स्वीकार

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्वीकार (svīkāra).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʋiː.kɑːɾ/, [sʋiː.käːɾ]

Noun

स्वीकार • (svīkār) m

acceptance (of an assignment, proposal, etc.)
- 1999, Rambilas Sharma, Bhāratīya saṃskr̥ti aura Hindī-pradeśa, Kitabghar Prakashan, →ISBN, page 588:
  तुम किसी बात को केवल इसलिए मत स्वीकार करो कि यह बात अनुश्रुत है, केवल इसलिए मत स्वीकार करो कि यह बात परंपरागत है, केवल इसलिए मत स्वीकार करो कि यह बात इसी प्रकार कही गई है, केवल ...
  tum kisī bāt ko keval islie mat svīkār karo ki yah bāt anuśrut hai, keval islie mat svīkār karo ki yah bāt paramprāgat hai, keval islie mat svīkār karo ki yah bāt isī prakār kahī gaī hai, keval ...
  You should not accept a matter only because it is longstanding practice, do not accept it just because it is traditional, do not accept it just because it has been said in this manner […]
approval (of an action)
acknowledgement (of an action)

Declension

Declension of *स्वीकार* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	स्वीकार svīkār	स्वीकार svīkār
oblique	स्वीकार svīkār	स्वीकारों svīkārõ
vocative	स्वीकार svīkār	स्वीकारो svīkāro

Derived terms

स्वीकार करना (svīkār karnā, “to accept, etc.”)
स्वीकार्य (svīkārya, “acceptable”)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वीकार (svīkāra). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘲𑘎𑘰𑘨 (svīkāra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʋi.kaɾ/
Hyphenation: स्वी‧कार
Rhymes: -aɾ

Noun

स्वीकार • (svīkār) m

acceptance
Synonym: स्वीकृती (svīkrutī)

Declension

Declension of स्वीकार (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	स्वीकार svīkār
direct plural	स्वीकार svīkār
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	स्वीकार svīkār	स्वीकार svīkār
oblique सामान्यरूप	स्वीकारा svīkārā	स्वीकारां- svīkārān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	स्वीकाराला svīkārālā	स्वीकारांना svīkārānnā
ergative	स्वीकाराने, स्वीकारानं svīkārāne, svīkārāna	स्वीकारांनी svīkārānnī
instrumental	स्वीकाराशी svīkārāśī	स्वीकारांशी svīkārānśī
locative सप्तमी	स्वीकारात svīkārāt	स्वीकारांत svīkārāt
vocative संबोधन	स्वीकारा svīkārā	स्वीकारांनो svīkārānno
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 स्वीकार (masc cons-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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	स्वीकाराचा svīkārāċā	स्वीकाराचे svīkārāċe	स्वीकाराची svīkārācī	स्वीकाराच्या svīkārācā	स्वीकाराचे, स्वीकाराचं svīkārāċe, svīkārāċa	स्वीकाराची svīkārācī	स्वीकाराच्या svīkārācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	स्वीकारांचा svīkārānċā	स्वीकारांचे svīkārānċe	स्वीकारांची svīkārāñcī	स्वीकारांच्या svīkārāncā	स्वीकारांचे, स्वीकारांचं svīkārānċe, svīkārānċa	स्वीकारांची svīkārāñcī	स्वीकारांच्या svīkārāñcā
^* 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.

Verb

स्वीकार • (svīkār)

inflection of स्वीकारणे (svīkārṇe):
1. stem
2. second-person singular intimate present imperative
मी माझी शिक्षा स्वीकारतो. ― mī mājhī śikṣā svīkārto. ― I accept my punishment.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “स्वीकार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

স্বীকাৰ (Assamese script)
ᬲ᭄ᬯᬷᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
স্বীকার (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰱𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
သွီကာရ (Burmese script)
સ્વીકાર (Gujarati script)
ਸ੍ਵੀਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦱ꧀ꦮꦷꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂲𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಸ್ವೀಕಾರ (Kannada script)
ស្វីការ (Khmer script)
ສ຺ວີກາຣ (Lao script)
സ്വീകാര (Malayalam script)
ᠰᠣᠸᡳᡳᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘲𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
ᠰᠸᠢᠢᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧠𑧊𑧓𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐷𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
ସ୍ଵୀକାର (Odia script)
ꢱ꣄ꢮꢷꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆵𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖱𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
ස‍්වීකාර (Sinhalese script)
𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚯𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
ஸ்வீகார (Tamil script)
స్వీకార (Telugu script)
สฺวีการ (Thai script)
སྭཱི་ཀཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒲𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

स्वी- (svī-, “combining form of स्व (sva, “one's own; self”)”) +‎ कार (kāra, “action, gain”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sʋiː.kɑː.ɾɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ʋiː.kɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

स्वीकार • (svīkāra) stem, m

making one's own, appropriation, claiming, claim
reception
assent, agreement, consent, promise

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of स्वीकार
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	स्वीकारः (svīkāraḥ)	स्वीकारौ (svīkārau) स्वीकारा¹ (svīkārā¹)	स्वीकाराः (svīkārāḥ) स्वीकारासः¹ (svīkārāsaḥ¹)
accusative	स्वीकारम् (svīkāram)	स्वीकारौ (svīkārau) स्वीकारा¹ (svīkārā¹)	स्वीकारान् (svīkārān)
instrumental	स्वीकारेण (svīkāreṇa)	स्वीकाराभ्याम् (svīkārābhyām)	स्वीकारैः (svīkāraiḥ) स्वीकारेभिः¹ (svīkārebhiḥ¹)
dative	स्वीकाराय (svīkārāya)	स्वीकाराभ्याम् (svīkārābhyām)	स्वीकारेभ्यः (svīkārebhyaḥ)
ablative	स्वीकारात् (svīkārāt)	स्वीकाराभ्याम् (svīkārābhyām)	स्वीकारेभ्यः (svīkārebhyaḥ)
genitive	स्वीकारस्य (svīkārasya)	स्वीकारयोः (svīkārayoḥ)	स्वीकाराणाम् (svīkārāṇām)
locative	स्वीकारे (svīkāre)	स्वीकारयोः (svīkārayoḥ)	स्वीकारेषु (svīkāreṣu)
vocative	स्वीकार (svīkāra)	स्वीकारौ (svīkārau) स्वीकारा¹ (svīkārā¹)	स्वीकाराः (svīkārāḥ) स्वीकारासः¹ (svīkārāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Hindi: स्वीकार (svīkār)
→ Kannada: ಸ್ವೀಕಾರ (svīkāra)
→ Old Javanese: swīkāra
- > Javanese: ꦱ꧀ꦮꦶꦏꦫ (swikara) (inherited)
>? Old Javanese: sikara
- > Javanese: ꦱꦶꦏꦫ (sikara) (inherited)
→ Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘲𑘎𑘰𑘨 (svīkāra)
- Marathi: स्वीकार (svīkār)
→ Tamil: சுவீகாரம் (cuvīkāram)
→ Telugu: స్వీకారము (svīkāramu)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “स्वीकार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1279/1.