पहरा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (pahra), maybe related to Hindi पहर (pahar), from Sanskrit प्रहर (prahara).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəɦ.ɾɑː/, [pɛʱ.ɾäː]

Noun

पहरा • (pahrā) m (Urdu spelling پہرہ)

guard, watch
पहरा देना ― pahrā denā ― to keep watch
a watch

Declension

Declension of पहरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पहरा pahrā	पहरे pahre
oblique	पहरे pahre	पहरों pahrõ
vocative	पहरे pahre	पहरो pahro

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पहरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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