नार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit णारी (ṇārī), from Sanskrit नारी (nā́rī, woman). Cognate with Punjabi ਨਾਰ (nār, woman).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑːɾ/, [näːɾ]

Noun

नार • (nār) f (Urdu spelling نار)

  1. a woman
    Synonyms: औरत (aurat), नारी (nārī), स्त्री (strī), महिला (mahilā)

Declension

References

Kashmiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نار (nār).

Noun

नार • (nār) m (Perso-Arabic نار)

  1. fire

Derived terms

  • नार छु मार (nāra chu mār)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

नार • (nāra) stem, ?

  1. Human, mortal
  2. Spiritual
  3. A calf
  4. Water
  5. A multitude or assemblage of men
  6. Dry ginger
  7. vriddhi of नर

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “नार”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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