अहमियत (ahmiyat)
noun
A single-sense abstract noun meaning 'importance' or 'significance' -- a common, everyday word for talking about how much something matters.
Sense
1
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importance, significance
noun, feminine Commonly used with देना (denaa, 'to give') and होना (honaa, 'to be') -- अहमियत देना (ahmiyat denaa, 'to give importance to') and किसी की अहमियत होना (kisii kii ahmiyat honaa, 'for something/someone to have importance').
Synonyms: महत्व (mahatv), महत्ता (mahattaa, less common)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word comes from Persian/Urdu and is completely at home in everyday Hindi -- you will hear it just as often on the street or in a Bollywood dialogue as महत्व (mahatv), especially when someone is talking about relationships: रिश्तों में अहमियत (rishton men ahmiyat, 'importance in relationships') is a very common phrase, often in the context of someone feeling valued or undervalued by family or a partner.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for महत्व (mahatv) by default since it is taught first in textbooks, but अहमियत (ahmiyat) is at least as common in everyday spoken Hindi and sounds completely natural in casual conversation, not just formal writing. 2) The thing or person that has importance is usually marked with की/का/के (kii/kaa/ke) rather than treated as a direct object: उसकी अहमियत (uskii ahmiyat, 'his/her importance'), not a direct 'importance of him' phrasing carried over from English.
Sample Sentences:
इस काम की अपनी एक अहमियत है।
This work has an importance of its own.
(is kaam kii apnii ek ahmiyat hai।)
मुझे नहीं पता था कि यह बात इतनी अहमियत रखती है।
I didn't know that this matter holds so much importance.
(mujhe nahiin pataa thaa ki yah baat itnii ahmiyat rakhtii hai।)
रिश्तों में अहमियत देना बहुत ज़रूरी है, वरना बंदा खुद को नज़रअंदाज़ महसूस करता है।
Giving importance in relationships is very necessary, otherwise a person feels ignored.
(rishton men ahmiyat denaa bahut zaroorii hai, varnaa bandaa khud ko nazraandaaz mahsoos kartaa hai।)
उसे लगता है कि उसकी अहमियत घर में कम होती जा रही है।
She feels like her importance in the house is decreasing.
(use lagtaa hai ki uskii ahmiyat ghar men kam hotii jaa rahii hai।)
काश तुम मेरी अहमियत समझते।
I wish you understood my importance.
(kaash tum merii ahmiyat samajhte।)
अगर उसे उसकी अहमियत का एहसास होता, तो वो कभी नहीं जाती।
If he had realized her importance, she would never have left.
(agar use uskii ahmiyat kaa ehsaas hotaa, to vo kabhii nahiin jaatii।)
इस मुद्दे को इसकी अहमियत के हिसाब से पेश किया जाना चाहिए।
This issue should be presented according to its importance.
(is mudde ko iskii ahmiyat ke hisaab se pesh kiyaa jaanaa chaahie।)
क्या तुम्हें अपनी सेहत की अहमियत का अंदाज़ा है?
Do you have any idea of the importance of your health?
(kyaa tumhen apnii sehat kii ahmiyat kaa andaazaa hai?)
उन्होंने भाषण में शिक्षा की अहमियत पर ज़ोर दिया।
He emphasized the importance of education in his speech.
(unhonne bhaashan men shikshaa kii ahmiyat par zor diyaa।)
समय की अहमियत को कभी कम मत समझो।
Never underestimate the importance of time.
(samay kii ahmiyat ko kabhii kam mat samjho।)
आज के दौर में हर छोटी-बड़ी चीज़ को अहमियत दी जाती है।
In today's times, every little and big thing is given importance.
(aaj ke daur men har chhotii-badii chiiz ko ahmiyat dii jaatii hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
अहमियत
(ahmiyat)
(sg.f.oblique):
अहमियत
(ahmiyat)
(pl.f.direct):
अहमियतें
(ahmiyten)
(pl.f.oblique):
अहमियतों
(ahmiyton)