धार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀸 (dhārā), from Sanskrit धारा (dhārā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰā́raH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂, from *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”). Cognate with Assamese ধাৰ (dhar), Nepali धार (dhār), Gujarati ધાર (dhār), and Marathi धार (dhār). Doublet of धारा (dhārā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɑːɾ/, [d̪ʱäːɾ]

Noun

धार • (dhār) f (Urdu spelling دهار)

1. flow, current, stream, channel (of a river)
2. downward flow, heavy shower (of rain)
3. libation
4. edge (of blade)
5. edge, end, limit
6. (obsolete) direction
7. line, chain (as of mountains)

Declension

Declension of धार (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धार dhār	धारें dhārẽ
oblique	धार dhār	धारों dhārõ
vocative	धार dhār	धारो dhāro

Related terms

• इधर (idhar)
• इधर-उधर (idhar-udhar)
• उधर (udhar)
• किधर (kidhar)
• जिधर (jidhar)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhā́ra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press