आकृति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आकृति (ākṛti).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑːk.ɾɪ.t̪iː/, [äːk.ɾɪ.t̪iː]

Noun

आकृति • (ākŕti) f

1. shape, form, figure

   Synonyms: रूप (rūp), आकार (ākār)

2. (geometry) shape

   इस आकृति की छह भुजाएँ हैं।

   is ākŕti kī chah bhujāẽ ha͠i.

   This shape has six sides.

Declension

Declension of आकृति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आकृति ākŕti	आकृतियाँ ākŕtiyā̃
oblique	आकृति ākŕti	आकृतियों ākŕtiyõ
vocative	आकृति ākŕti	आकृतियो ākŕtiyo

Proper noun

आकृति • (ākŕti) f

1. a female given name, Akriti, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of आकृति (sg-only fem i-stem)

	singular
direct	आकृति ākŕti
oblique	आकृति ākŕti
vocative	आकृति ākŕti

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “आकृति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 413
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “आकृति”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 60
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आकृति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 78
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “आकृति”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 34.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আকৃতি (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬓᬺᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• আকৃতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰎𑰴𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀓𑀾𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• အာကၖတိ (Burmese script)
• આકૃતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਕ੍ਰਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦏꦽꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂍𑃂𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಆಕೃತಿ (Kannada script)
• អាក្ឫតិ (Khmer script)
• ອາກ຺ຣິຕິ (Lao script)
• ആകൃതി (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡬᡵᡳᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘎𑘵𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᢉᠷᠢᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑦮𑧖𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐎𑐺𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଆକୃତି (Odia script)
• ꢃꢒꢺꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆑𑆸𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖎𑖴𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ආකෘති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩜𑩙𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚊𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஆக்ரிதி (Tamil script)
• ఆకృతి (Telugu script)
• อากฺฤติ (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ཀྲྀ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒏𑒵𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨋𑨼𑨉𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From आ- (ā́-) +‎ कृति (kṛ́ti, “making”)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ː.kr̩.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.kr̩.t̪i/

Noun

आकृ॑ति • (ā́kṛti) stem, f

1. shape, form, figure

   Synonyms: रूप (rūpá), आकार (ākāra)

   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.164.12:

     पञ्च॑पादं पि॒तरं॒ द्वाद॑श्आकृतिं दि॒व आ॑हुः॒ परे॒ अर्धे॑ पुरी॒षिण॑म् ।
     अथे॒मे अ॒न्य उप॑रे विचक्ष॒णं स॒प्तच॑क्रे॒ षळ॑र आहु॒रर्पि॑तम् ॥

     páñcapādaṃ pitáraṃ dvā́daśākṛtiṃ divá āhuḥ páre árdhe purīṣíṇam.
     áthemé anyá úpare vicakṣaṇáṃ saptácakre ṣáḷara āhurárpitam.

     They call him in the farther half of heaven the Sire five-footed, of twelve forms, wealthy in watery store.
     These others say that he, God with far-seeing eyes, is mounted on the lower seven-wheeled, six-spoked car.

2. (geometry) shape

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of आकृ॑ति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आकृ॑तिः (ā́kṛtiḥ)	आकृ॑ती (ā́kṛtī)	आकृ॑तयः (ā́kṛtayaḥ)
accusative	आकृ॑तिम् (ā́kṛtim)	आकृ॑ती (ā́kṛtī)	आकृ॑तीः (ā́kṛtīḥ)
instrumental	आकृ॑त्या (ā́kṛtyā) आकृ॑ती¹ (ā́kṛtī¹)	आकृ॑तिभ्याम् (ā́kṛtibhyām)	आकृ॑तिभिः (ā́kṛtibhiḥ)
dative	आकृ॑तये (ā́kṛtaye) आकृ॑त्यै² (ā́kṛtyai²) आकृ॑ती¹ (ā́kṛtī¹)	आकृ॑तिभ्याम् (ā́kṛtibhyām)	आकृ॑तिभ्यः (ā́kṛtibhyaḥ)
ablative	आकृ॑तेः (ā́kṛteḥ) आकृ॑त्याः² (ā́kṛtyāḥ²) आकृ॑त्यै³ (ā́kṛtyai³)	आकृ॑तिभ्याम् (ā́kṛtibhyām)	आकृ॑तिभ्यः (ā́kṛtibhyaḥ)
genitive	आकृ॑तेः (ā́kṛteḥ) आकृ॑त्याः² (ā́kṛtyāḥ²) आकृ॑त्यै³ (ā́kṛtyai³)	आकृ॑त्योः (ā́kṛtyoḥ)	आकृ॑तीनाम् (ā́kṛtīnām)
locative	आकृ॑तौ (ā́kṛtau) आकृ॑त्याम्² (ā́kṛtyām²) आकृ॑ता¹ (ā́kṛtā¹)	आकृ॑त्योः (ā́kṛtyoḥ)	आकृ॑तिषु (ā́kṛtiṣu)
vocative	आकृ॑ते (ā́kṛte)	आकृ॑ती (ā́kṛtī)	आकृ॑तयः (ā́kṛtayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “आकृति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 127, columns 2-3.