मनियार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭 (maṇiāra), from Sanskrit मणिकार (maṇikāra). Doublet of मणिकार (maṇikār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.nɪ.jɑːɾ/, [mɐ.ni.jäːɾ]

Adjective

मनियार • (maniyār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مَنِیار)

1. bejewelled, glittering, brilliant, shining

   Synonyms: चमकीला (camkīlā), कांतिमय (kāntimay)

2. possessing a jewel (of a snake)
   • 2020 September 3, Dhirendra Narain Sinha, गनवरियों का इतिहास एवं विस्तार, →ISBN, page 56:

     मनियार साँप तीसरे दिन भी जब उनके सामने फण काढ़कर बैठ गया तो उन्होंने पुरोहित को बुलाकर इसका रहस्य जानना चाहा।

     maniyār sā̃p tīsre din bhī jab unke sāmne phaṇ kāṛhkar baiṭh gayā to unhõne purohit ko bulākar iskā rahasya jānnā cāhā.

     Even on the third day, when the bejwelled snake sat in front of them with its hood expanded, they called the priest and wanted to know its secret.

Noun

मनियार • (maniyār) m (feminine मनियारिन, Urdu spelling مَنِیار)

1. a jeweller, bangle dealer or maker

   Synonyms: मणिकार (maṇikār), जौहरी (jauhrī)

Declension

Declension of मनियार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मनियार maniyār	मनियार maniyār
oblique	मनियार maniyār	मनियारों maniyārõ
vocative	मनियार maniyār	मनियारो maniyāro

Alternative forms

• मनिहार (manihār)

References

• “मनियार”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मनियार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 790