अपेक्षा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अपेक्षा (apekṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.peːk.ʂɑː/, [ɐ.peːk.ʃäː]

Noun

अपेक्षा • (apekṣā) f

1. requirement, necessity, expectation

   Synonym: आवश्यकता (āvaśyaktā)

2. want, yearning; lack

Declension

Declension of अपेक्षा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अपेक्षा apekṣā	अपेक्षाएँ apekṣāẽ
oblique	अपेक्षा apekṣā	अपेक्षाओं apekṣāõ
vocative	अपेक्षा apekṣā	अपेक्षाओ apekṣāo

Derived terms

• की अपेक्षा (kī apekṣā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अपेक्षा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi अपेक्षा (apekṣā), from Sanskrit अपेक्षा (apekṣā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.pek.ʂa/

Noun

अपेक्षा • (apekṣā) f

1. expectation, expectations
2. anticipation
3. want, yearning; lack

Declension

Declension of अपेक्षा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	अपेक्षा apekṣā
direct plural	अपेक्षा apēkṣā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अपेक्षा apekṣā		अपेक्षा apēkṣā
oblique सामान्यरूप	अपेक्षे apēkṣe		अपेक्षां- apēkṣān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अपेक्षेला apēkṣelā		अपेक्षांना apēkṣānnā
ergative	अपेक्षेने, अपेक्षेनं apēkṣene, apēkṣena		अपेक्षांनी apēkṣānnī
instrumental	अपेक्षेशी apēkṣeśī		अपेक्षांशी apēkṣānśī
locative सप्तमी	अपेक्षेत apēkṣet		अपेक्षांत apēkṣāt
vocative संबोधन	अपेक्षे apēkṣe		अपेक्षांनो apēkṣānno
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 अपेक्षा (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	अपेक्षेचा apēkṣeċā	अपेक्षेचे apēkṣeċe	अपेक्षेची apēkṣecī	अपेक्षेच्या apēkṣecā	अपेक्षेचे, अपेक्षेचं apēkṣeċe, apēkṣeċa	अपेक्षेची apēkṣecī	अपेक्षेच्या apēkṣecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अपेक्षांचा apēkṣānċā	अपेक्षांचे apēkṣānċe	अपेक्षांची apēkṣāñcī	अपेक्षांच्या apēkṣāncā	अपेक्षांचे, अपेक्षांचं apēkṣānċe, apēkṣānċa	अपेक्षांची apēkṣāñcī	अपेक्षांच्या apēkṣāñcā
* 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.

References

• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “अपेक्षा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अपेक्षा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “अपेक्षा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan