Hindi edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

नार (nārf (Urdu spelling نار)

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

Declension edit

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Kashmiri edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic نار (nār).

Noun edit

नार (nārm (Perso-Arabic نار)

  1. fire

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Sanskrit edit

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Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 edit

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