تارا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from an Indian language (cf. Hindi तारा (tārā), Urdu تارا (tārā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with English star. Doublet of ستاره.

Noun

تارا • (târâ)

1. (archaic or obsolete) star

Proper noun

تارا • (târâ)

1. a female given name, Tara

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• تارَہ (tārah)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तारा (tārā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Doublet of ستارہ (sitārā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t̪äː.ɾäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: تا‧را

Noun

تَارا • (tārā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਤਾਰਾ)

1. (astronomy) star

   Synonym: سِتارَہ (sitārah)

2. asterisk
3. (anatomy) pupil (of the eye)
4. (astrology) destiny (that is influenced by a planet)
5. (figuratively) something that appears small due to the distance
6. (endearing) a star; dear

Declension

Declension of تارا
dir. sg.	تَارا (tārā)
dir. pl.	تَارے (tāre)
	singular	plural
direct	تَارا (tārā)	تَارے (tāre)
oblique	تَارے (tāre)	تَاریْاں (tāriyāṉ)
vocative	تَاریْا (tāriyā)	تَاریو (tāreyo)
ablative	تَاریوں (tāreyoṉ)	تَاریْاں (tāriyāṉ)
locative	–	تَارِیں (tārīṉ)
instrumental	تَارے (tāre)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “تارا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਤਾਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Alternative forms

• تارَہ (tāra)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तारा (tārā). Doublet of سِتارَہ (sitāra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.ɾɑː/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: تا‧را

Noun

تارا • (tārā) m (Hindi spelling तारा)

1. (astronomy) star
2. (anatomy) pupil (of the eye)
3. (figuratively, games) a pigeon.
4. (astrology) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Declension

Declension of تارا
	singular	plural
direct	تارا (tārā)	تارے (tāre)
oblique	تارے (tāre)	تاروں (tārõ)
vocative	تارے (tāre)	تارو (tāro)

Synonyms

• ستارہ (sitāra)

Further reading

• “تارا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “تارا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “تارا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.