ज़र

See also: जर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زر (zar), from Middle Persian, from Parthian, from Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyom. Doublet of हिरण्य (hiraṇya). Compare Punjabi ਜ਼ਰ (zar) / زَر (zar), Gujarati જર (jar), Marathi जर (j̈ar).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /zəɾ/, [zɐɾ], /d͡ʒəɾ/, [d͡ʒɐɾ]

Noun

ज़र • (zar) m (Urdu spelling زر)

  1. gold
    Synonym: सोना (sonā)
  2. wealth, money, riches

Derived terms

  • ज़रगर (zargar)

References

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