पहर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रहर (prahara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pə.ɦəɾ/, [pɛ.ɦɛɾ]

Noun

पहर • (pahar) m (Urdu spelling پہر)

1. unit of time equalling three hours

Declension

Declension of पहर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पहर pahar	पहर pahar
oblique	पहर pahar	पहरों paharõ
vocative	पहर pahar	पहरो paharo

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पहर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prahara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press