इज़हार (izahaar)

noun A single-sense noun meaning 'expression, declaration' -- most often heard in the fixed phrase इज़हार करना (izahaar karnaa) 'to express/declare (feelings, especially love)'.
Sense 1 : expression, declaration (especially of feelings/love)
noun, masculine Almost always used with करना (karnaa) as इज़हार करना (izahaar karnaa), taking the feeling or object of the declaration marked with का (kaa): प्यार का इज़हार (pyaar kaa izahaar, 'expression of love').
Synonyms: अभिव्यक्ति (abhivyakti, more formal/literary), इज़हार-ए-मोहब्बत (izahaar-e-mohabbat, specifically 'declaration of love')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In Hindi film and pop culture, इज़हार-ए-मोहब्बत (izahaar-e-mohabbat, 'confession of love') is a classic romantic trope -- the moment someone finally works up courage to say प्यार का इज़हार (pyaar kaa izahaar) to their crush. The word itself comes from Urdu/Persian and carries a slightly poetic, heartfelt register compared to plainer Hindi words for 'saying' or 'telling'.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use इज़हार (izahaar) as a generic word for any 'expression' (like facial expression), but in everyday speech it is almost always tied specifically to declaring feelings, especially romantic ones -- चेहरे के भाव (chehre ke bhaav) is used for facial expression instead. 2) The verb is always करना (karnaa) here, not होना (honaa) -- इज़हार होना (izahaar honaa) sounds odd/passive; you 'do' an इज़हार (izahaar), someone doesn't just 'happen' to have one.
Sample Sentences:
उसने आखिरकार अपने प्यार का इज़हार कर दिया। He finally expressed his love.
(usne aakhirkaar apne pyaar kaa izahaar kar diyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह उससे इज़हार-ए-मोहब्बत करना चाहता है, पर हिम्मत नहीं जुटा पाता। He wants to confess his love to her, but he can't gather the courage.
(vah usse izahaar-e-mohabbat karnaa chaahtaa hai, par himmat nahiin jutaa paataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम कभी अपने जज़्बात का इज़हार करोगी? Will you ever express your feelings?
(kyaa tum kabhii apne jazbaat kaa izahaar karogii?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अगर उसने अपने दिल का इज़हार किया होता, तो शायद बात बन जाती। If he had expressed what was in his heart, things might have worked out.
(agar usne apne dil kaa izahaar kiyaa hotaa, to shaayad baat ban jaatii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
इज़हार कर दे, वरना बाद में पछताएगा। Just confess it, or you'll regret it later.
(izahaar kar de, varnaa baad men pachhtaaegaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
फिल्म का सबसे मशहूर सीन वही है जब हीरो इज़हार-ए-मोहब्बत करता है। The film's most famous scene is when the hero confesses his love.
(philm kaa sabse mashahoor siin vahii hai jab hiiro izahaar-e-mohabbat kartaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद वह अपनी भावनाओं का इज़हार करे, अगर मौका मिले। Perhaps he might express his feelings, if he gets the chance.
(shaayad vah apnii bhaavnaaon kaa izahaar kare, agar maukaa mile।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
उसके खत में उसके दर्द का साफ इज़हार था। His letter contained a clear expression of his pain.
(uske khat men uske dard kaa saaph izahaar thaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मंच पर कवि ने अपने विचारों का बड़ी खूबसूरती से इज़हार किया। On stage, the poet expressed his thoughts with great beauty.
(manch par kavi ne apne vichaaron kaa badii khoobsoortii se izahaar kiyaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में मंत्री ने अपने विरोध का इज़हार किया। At the press conference, the minister expressed his opposition.
(pres konphrens men mantrii ne apne virodh kaa izahaar kiyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): इज़हार (izahaar)
(sg.m.oblique): इज़हार (izahaar)
(pl.m.direct): इज़हार (izahaar)
(pl.m.oblique): इज़हारों (izahaaron)