आविष्कार (aavishkaar)

noun A single-sense noun meaning 'invention' or 'discovery' -- the act of inventing something new, or the thing invented itself.
Sense 1 : invention, discovery
noun, masculine
Synonyms: खोज (khoj, more often 'discovery' or 'search'), ईजाद (iijaad, colloquial, often used with करना (karnaa))
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word shows up constantly in Indian school science textbooks and general-knowledge quizzes -- questions like 'बल्ब का आविष्कार किसने किया?' (balb kaa aavishkaar kisne kiyaa?, 'Who invented the bulb?') are a staple of Hindi-medium education, so the word carries a slightly formal, textbook-ish flavor even in casual conversation about technology or history.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often confuse आविष्कार (aavishkaar) with खोज (khoj) -- आविष्कार (aavishkaar) is for creating something new that didn't exist before (like the telephone), while खोज (khoj) is for finding something that already existed but was unknown (like a new planet or an old manuscript). 2) The verb pairing is आविष्कार करना (aavishkaar karnaa, 'to invent') -- learners sometimes try to use आविष्कार (aavishkaar) as a verb on its own, but it needs करना (karnaa) to function as one.
Sample Sentences:
बल्ब का आविष्कार किसने किया था? Who invented the bulb?
(balb kaa aavishkaar kisne kiyaa thaa?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
टेलीफोन का आविष्कार ग्राहम बेल ने किया था। The telephone was invented by Graham Bell.
(teliiphon kaa aavishkaar graaham bel ne kiyaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
छापेखाने का आविष्कार मानव इतिहास की सबसे बड़ी घटनाओं में से एक माना जाता है। The invention of the printing press is considered one of the greatest events in human history.
(chhaapekhaane kaa aavishkaar maanav itihaas kii sabse badii ghatnaaon men se ek maanaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
वैज्ञानिक एक नई दवा का आविष्कार करने में जुटे हैं। The scientists are engaged in inventing a new medicine.
(vaigyaanik ek naii davaa kaa aavishkaar karne men jute hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश मैं भी कोई ऐसा आविष्कार कर पाता जो दुनिया बदल दे। I wish I too could make some invention that would change the world.
(kaash main bhii koii aisaa aavishkaar kar paataa jo duniyaa badal de।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर उस समय बिजली का आविष्कार न हुआ होता, तो आज की दुनिया बहुत अलग होती। If electricity had not been invented back then, today's world would be very different.
(agar us samay bijlii kaa aavishkaar n huaa hotaa, to aaj kii duniyaa bahut alag hotii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Passive
अपना होमवर्क करने के बहाने मत बनाओ, बहाने आविष्कार करने की ज़रूरत नहीं है। Don't make excuses to do your homework -- there's no need to invent excuses.
(apnaa homvark karne ke bahaane mat banaao, bahaane aavishkaar karne kii zaroorat nahiin hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
विज्ञान की परीक्षा में आविष्कारों से जुड़े कई सवाल पूछे जाते हैं। Many questions related to inventions are asked in the science exam.
(vigyaan kii pariikshaa men aavishkaaron se jude kaii savaal poochhe jaate hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगर वह और मेहनत करे, तो शायद कोई बड़ा आविष्कार कर सके। If he works harder, he might perhaps make some big invention.
(agar vah aur mehnat kare, to shaayad koii badaa aavishkaar kar sake।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
भविष्य में शायद ऐसे आविष्कार होंगे जो बीमारियों को जड़ से मिटा दें। In the future, there will perhaps be such inventions that eradicate diseases completely.
(bhavishy men shaayad aise aavishkaar honge jo biimaariyon ko jad se mitaa den।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): आविष्कार (aavishkaar)
(sg.m.oblique): आविष्कार (aavishkaar)
(pl.m.direct): आविष्कार (aavishkaar)
(pl.m.oblique): आविष्कारों (aavishkaaron)