جوہر
Urdu
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Classical Persian جوهر (jawhar), from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Early Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar), from Middle Persian gwhl (/gōhr, gōhar/, “substance, essence; jewel”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔː.ɦəɾ/
Noun
editجوہر • (jauhar) m (Hindi spelling जौहर)
Derived terms
edit- جوہری (jauhrī)
Etymology 2
editFrom Sanskrit *जतुगृह (jatugṛha).
Noun
editجوہر • (jauhar) m (Hindi spelling जौहर)
- (rare) self-immolation on a pyre, especially that done by the Rajput women when facing capture, as men fought the final battle
- (rare) a funeral pyre
Declension
editDeclension of جوہر | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | جوہر (jauhar) | جوہر (jauhar) |
oblique | جوہر (jauhar) | جوہروں (jauharō̃) |
vocative | جوہر (jauhar) | جوہرو (jauharō) |
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