आवश्यकता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आवश्यकता (āvaśyakatā). By surface analysis, आवश्यक (āvaśyak) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ʋəʃ.jək.t̪ɑː/, [äː.ʋɐʃ.jɐk.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.

Marathi

Alternative forms

• अवश्यकता (avaśyaktā) (older form)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आवश्यकता (āvaśyakatā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʋəɕ.jək.t̪a/

Noun

आवश्यकता • (āvaśyaktā) f

1. necessity, need, requirement, inevitability

   Synonym: गरज (garaj)

   इच्छापत्र नोंदणी करणे ही कायदेशीर आवश्यकता नाही।

   icchāpatra nondṇī karṇe hī kāydeśīr āvaśyaktā nāhī.

   Registering a will is not a legal requirement.

Declension

Declension of आवश्यकता (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	आवश्यकता āvaśyaktā
direct plural	आवश्यकता āvaśyakatāā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	आवश्यकता āvaśyaktā		आवश्यकता āvaśyakatāā
oblique सामान्यरूप	आवश्यकते āvaśyakatāe		आवश्यकतां- āvaśyakatāān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	आवश्यकतेला āvaśyakatāelā		आवश्यकतांना āvaśyakatāānnā
ergative	आवश्यकतेने, आवश्यकतेनं āvaśyakatāene, āvaśyakatāena		आवश्यकतांनी āvaśyakatāānnī
instrumental	आवश्यकतेशी āvaśyakatāeśī		आवश्यकतांशी āvaśyakatāānśī
locative सप्तमी	आवश्यकतेत āvaśyakatāet		आवश्यकतांत āvaśyakatāāt
vocative संबोधन	आवश्यकते āvaśyakatāe		आवश्यकतांनो āvaśyakatāānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of आवश्यकता (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	आवश्यकतेचा āvaśyakatāeċā	आवश्यकतेचे āvaśyakatāeċe	आवश्यकतेची āvaśyakatāecī	आवश्यकतेच्या āvaśyakatāecā	आवश्यकतेचे, आवश्यकतेचं āvaśyakatāeċe, āvaśyakatāeċa	आवश्यकतेची āvaśyakatāecī	आवश्यकतेच्या āvaśyakatāecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	आवश्यकतांचा āvaśyakatāānċā	आवश्यकतांचे āvaśyakatāānċe	आवश्यकतांची āvaśyakatāāñcī	आवश्यकतांच्या āvaśyakatāāncā	आवश्यकतांचे, आवश्यकतांचं āvaśyakatāānċe, āvaśyakatāānċa	आवश्यकतांची āvaśyakatāāñcī	आवश्यकतांच्या āvaśyakatāāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Nepali

Pronunciation

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

Noun

आवश्यकता • (āvaśyakatā)

1. necessity, need, inevitability

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

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

Etymology

From आवश्यक (āvaśyaka) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

आवश्यकता • (āvaśyakatā) stem, f

1. necessity, inevitability

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of आवश्यकता

	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 (āvaśyakatayā) आवश्यकता¹ (āvaśyakatā¹)	आवश्यकताभ्याम् (āvaśyakatābhyām)	आवश्यकताभिः (āvaśyakatābhiḥ)
dative	आवश्यकतायै (āvaśyakatāyai)	आवश्यकताभ्याम् (āvaśyakatābhyām)	आवश्यकताभ्यः (āvaśyakatābhyaḥ)
ablative	आवश्यकतायाः (āvaśyakatāyāḥ) आवश्यकतायै² (āvaśyakatāyai²)	आवश्यकताभ्याम् (āvaśyakatābhyām)	आवश्यकताभ्यः (āvaśyakatābhyaḥ)
genitive	आवश्यकतायाः (āvaśyakatāyāḥ) आवश्यकतायै² (āvaśyakatāyai²)	आवश्यकतयोः (āvaśyakatayoḥ)	आवश्यकतानाम् (āvaśyakatānām)
locative	आवश्यकतायाम् (āvaśyakatāyām)	आवश्यकतयोः (āvaśyakatayoḥ)	आवश्यकतासु (āvaśyakatāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Hindi: आवश्यकता (āvaśyaktā)
• → Kannada: ಆವಶ್ಯಕ್ತೇ (āvaśyaktē)
• → Marathi: आवश्यकता (āvaśyaktā)
• → Nepali: आवश्यकता (āvaśyakatā)
• → Telugu: ఆవశ్యకత (āvaśyakata)

References

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