अवसर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवसर (avasara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əʋ.səɾ/, [ɐʋ.sɐɾ]

Noun

अवसर • (avsar) m (Urdu spelling اوسر)

1. opportunity, chance

   Synonym: मौक़ा (mauqā)

   इस शुभ अवसर पर... ― is śubh avsar par... ― On this auspicious occasion...

Declension

Declension of अवसर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अवसर avsar	अवसर avsar
oblique	अवसर avsar	अवसरों avsarõ
vocative	अवसर avsar	अवसरो avsaro

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवसर (avasara). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘀𑘪𑘭𑘨 (avasara, “occassion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əʋ.səɾ/

Noun

अवसर • (avsar) m

1. opportunity, chance

   Synonym: संधी (sandhī)

2. occasion

   Synonym: प्रसंग (prasaṅga)

Declension

Declension of अवसर (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	अवसर avsar
direct plural	अवसर avsar
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अवसर avsar		अवसर avsar
oblique सामान्यरूप	अवसरा avasrā		अवसरां- avasrān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अवसराला avasrālā		अवसरांना avasrānnā
ergative	अवसराने, अवसरानं avasrāne, avasrāna		अवसरांनी avasrānnī
instrumental	अवसराशी avasrāśī		अवसरांशी avasrānśī
locative सप्तमी	अवसरात avasrāt		अवसरांत avasrāt
vocative संबोधन	अवसरा avasrā		अवसरांनो avasrānno
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 अवसर (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
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	अवसराचा avasrāċā	अवसराचे avasrāċe	अवसराची avasrācī	अवसराच्या avasrācā	अवसराचे, अवसराचं avasrāċe, avasrāċa	अवसराची avasrācī	अवसराच्या avasrācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अवसरांचा avasrānċā	अवसरांचे avasrānċe	अवसरांची avasrāñcī	अवसरांच्या avasrāncā	अवसरांचे, अवसरांचं avasrānċe, avasrānċa	अवसरांची avasrāñcī	अवसरांच्या avasrāñcā
* 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.

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अवसर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “अवसर”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवसर (avasara).

Noun

अवसर • (avasara) m

1. opportunity, occasion

Descendants

• Gujarati: અવસર (avasar)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অৱসৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬯᬲᬭ (Balinese script)
• অবসর (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰪𑰭𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀯𑀲𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• အဝသရ (Burmese script)
• અવસર (Gujarati script)
• ਅਵਸਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌵𑌸𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦮꦱꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂫𑂮𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಅವಸರ (Kannada script)
• អវសរ (Khmer script)
• ອວສຣ (Lao script)
• അവസര (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠸᠠᠰ᠌ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘪𑘭𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠸᠠᠰᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧊𑧍𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐰𑐳𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଅଵସର (Odia script)
• ꢂꢮꢱꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆮𑆱𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖪𑖭𑖨 (Siddham script)
• අවසර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩾𑪁𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚦𑚨𑚤 (Takri script)
• அவஸர (Tamil script)
• అవసర (Telugu script)
• อวสร (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཝ་ས་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒫𑒮𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨭𑨰𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of अव- (ava-, “down”) +‎ सर (sara, “runner”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʋɐ.s̪ɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

अवसर • (avasara) stem, m

1. "descent (of water)", rain
2. occasion, moment, favorable opportunity
3. seasonableness, appropriate place for anything
4. anyone's turn
5. leisure, advantageous situation

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अवसर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अवसरः (avasaraḥ)	अवसरौ (avasarau)	अवसराः (avasarāḥ)
accusative	अवसरम् (avasaram)	अवसरौ (avasarau)	अवसरान् (avasarān)
instrumental	अवसरेण (avasareṇa)	अवसराभ्याम् (avasarābhyām)	अवसरैः (avasaraiḥ)
dative	अवसराय (avasarāya)	अवसराभ्याम् (avasarābhyām)	अवसरेभ्यः (avasarebhyaḥ)
ablative	अवसरात् (avasarāt)	अवसराभ्याम् (avasarābhyām)	अवसरेभ्यः (avasarebhyaḥ)
genitive	अवसरस्य (avasarasya)	अवसरयोः (avasarayoḥ)	अवसराणाम् (avasarāṇām)
locative	अवसरे (avasare)	अवसरयोः (avasarayoḥ)	अवसरेषु (avasareṣu)
vocative	अवसर (avasara)	अवसरौ (avasarau)	अवसराः (avasarāḥ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “अवसर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 105/1.