आवश्यकता

आवश्यकता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आवश्यकता (āvaśyakatā), synchronically analysable as आवश्यक (āvaśyak) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ʋəʃ.jək.t̪ɑː/, [äː.ʋəʃ.jək.t̪äː]

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Noun

आवश्यकता • (āvaśyaktā) f (Urdu spelling آوشيکتا‎)

1. necessity, need, inevitability

   Synonym: ज़रूरत (zarūrat)

Declension

Declension of आवश्यकता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आवश्यकता āvaśyaktā	आवश्यकताएँ āvaśyaktāẽ
oblique	आवश्यकता āvaśyaktā	आवश्यकताओं āvaśyaktāõ
vocative	आवश्यकता āvaśyaktā	आवश्यकताओ āvaśyaktāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आवश्यकता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “आवश्यकता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [äbʌsek̚t̪ä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: āब्aसेक्त्ā
• IPA^(key): [äu̯ʌsek̚t̪ä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: āउaसेक्त्ā

Noun

आवश्यकता • (āvaśyakatā)

1. necessity, need, inevitability

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬆᬯᬰ᭄ᬬᬓᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• আৱশ্যকতা (Assamese script)
• আবশ্যকতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰪𑰫𑰿𑰧𑰎𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀯𑀰𑁆𑀬𑀓𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌆𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• આવશ્યકતા (Gujarati script)
• ਆਵਸ਼ੑਯਕਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦄꦴꦮꦯꦾꦏꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• អាវឝ្យកតា (Khmer script)
• ಆವಶ್ಯಕತಾ (Kannada script)
• ອາວຨ຺ຍກຕາ (Lao script)
• ആവശ്യകതാ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘁𑘪𑘫𑘿𑘧𑘎𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠸᠠᠱᠶ᠋ᠠᢉᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠸᠠᡧᠶᠠᡬᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• အာဝၐျကတာ (Burmese script)
• 𑦡𑧊𑧋𑧠𑧇𑦮𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐰𑐱𑑂𑐫𑐎𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଆଵଶ୍ଯକତା (Oriya script)
• ꢃꢮꢯ꣄ꢫꢒꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆮𑆯𑇀𑆪𑆑𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖪𑖫𑖿𑖧𑖎𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ආවශ්යකතා (Sinhalese script)
• ఆవశ్యకతా (Telugu script)
• อาวศฺยกตา (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ཝ་ཤྱ་ཀ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒫𑒬𑓂𑒨𑒏𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From आवश्यक (āvaśyaka) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ʋɐɕ.jɐ.kɐ.tɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈʋɐɕ.jɐ.kɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

आवश्यकता • (āvaśyakatā) f

1. necessity, inevitability

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of आवश्यकता (āvaśyakatā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आवश्यकता āvaśyakatā	आवश्यकते āvaśyakate	आवश्यकताः āvaśyakatāḥ
Vocative	आवश्यकते āvaśyakate	आवश्यकते āvaśyakate	आवश्यकताः āvaśyakatāḥ
Accusative	आवश्यकताम् āvaśyakatām	आवश्यकते āvaśyakate	आवश्यकताः āvaśyakatāḥ
Instrumental	आवश्यकतया / आवश्यकता¹ āvaśyakatayā / āvaśyakatā¹	आवश्यकताभ्याम् āvaśyakatābhyām	आवश्यकताभिः āvaśyakatābhiḥ
Dative	आवश्यकतायै āvaśyakatāyai	आवश्यकताभ्याम् āvaśyakatābhyām	आवश्यकताभ्यः āvaśyakatābhyaḥ
Ablative	आवश्यकतायाः āvaśyakatāyāḥ	आवश्यकताभ्याम् āvaśyakatābhyām	आवश्यकताभ्यः āvaśyakatābhyaḥ
Genitive	आवश्यकतायाः āvaśyakatāyāḥ	आवश्यकतयोः āvaśyakatayoḥ	आवश्यकतानाम् āvaśyakatānām
Locative	आवश्यकतायाम् āvaśyakatāyām	आवश्यकतयोः āvaśyakatayoḥ	आवश्यकतासु āvaśyakatāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “आवश्यकता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 155.