आड़

Hindi

Etymology

Deverbal form of आड़ना (āṛnā, “to obstruct”), from Prakrit *अड्डइ (aḍḍaï), derived from Dravidian, for which compare Tamil அடை (aṭai, “to obstruct”). Cognate with Gujarati આડી (āḍī, “obstacle”) and Assamese আঁৰ (ãr, “screen”). Doublet of अड्डा (aḍḍā) and related to अड़ना (aṛnā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑːɽ/, [äːɽ]

Noun

आड़ • (āṛ) f

1. covering, shade; shelter

   Synonyms: ओट (oṭ), परदा (pardā)

2. obstruction, blockage, hindrance

   Synonym: रोक (rok)

Declension

Declension of आड़ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आड़ āṛ	आड़ें āṛẽ
oblique	आड़ āṛ	आड़ों āṛõ
vocative	आड़ āṛ	आड़ो āṛo

Related terms

• अड़ना (aṛnā, “to obstruct, hinder”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “āṛ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aḍḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press