नकार

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nə.kɑːɾ/, [nɐ.käːɾ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit नकार (nakāra).

Noun

नकार • (nakār) m (Urdu spelling نکار)

the letter or the sound na

Declension

Declension of नकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नकार nakār	नकार nakār
oblique	नकार nakār	नकारों nakārõ
vocative	नकार nakār	नकारो nakāro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit नकार (nákāra).

Noun

नकार • (nakār) m

denial, refusal, rejection
Synonyms: अस्वीकार (asvīkār), इनकार (inkār), मना (manā)
opposing, disapproving (a motion)

Declension

Declension of नकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नकार nakār	नकार nakār
oblique	नकार nakār	नकारों nakārõ
vocative	नकार nakār	नकारो nakāro

Derived terms

नकारना (nakārnā)
नकारवाद (nakārvād)
नकारात्मक (nakārātmak)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नकार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884) “नकार”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

নকাৰ (Assamese script)
ᬦᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
নকার (Bengali script)
𑰡𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀦𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
နကာရ (Burmese script)
નકાર (Gujarati script)
ਨਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦤꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂢𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ನಕಾರ (Kannada script)
នការ (Khmer script)
ນກາຣ (Lao script)
നകാര (Malayalam script)
ᠨᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘡𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
ᠨᠠᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧁𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐣𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
ନକାର (Odia script)
ꢥꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆤𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖡𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
නකාර (Sinhalese script)
𑩯𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚝𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
நகார (Tamil script)
నకార (Telugu script)
นการ (Thai script)
ན་ཀཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒢𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨝𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From न (na, “the Devanagari letter na”) +‎ कार (kāra, “the term used in designating a letter or sound or indeclinable word”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ.kɑː.ɾɐ/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /n̪ɐˈkɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

नकार • (nakāra) stem, m

the letter or sound na
(prosody) a tribrach

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नकार (nakāra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नकारः nakāraḥ	नकारौ / नकारा¹ nakārau / nakārā¹	नकाराः / नकारासः¹ nakārāḥ / nakārāsaḥ¹
Vocative	नकार nakāra	नकारौ / नकारा¹ nakārau / nakārā¹	नकाराः / नकारासः¹ nakārāḥ / nakārāsaḥ¹
Accusative	नकारम् nakāram	नकारौ / नकारा¹ nakārau / nakārā¹	नकारान् nakārān
Instrumental	नकारेण nakāreṇa	नकाराभ्याम् nakārābhyām	नकारैः / नकारेभिः¹ nakāraiḥ / nakārebhiḥ¹
Dative	नकाराय nakārāya	नकाराभ्याम् nakārābhyām	नकारेभ्यः nakārebhyaḥ
Ablative	नकारात् nakārāt	नकाराभ्याम् nakārābhyām	नकारेभ्यः nakārebhyaḥ
Genitive	नकारस्य nakārasya	नकारयोः nakārayoḥ	नकाराणाम् nakārāṇām
Locative	नकारे nakāre	नकारयोः nakārayoḥ	नकारेषु nakāreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From न (ná, “no”) +‎ कार (kāra, “action, effort”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ́.kɑː.ɾɐ/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /n̪ɐˈkɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

नकार • (nákāra) stem, m

refusal, denial, no, negation

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नकार (nákāra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नकारः nákāraḥ	नकारौ / नकारा¹ nákārau / nákārā¹	नकाराः / नकारासः¹ nákārāḥ / nákārāsaḥ¹
Vocative	नकार nákāra	नकारौ / नकारा¹ nákārau / nákārā¹	नकाराः / नकारासः¹ nákārāḥ / nákārāsaḥ¹
Accusative	नकारम् nákāram	नकारौ / नकारा¹ nákārau / nákārā¹	नकारान् nákārān
Instrumental	नकारेण nákāreṇa	नकाराभ्याम् nákārābhyām	नकारैः / नकारेभिः¹ nákāraiḥ / nákārebhiḥ¹
Dative	नकाराय nákārāya	नकाराभ्याम् nákārābhyām	नकारेभ्यः nákārebhyaḥ
Ablative	नकारात् nákārāt	नकाराभ्याम् nákārābhyām	नकारेभ्यः nákārebhyaḥ
Genitive	नकारस्य nákārasya	नकारयोः nákārayoḥ	नकाराणाम् nákārāṇām
Locative	नकारे nákāre	नकारयोः nákārayoḥ	नकारेषु nákāreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “नकार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 523.

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