Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔː.ɦəɾ/, [d͡ʒɔː.ɦɐɾ]

Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit *जतुगृह (jatugṛha). Compare Marwari जौहर (jauhar).

Noun

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जौहर (jauharm (Urdu spelling جوہر)

  1. self-immolation on a pyre, especially that done by the Rajput women when facing capture, as men fought the final battle
  2. funeral pyre
    Synonym: चिता (citā)
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Early Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar), from Middle Persian gwhl (/⁠gōhr, gōhar⁠/, substance, essence; jewel). Compare Bengali জওহর (joōhor), Punjabi ਜੌਹਰ (jauhar).

Noun

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जौहर (jauharm (Urdu spelling جوہر)

  1. jewel
    Synonym: रत्न (ratna)
  2. essence, meaning
  3. atom
    Synonyms: ज़र्रा (zarrā), परमाणु (parmāṇu)

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Marwari

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *जतुघर (jatughara). Cognate with Hindustani جوہر / जौहर (jauhar).

Noun

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जौहर (jauharm

  1. (historical) jauhar (self-immolation on a pyre, especially that done by the Rajput women when facing capture, as men fought the final battle)

Descendants

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  • Gujarati: જૌહર (jauhar)

Further reading

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