ज़रूरी

See also: ज़रूर

Hindi

Alternative forms

• जरूरी (zarūrī) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضروری (zarūrī), from Arabic ضَرُورِيّ (ḍarūriyy). Compare Assamese জৰুৰী (zoruri), Bengali জরুরি (joruri), Gujarati જરૂરી (jarūrī), Nepali जरूरी (jarūrī), Punjabi ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ (zarūrī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /zə.ɾuː.ɾiː/, [zɐ.ɾuː.ɾiː], /d͡ʒə.ɾuː.ɾiː/, [d͡ʒɐ.ɾuː.ɾiː]

Adjective

ज़रूरी • (zarūrī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ضروری)

1. necessary

   Synonym: आवश्यक (āvaśyak)

   Antonyms: ग़ैर-ज़रूरी (ġair-zarūrī), अनावश्यक (anāvaśyak)

2. important

Related terms

• ज़रूर (zarūr)
• ज़रूरत (zarūrat)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “zarūrī”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 228.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “zarurī”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 235
• “ज़रूरी”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जरूरी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1708
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ज़रूरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 361
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ẓarūrī”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 749