Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əʋ.t̪ɑːɾ/, [ɐʋ.t̪äːɾ]

Noun

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अवतार (avtārm (Urdu spelling اوتار)

  1. (Hinduism) an incarnation; incarnation of a deity, descent to the world
    अवतार लेनाavtār lenāto incarnate

Declension

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Declension of अवतार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अवतार
avtār
अवतार
avtār
oblique अवतार
avtār
अवतारों
avtārõ
vocative अवतार
avtār
अवतारो
avtāro

Descendants

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  • English: avatar, avatara (rare)
    • Japanese: アバター
  • French: avatar

Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘪𑘝𑘰𑘨 (avatāra), from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra).

Noun

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अवतार (avatārm

  1. (Hinduism) avatar; incarnation of a deity, descent to the world
  2. descending, descent

Declension

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Declension of अवतार (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
अवतार
avtār
direct
plural
अवतार
avtār
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
अवतार
avtār
अवतार
avtār
oblique
सामान्यरूप
अवतारा
avtārā
अवतारां-
avtārān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
अवताराला
avtārālā
अवतारांना
avtārānnā
ergative अवताराने, अवतारानं
avtārāne, avtārāna
अवतारांनी
avtārānnī
instrumental अवताराशी
avtārāśī
अवतारांशी
avtārānśī
locative
सप्तमी
अवतारात
avtārāt
अवतारांत
avtārāt
vocative
संबोधन
अवतारा
avtārā
अवतारांनो
avtārānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of अवतार (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
अवताराचा
avtārāċā
अवताराचे
avtārāċe
अवताराची
avtārācī
अवताराच्या
avtārācā
अवताराचे, अवताराचं
avtārāċe, avtārāċa
अवताराची
avtārācī
अवताराच्या
avtārācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
अवतारांचा
avtārānċā
अवतारांचे
avtārānċe
अवतारांची
avtārāñcī
अवतारांच्या
avtārāncā
अवतारांचे, अवतारांचं
avtārānċe, avtārānċa
अवतारांची
avtārāñcī
अवतारांच्या
avtārāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

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Old Gujarati

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra).

Noun

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अवतार (avatāram

  1. incarnation, rebirth, avatar

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Compound of अव (áva, down) +‎ तार (tāra, across).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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अवतार (ávatāra) stemm

  1. avatar: descent (especially of a deity from heaven), appearance of any deity upon earth (but more particularly the incarnations of Vishnu in ten principal forms, namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rāma, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki)
    • c. 1000, Kṣemendra, Kalāvilasā 10.10.21.yug’|âvatārāṇām†;:
      Madanaś chala|caurāṇāṃ / strī|vacanaṃ jñāti|bhedānām
      krūraś caṇḍālānāṃ / †māyāvī kali
      The God of love among sneaky thieves, / women’s words among dividers of kinsmen,
      a cruel one among chandálas, / a necromancer among those incarnated / in the age of darkness;
  2. any new and unexpected appearance
  3. any distinguished person in the language of respect is called an avatāra or incarnation of a deity
  4. opportunity of catching any one
  5. a तीर्थ (tīrtha) or sacred place
  6. translation

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of अवतार
singular dual plural
nominative अवतारः (ávatāraḥ) अवतारौ (ávatārau)
अवतारा¹ (ávatārā¹)
अवताराः (ávatārāḥ)
अवतारासः¹ (ávatārāsaḥ¹)
accusative अवतारम् (ávatāram) अवतारौ (ávatārau)
अवतारा¹ (ávatārā¹)
अवतारान् (ávatārān)
instrumental अवतारेण (ávatāreṇa) अवताराभ्याम् (ávatārābhyām) अवतारैः (ávatāraiḥ)
अवतारेभिः¹ (ávatārebhiḥ¹)
dative अवताराय (ávatārāya) अवताराभ्याम् (ávatārābhyām) अवतारेभ्यः (ávatārebhyaḥ)
ablative अवतारात् (ávatārāt) अवताराभ्याम् (ávatārābhyām) अवतारेभ्यः (ávatārebhyaḥ)
genitive अवतारस्य (ávatārasya) अवतारयोः (ávatārayoḥ) अवताराणाम् (ávatārāṇām)
locative अवतारे (ávatāre) अवतारयोः (ávatārayoḥ) अवतारेषु (ávatāreṣu)
vocative अवतार (ávatāra) अवतारौ (ávatārau)
अवतारा¹ (ávatārā¹)
अवताराः (ávatārāḥ)
अवतारासः¹ (ávatārāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

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