a small thing.
(zaraa-sii baat par aasmaan sar par mat uthaao।)
उसकी महत्वाकांक्षाओं का आसमान कभी सीमित नहीं रहा।
The sky of his ambitions was never limited.
(uskii mahatvaakaankshaaon kaa aasmaan kabhii siimit nahiin rahaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
आसमान
(aasmaan)
(sg.m.oblique):
आसमान
(aasmaan)
(pl.m.direct):
आसमान
(aasmaan)
(pl.m.oblique):
आसमानों
(aasmaanon)