अनिवार्य

Hindi

FWOTD – 10 July 2020

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनिवार्य (anivārya, “unavoidable , irresistible”), from नि (ni) + वार्य (vārya, “to be warded, checked or impeded”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.nɪ.ʋɑːɾ.jᵊ/, [ɐ.nɪ.ʋäːɾ.jᵊ]

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Adjective

अनिवार्य • (anivārya) (indeclinable)

1. mandatory, compulsory
   • Al-Quran 2.208:

     तुम पर युद्ध अनिवार्य किया गया और वह तुम्हें अप्रिय है

     tum par yuddh anivārya kiyā gayā aur vah tumhẽ apriya hai

     Fighting has been made mandatory for you and you dislike it

2. essential, necessary

   Synonyms: आवश्यक (āvaśyak), ज़रूरी (zarūrī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अनिवार्य”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “अनिवार्य”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “अनिवार्य”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अनिवार्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अनिवार्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “अनिवार्य”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनिवार्य (anivārya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.ni.ʋaɾ.jə/

Adjective

अनिवार्य • (anivārya) (indeclinable)

1. essential, required

   Synonym: अत्यावश्यक (atyāvaśyak)

2. mandatory, obligatory

   Synonym: बंधनकारक (bandhankārak)

3. inavertible, resistless

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अनिवार्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “अनिवार्य”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).