अभिज्ञा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.bʱɪɡ.jɑː/, [ɐ.bʱɪɡ.jäː]

Noun

अभिज्ञा • (abhijñā) f (formal)

1. recognition, identification
2. remembrance, recollection
3. supernatural knowledge

Declension

Declension of अभिज्ञा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अभिज्ञा abhijñā	अभिज्ञाएँ abhijñāẽ
oblique	अभिज्ञा abhijñā	अभिज्ञाओं abhijñāõ
vocative	अभिज्ञा abhijñā	अभिज्ञाओ abhijñāo

Proper noun

अभिज्ञा • (abhijñā) f

1. a female given name, Abhigya, from Sanskrit

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अभिज्ञा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अभिज्ञा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অভিজ্ঞা (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬪᬶᬚ᭄ᬜᬵ (Balinese script)
• অভিজ্ঞা (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰥𑰰𑰕𑰿𑰗𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀪𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀜𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• အဘိဇ္ဉာ (Burmese script)
• અભિજ્ઞા (Gujarati script)
• ਅਭਿਜ੍ਞਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦨꦶꦘꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂦𑂱𑂔𑂹𑂖𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಭಿಜ್ಞಾ (Kannada script)
• អភិជ្ញា (Khmer script)
• ອຠິຊ຺ຎາ (Lao script)
• അഭിജ്ഞാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢨᡳᡯᠨᡳᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘥𑘱𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠪᠾᠢᠽᡛᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧅𑧒𑦵𑧠𑦷𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐨𑐶𑐖𑑂𑐘𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଅଭିଜ୍ଞା (Odia script)
• ꢂꢩꢶꢙ꣄ꢛꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆨𑆴𑆘𑇀𑆚𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖥𑖰𑖕𑖿𑖗𑖯 (Siddham script)
• අභිඥා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩳𑩑𑩣 𑪙𑩥𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚡𑚮𑚑𑚶𑚓𑚭 (Takri script)
• அபி⁴ஜ்ஞா (Tamil script)
• అభిజ్ఞా (Telugu script)
• อภิชฺญา (Thai script)
• ཨ་བྷི་ཛྙཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒦𑒱𑒖𑓂𑒘𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨡𑨁𑨥𑩇𑨓𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अभि- (abhi-) +‎ ज्ञा (jñā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bʱid͡ʑ.ɲɑː/

Noun

अभिज्ञा • (abhijñā) stem, f (Classical Sanskrit)

1. recognition, identification
2. remembrance, recollection
3. supernatural science or knowledge

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of अभिज्ञा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अभिज्ञा (abhijñā)	अभिज्ञे (abhijñe)	अभिज्ञाः (abhijñāḥ)
vocative	अभिज्ञे (abhijñe)	अभिज्ञे (abhijñe)	अभिज्ञाः (abhijñāḥ)
accusative	अभिज्ञाम् (abhijñām)	अभिज्ञे (abhijñe)	अभिज्ञाः (abhijñāḥ)
instrumental	अभिज्ञया (abhijñayā)	अभिज्ञाभ्याम् (abhijñābhyām)	अभिज्ञाभिः (abhijñābhiḥ)
dative	अभिज्ञायै (abhijñāyai)	अभिज्ञाभ्याम् (abhijñābhyām)	अभिज्ञाभ्यः (abhijñābhyaḥ)
ablative	अभिज्ञायाः (abhijñāyāḥ)	अभिज्ञाभ्याम् (abhijñābhyām)	अभिज्ञाभ्यः (abhijñābhyaḥ)
genitive	अभिज्ञायाः (abhijñāyāḥ)	अभिज्ञयोः (abhijñayoḥ)	अभिज्ञानाम् (abhijñānām)
locative	अभिज्ञायाम् (abhijñāyām)	अभिज्ञयोः (abhijñayoḥ)	अभिज्ञासु (abhijñāsu)

Borrowed terms

• Hindi: अभिज्ञा (abhijñā)
• Tocharian A: abhijñe
• Tocharian B: abhijñä

Root

अभिज्ञा • (abhijñā)

1. to recognise, perceive, know, be or become aware of
2. to acknowledge, agree to, own
3. to remember

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “अभिज्ञा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 62, column 2.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “अभिज्ञा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 172