See also: , , ने, नै, and

Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ (man), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr (man). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬭 (nar), Old Armenian այր (ayr), Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr), Persian نر (nar).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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नृ (nṛ́) stemm

  1. a man
    Synonym: पुंस् (puṃs)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.41.3:
      इन्द्रा॑ ह॒ रत्नं॒ वरु॑णा॒ धेष्ठे॒त्था नृभ्य॑: शशमा॒नेभ्य॒स्ता।
      यदी॒ सखा॑या स॒ख्याय॒ सोमै॑: सु॒तेभि॑: सुप्र॒यसा॑ मा॒दयै॑ते॥
      índrā ha rátnaṃ váruṇā dhéṣṭhetthā́ nṛ́bhya: śaśamānébhyastā́.
      yádī sákhāyā sakhyā́ya sómai: sutébhi: suprayásā mādáyaite.
      Indra and Varuṇa are most liberal givers of treasure to the men who toil to serve them, when they, as Friends inclined to friendship, honoured with dainty food, delight in flowing Soma.
  2. hero
  3. (chiefly in the plural) mankind, people
  4. (grammar) masculine word
  5. the pin or gnomon of a sundial
  6. (chess) a chess piece

Declension

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Masculine ṛ-stem declension of नृ (nṛ́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ना
nā́
नरौ / नरा¹
nárau / nárā¹
नरः / नारः
náraḥ / nā́raḥ
Vocative नः
náḥ
नरौ / नरा¹
nárau / nárā¹
नरः / नारः
náraḥ / nā́raḥ
Accusative नरम्
náram
नरौ / नरा¹
nárau / nárā¹
नॄन्
nṝ́n
Instrumental नरा
nárā
नृभ्याम्
nṛ́bhyām
नृभिः / नृभिः
nṛ́bhiḥ / nṛbhíḥ
Dative नरे
náre
नृभ्याम्
nṛ́bhyām
नृभ्यः / नृभ्यः
nṛ́bhyaḥ / nṛbhyáḥ
Ablative नरः
náraḥ
नृभ्याम्
nṛ́bhyām
नृभ्यः / नृभ्यः
nṛ́bhyaḥ / nṛbhyáḥ
Genitive नरः
náraḥ
न्रोः
nróḥ
नराम् / नरअम् / नृणाम् / नॄणाम्
narā́m / naráam / nṛṇā́m / nṝṇā́m
Locative नरि
nári
न्रोः
nróḥ
नृषु / नृषु
nṛ́ṣu / nṛṣú
Notes

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