अधिग्रहण

Hindi

Etymology

From अधि (adhi, “over, upon”) + ग्रहण (grahaṇ, “taking, seizure”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.d̪ʱɪɡ.ɾə.ɦəɳ/, [ɐ.d̪ʱɪɡ.ɾɛ.ɦɛ̃ɳ]

Noun

अधिग्रहण • (adhigrahaṇ) m

acquisition, seizure, annexation, takeover, occupation
Synonym: अभिग्रहण (abhigrahaṇ)
appropriation, requisitioning, commandeering

Declension

Declension of *अधिग्रहण* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	अधिग्रहण adhigrahaṇ	अधिग्रहण adhigrahaṇ
oblique	अधिग्रहण adhigrahaṇ	अधिग्रहणों adhigrahaṇõ
vocative	अधिग्रहण adhigrahaṇ	अधिग्रहणो adhigrahaṇo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अधिग्रहण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 26