अनार

Awadhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَنَار (anār).

Noun

अनार (anār)

1. pomegranate

Hindi

अनार

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَنَار (anār). Compare Bengali আনার (anar), Nepali अनार (anār), Punjabi ਅਨਾਰ (anār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.nɑːɾ/, [ɐ.näːɾ]

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Noun

अनार • (anār) m (Urdu spelling انار)

1. pomegranate

   Synonym: दाड़िम (dāṛim)

   आजकल अनार महँगे हो गए हैं।

   ājkal anār mahaṅge ho gae ha͠i.

   These days, pomegranates have become costly.

Declension

Declension of अनार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अनार anār	अनार anār
oblique	अनार anār	अनारों anārõ
vocative	अनार anār	अनारो anāro

Descendants

• → Guyanese Creole English: anar

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अनार (anār), from Classical Persian اَنَار (anār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌnär]
• Phonetic Devanagari: अनार्

Noun

अनार • (anār)

1. pomegranate

   Synonyms: दारिम (dārim), दाडिम (dāḍim)

Declension

Declension of अनार
	Singular	Plural
nominative	अनार [ʌnär]	अनारहरू [ʌnärɦʌɾu]
accusative	अनारलाई [ʌnärläi]	अनारहरूलाई [ʌnärɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	अनारले [ʌnärle]	अनारहरूले [ʌnärɦʌɾule]
dative	अनारलाई [ʌnärläi]	अनारहरूलाई [ʌnärɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	अनारबाट [ʌnärbäʈʌ]	अनारहरूबाट [ʌnärɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	अनारको [ʌnärko]	अनारहरूको [ʌnärɦʌɾuko]
locative	अनारमा [ʌnärmä]	अनारहरूमा [ʌnärɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

• “अनार”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “अनार”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “अनार्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 13