Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

existentialism

Urdu translation:

mojoodiat.

Added to glossary by Kamran Nadeem
Feb 15, 2002 17:51
22 yrs ago
English term

existentialism

English to Urdu Art/Literary Philosophy Philosophy
A philosphical movement on 20th century.

Proposed translations

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mojoodiat.

These terms requiere to be understood in a particular context. Being is being is being in-itself and being for- it self. being in it self is there and only exists because of the conciousness which is being for itsself. it is man and mind. when the being for-itself confronts the being in-itself the existence is born. the phonemenonal word appear. existennce is appearence.
so mojoodiat can not be translated as wajoodiat. when some being appears through the agency of conciousness it is existence. wajood is what is... it need not to exist, it is wojood, hence even nothingness has a being.

see ,Alli Abbas Jalalpuri on mojoodiat kia hae' and his other related philosophical writings.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Yeah,Ali Abbas Jalal Puri(late)has done well acedemic discussion on it,Wujood or Wujoodiat is actually related with "Being" and not with existense,however MOUJUDIAT fully conveys the meanings of the term.Thanx"
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Tehrik-e-Ilme wajoodiyat

I think this could be the best posiblity as to find exact meaning is bit difficult as its such a broad term to understand as ILM-HYAT-O-WJUD AS WELL
THATS is a good test i wil let u know if i could find some better word
Peer comment(s):

disagree Rashid muhammad : Mojoodiat, existence is mojood and being is wajood. it is a philosophical term and must be translated with referece to the definitions of the movenment, specially in the context of Sartre's Being and nothingness.see Ali Abbas Jalalpuri" mojoodiat kia he'
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ok diagree one can but any suggestions or just like being disagree ?
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Wajoodiyat

Ilme wajoodiyat as suggested by a friend means "knowledge or science of existentialism". Existentialism, the nount is just one word and that is: wajoodiyat.

We have checked with the 6-volume Jami English Urdu Dictionary published by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, Government of India.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Rashid muhammad : The expert are not supposed to be content with the dictionary meanings, they are supposed to coin and invent taking help from these sorces.These termrm are related to the ontology of being. what is the being of phenomenon.all being is not existene .
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