इरादा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اراده (irāda), from Arabic إِرَادَة (ʔirāda).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi 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