स्वाधीनता

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit स्वाधीनता (svādhīnatā). By surface analysis, स्वाधीन (svādhīn, “independent”) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʋɑː.d̪ʱiːn.t̪ɑː/, [sʋäː.d̪ʱĩːn̪.t̪äː]

Noun

स्वाधीनता • (svādhīntā) f

1. (formal) independence, freedom, liberty

   Synonyms: स्वतंत्रता (svatantratā), आज़ादी (āzādī), स्वातंत्र्य (svātantrya)

   स्वाधीनता संग्राम ― svādhīntā saṅgrām ― war of independence

Declension

Declension of स्वाधीनता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	स्वाधीनता svādhīntā	स्वाधीनताएँ svādhīntāẽ
oblique	स्वाधीनता svādhīntā	स्वाधीनताओं svādhīntāõ
vocative	स्वाधीनता svādhīntā	स्वाधीनताओ svādhīntāo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “स्वाधीनता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 686.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “स्वाधीनता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1051
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “स्वाधीनता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5409

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• স্বাধীনতা (Assamese script)
• ᬲ᭄ᬯᬵᬥᬷᬦᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• স্বাধীনতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰠𑰱𑰡𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀥𑀻𑀦𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• သွာဓီနတာ (Burmese script)
• સ્વાધીનતા (Gujarati script)
• ਸ੍ਵਾਧੀਨਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌨𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦮꦴꦣꦷꦤꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂡𑂲𑂢𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಸ್ವಾಧೀನತಾ (Kannada script)
• ស្វាធីនតា (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ວາຘີນຕາ (Lao script)
• സ്വാധീനതാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠣᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢡᡳᡳᠨᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘠𑘲𑘡𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠰᢦ᠎ᠠᢑᠾᠢᠢᠨᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧀𑧓𑧁𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐢𑐷𑐣𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତା (Odia script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢮꢵꢤꢷꢥꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆣𑆵𑆤𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖠𑖱𑖡𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ස‍්වාධීනතා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑩮𑩑𑩛𑩯𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚜𑚯𑚝𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஸ்வாதீ⁴நதா (Tamil script)
• స్వాధీనతా (Telugu script)
• สฺวาธีนตา (Thai script)
• སྭཱ་དྷཱི་ན་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒡𑒲𑒢𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨜𑨁𑨊𑨝𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From स्वाधीन (svādhīna, “self-dependent”) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sʋɑː.dʱiː.nɐ.tɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ʋɑː.d̪ʱiː.n̪ɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

स्वाधीनता • (svādhīnatā) stem, f (Classical Sanskrit)

1. independence, freedom, liberty

   Synonyms: स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya), स्वतन्त्रता (svatantratā)

   • 200 BCE – 1200, Kāvya literature

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of स्वाधीनता

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	स्वाधीनता (svādhīnatā)	स्वाधीनते (svādhīnate)	स्वाधीनताः (svādhīnatāḥ)
accusative	स्वाधीनताम् (svādhīnatām)	स्वाधीनते (svādhīnate)	स्वाधीनताः (svādhīnatāḥ)
instrumental	स्वाधीनतया (svādhīnatayā) स्वाधीनता¹ (svādhīnatā¹)	स्वाधीनताभ्याम् (svādhīnatābhyām)	स्वाधीनताभिः (svādhīnatābhiḥ)
dative	स्वाधीनतायै (svādhīnatāyai)	स्वाधीनताभ्याम् (svādhīnatābhyām)	स्वाधीनताभ्यः (svādhīnatābhyaḥ)
ablative	स्वाधीनतायाः (svādhīnatāyāḥ) स्वाधीनतायै² (svādhīnatāyai²)	स्वाधीनताभ्याम् (svādhīnatābhyām)	स्वाधीनताभ्यः (svādhīnatābhyaḥ)
genitive	स्वाधीनतायाः (svādhīnatāyāḥ) स्वाधीनतायै² (svādhīnatāyai²)	स्वाधीनतयोः (svādhīnatayoḥ)	स्वाधीनतानाम् (svādhīnatānām)
locative	स्वाधीनतायाम् (svādhīnatāyām)	स्वाधीनतयोः (svādhīnatayoḥ)	स्वाधीनतासु (svādhīnatāsu)
vocative	स्वाधीनते (svādhīnate)	स्वाधीनते (svādhīnate)	स्वाधीनताः (svādhīnatāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “स्वाधीनता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1277.