अलक़तरा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• अलकतरा (alkatrā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic القَطْرَان (al-qaṭrān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /əl.qət̪.ɾɑː/, [ɐl.qɐt̪.ɾäː], /əl.kət̪.ɾɑː/, [ɐl.kɐt̪.ɾäː]

Noun

अलक़तरा • (alqatrā) m (Urdu spelling القترا)

1. tar, coal tar

Declension

Declension of अलक़तरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अलक़तरा alqatrā	अलक़तरे alqatre
oblique	अलक़तरे alqatre	अलक़तरों alqatrõ
vocative	अलक़तरे alqatre	अलक़तरो alqatro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अलक़तरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अलकतरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha