आकर्षण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकर्षण (ākarṣaṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.kəɾ.ʂəɳ/, [äː.kɐɾ.ʃɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

आकर्षण • (ākarṣaṇ) m

1. attraction (the tendency to attract)

   Synonym: कशिश (kaśiś)

2. attraction (point of interest)

Declension

Declension of आकर्षण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आकर्षण ākarṣaṇ	आकर्षण ākarṣaṇ
oblique	आकर्षण ākarṣaṇ	आकर्षणों ākarṣaṇõ
vocative	आकर्षण ākarṣaṇ	आकर्षणो ākarṣaṇo

Derived terms

• गुरुत्वाकर्षण (gurutvākarṣaṇ)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “आकर्षण”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 409
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “आकर्षण”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 59
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आकर्षण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 77
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “आकर्षण”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 34.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আকৰ্ষণ (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬓᬃᬱᬡ (Balinese script)
• আকর্ষণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰎𑰨𑰿𑰬𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀓𑀭𑁆𑀱𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• အာကရ္ၑဏ (Burmese script)
• આકર્ષણ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਕਰ੍ਸ਼ਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦏꦂꦰꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂍𑂩𑂹𑂭𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಆಕರ್ಷಣ (Kannada script)
• អាកឞ៌ណ (Khmer script)
• ອາກຣ຺ຩຓ (Lao script)
• ആകര്ഷണ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡬᠠᡵᢢᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘎𑘨𑘿𑘬𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᢉᠠᠷᢔᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑦮𑧈𑧠𑧌𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐎𑐬𑑂𑐲𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଆକର୍ଷଣ (Odia script)
• ꢃꢒꢬ꣄ꢰꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆑𑆫𑇀𑆰𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖎𑖨𑖿𑖬𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ආකර්‍ෂණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩜𑩼 𑪙𑪀𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚊𑚤𑚶𑚘 (Takri script)
• ஆகர்ஷண (Tamil script)
• ఆకర్షణ (Telugu script)
• อากรฺษณ (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ཀ་རྵ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒏𑒩𑓂𑒭𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨋𑨫𑩇𑨯𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From आकृष् (ākṛṣ, “to pull towards”) +‎ -अण (-aṇa, “forms masculine agent nouns”), literally “towards puller”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ː.kɐɾ.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.kɐɾ.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

आक॑र्षण • (ā́karṣaṇa) stem, m

1. attraction

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आक॑र्षण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आक॑र्षणः (ā́karṣaṇaḥ)	आक॑र्षणौ (ā́karṣaṇau) आक॑र्षणा¹ (ā́karṣaṇā¹)	आक॑र्षणाः (ā́karṣaṇāḥ) आक॑र्षणासः¹ (ā́karṣaṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative	आक॑र्षणम् (ā́karṣaṇam)	आक॑र्षणौ (ā́karṣaṇau) आक॑र्षणा¹ (ā́karṣaṇā¹)	आक॑र्षणान् (ā́karṣaṇān)
instrumental	आक॑र्षणेन (ā́karṣaṇena)	आक॑र्षणाभ्याम् (ā́karṣaṇābhyām)	आक॑र्षणैः (ā́karṣaṇaiḥ) आक॑र्षणेभिः¹ (ā́karṣaṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	आक॑र्षणाय (ā́karṣaṇāya)	आक॑र्षणाभ्याम् (ā́karṣaṇābhyām)	आक॑र्षणेभ्यः (ā́karṣaṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	आक॑र्षणात् (ā́karṣaṇāt)	आक॑र्षणाभ्याम् (ā́karṣaṇābhyām)	आक॑र्षणेभ्यः (ā́karṣaṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	आक॑र्षणस्य (ā́karṣaṇasya)	आक॑र्षणयोः (ā́karṣaṇayoḥ)	आक॑र्षणानाम् (ā́karṣaṇānām)
locative	आक॑र्षणे (ā́karṣaṇe)	आक॑र्षणयोः (ā́karṣaṇayoḥ)	आक॑र्षणेषु (ā́karṣaṇeṣu)
vocative	आक॑र्षण (ā́karṣaṇa)	आक॑र्षणौ (ā́karṣaṇau) आक॑र्षणा¹ (ā́karṣaṇā¹)	आक॑र्षणाः (ā́karṣaṇāḥ) आक॑र्षणासः¹ (ā́karṣaṇāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• गुरुत्वाकर्षण (gurutvākarṣaṇa)