अबीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عبیر ('abīr), from Arabic عَبِير (ʕabīr, “scent, perfume”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.biːɾ/, [ɐ.biːɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

अबीर • (abīr) m (Urdu spelling عَبیر)

  1. (uncountable) a colored powder especially used during the Holi festival; abir
    Synonym: गुलाल (gulāl)

Declension
Declension of अबीर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अबीर
abīr		 अबीर
abīr
oblique अबीर
abīr		 अबीरों
abīrõ
vocative अबीर
abīr		 अबीरो
abīro

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi अबीर (a scented powder) from Classical Persian عبیر ('abīr), from Arabic عَبِير (ʕabīr, “scent, perfume”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ə.biɾ/, [ə.biːɾ]

Noun

अबीर • (abīr) m

  1. (uncountable) a colored powder especially used during the Holi festival; abir
    Synonym: गुलाल (gulāl)
    अबीर गुलाल, उधळीत रंग ― abīr gulāl, udhḷīt raṅga
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