भोर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *भोर (bhora), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰawras (“dawn”). Cognate with Punjabi ਭੋਰ (bhor), Gujarati ભોર (bhor), Maithili 𑂦𑂷𑂩 (bhor), Bengali ভোর (bhōr), Odia ଭୋର (bhorô). Probably related to भोलानाथ (bholānāth, “Lord Shiva as husband of Ushas, goddess of dawn”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱoːɾ/

Noun

भोर • (bhor) m

1. dawn, sunrise

   Synonyms: सुबह (subah), प्रातःकाल (prātaḥkāl)

   भोर हो गया है ― bhor ho gayā hai ― the sun has rise; it is dawn

Declension

Declension of भोर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भोर bhor	भोर bhor
oblique	भोर bhor	भोरों bhorõ
vocative	भोर bhor	भोरो bhoro

References

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