zaruri

Zaruri is an adjective used primarily in Persian, Urdu, and Hindi to mean "necessary" or "essential." It is widely used to indicate that something is required, important, or unavoidable in a given context. In everyday speech, speakers often say “yeh zaruri hai” (this is necessary) or combine it with a noun to form phrases such as “zaruri kaam” (a necessary task). The term also appears in more formal writing to express obligation or indispensability.

Etymology: Zaruri derives from the Arabic root darūr/ḍarūr, meaning “necessary” or “essential.” The suffix -ī forms adjectives in Persian and Urdu, yielding zarūrī/zaruri. The related noun in Urdu/Hindi is zarurat (ضرورت), meaning “necessity” or “need.” Arabic cognates include darūri (ضروري), which corresponds to the same semantic field.

Variants: Spelling varies by language and transliteration. In Urdu and Hindi you will commonly see zaruri or zaroori; in Persian transliteration it is zaruri; in Arabic transliteration the equivalent is darūri. The native scripts are ضروری in Urdu and Persian, and the root term appears as ضروری in Arabic-script contexts.

See also: zarurat; darurāt; darūrī; zaroorat.

Notes: The term is typically used descriptively rather than prescriptively, and its nuance can range from merely “necessary” to “strictly required” depending on context.