इरादा

Hindi

Etymology

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Arabic أَرَادَ (ʔarāda)

Arabic إِرَادَة (ʔirāda)bor.

Classical Persian اِرَادَه (irāda)bor.

Hindi इरादा

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِرَادَه (irāda), borrowed from Arabic إِرَادَة (ʔirāda), from أَرَادَ (ʔarāda).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɪ.ɾɑː.d̪ɑː/, [ɪ.ɾäː.d̪äː]

Noun

इरादा • (irādā) m (Urdu spelling ارادہ)

1. intention, purpose, aim

   Synonym: अभिप्राय (abhiprāy)

   मैं वहाँ जाने का इरादा रखता हूँ।

   ma͠i vahā̃ jāne kā irādā rakhtā hū̃.

   I intend to go there.

Declension

Declension of इरादा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	इरादा irādā	इरादे irāde
oblique	इरादे irāde	इरादों irādõ
vocative	इरादे irāde	इरादो irādo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “इरादा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “इरादा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “इरादा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press