हरि

See also: हरा, हरू, ह्री, हीरा, हार, and हर

Braj

Proper noun

हरि (hari) m

(Hinduism) Hari: an epithet of Krishna, avatar of Vishnu

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit हरि

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ɾiː/, [ɦɐ.ɾiː]

Noun

हरि • (hari) m

Vishnu

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हरि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884) “हरि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हरि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

হৰি (Assamese script)
ᬳᬭᬶ (Balinese script)
হরি (Bengali script)
𑰮𑰨𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀳𑀭𑀺 (Brahmi script)
ဟရိ (Burmese script)
હરિ (Gujarati script)
ਹਰਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌹𑌰𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦲꦫꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂯𑂩𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ಹರಿ (Kannada script)
ហរិ (Khmer script)
ຫຣິ (Lao script)
ഹരി (Malayalam script)
ᡥᠠᡵᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘮𑘨𑘱 (Modi script)
ᠾᠠᠷᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑧎𑧈𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐴𑐬𑐶 (Newa script)
ହରି (Odia script)
ꢲꢬꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆲𑆫𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖮𑖨𑖰 (Siddham script)
හරි (Sinhalese script)
𑪂𑩼𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚩𑚤𑚮 (Takri script)
ஹரி (Tamil script)
హరి (Telugu script)
หริ (Thai script)
ཧ་རི (Tibetan script)
𑒯𑒩𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨱𑨫𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃-i-s, from *ǵʰelh₃-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (zaⁱri), Persian (zar, “gold”). Related to हिरण्य (híraṇya).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ́.ɾi/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ.ɾi/

Adjective

हरि • (hári) stem

yellow or green
fawn-coloured
reddish brown
brown
tawny
pale
yellow
fallow
bay (especially applied to horses)
green
greenish

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of हरि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरिः (háriḥ)	हरी (hárī)	हरयः (hárayaḥ)
accusative	हरिम् (hárim)	हरी (hárī)	हरीन् (hárīn)
instrumental	हरिणा (háriṇā) हर्या¹ (háryā¹)	हरिभ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरिभिः (háribhiḥ)
dative	हरये (háraye)	हरिभ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरिभ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
ablative	हरेः (háreḥ) हर्यः¹ (háryaḥ¹)	हरिभ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरिभ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
genitive	हरेः (háreḥ) हर्यः¹ (háryaḥ¹)	हर्योः (háryoḥ)	हरीणाम् (hárīṇām)
locative	हरौ (hárau) हरा¹ (hárā¹)	हर्योः (háryoḥ)	हरिषु (háriṣu)
vocative	हरे (háre)	हरी (hárī)	हरयः (hárayaḥ)

¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of हरि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरिः (háriḥ)	हरी (hárī)	हरयः (hárayaḥ)
accusative	हरिम् (hárim)	हरी (hárī)	हरीः (hárīḥ)
instrumental	हर्या (háryā) हरी¹ (hárī¹)	हरिभ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरिभिः (háribhiḥ)
dative	हरये (háraye) हर्यै² (háryai²) हरी¹ (hárī¹)	हरिभ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरिभ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
ablative	हरेः (háreḥ) हर्याः² (háryāḥ²) हर्यै³ (háryai³)	हरिभ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरिभ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
genitive	हरेः (háreḥ) हर्याः² (háryāḥ²) हर्यै³ (háryai³)	हर्योः (háryoḥ)	हरीणाम् (hárīṇām)
locative	हरौ (hárau) हर्याम्² (háryām²) हरा¹ (hárā¹)	हर्योः (háryoḥ)	हरिषु (háriṣu)
vocative	हरे (háre)	हरी (hárī)	हरयः (hárayaḥ)

¹Vedic
²Later Sanskrit
³Brāhmaṇas

Neuter i-stem declension of हरि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरि (hári)	हरिणी (háriṇī)	हरीणि (hárīṇi) हरि¹ (hári¹) हरी¹ (hárī¹)
accusative	हरि (hári)	हरिणी (háriṇī)	हरीणि (hárīṇi) हरि¹ (hári¹) हरी¹ (hárī¹)
instrumental	हरिणा (háriṇā) हर्या¹ (háryā¹)	हरिभ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरिभिः (háribhiḥ)
dative	हरिणे (háriṇe) हरये (háraye)	हरिभ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरिभ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
ablative	हरिणः (háriṇaḥ) हरेः (háreḥ)	हरिभ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरिभ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
genitive	हरिणः (háriṇaḥ) हरेः (háreḥ)	हरिणोः (háriṇoḥ) हर्योः (háryoḥ)	हरीणाम् (hárīṇām)
locative	हरिणि (háriṇi) हरौ (hárau) हरा¹ (hárā¹)	हरिणोः (háriṇoḥ) हर्योः (háryoḥ)	हरिषु (háriṣu)
vocative	हरि (hári) हरे (háre)	हरिणी (háriṇī)	हरीणि (hárīṇi) हरि¹ (hári¹) हरी¹ (hárī¹)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

हरिण (hariṇá)
हरित् (harít)
हरित (hárita)

Noun

हरि • (hári) stem, m

a horse, steed (especially of Indra)
a lion
the sign of the zodiac Leo
the sun
a monkey
a ray of light
the moon
mungo bean (Vigna mungo)
a jackal
a parrot
peacock
the koil or Indian cuckoo
a goose
a frog
a snake
fire
the wind
(in the plural) men, people (= मनुष्याः)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of हरि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरिः (háriḥ)	हरी (hárī)	हरयः (hárayaḥ)
accusative	हरिम् (hárim)	हरी (hárī)	हरीन् (hárīn)
instrumental	हरिणा (háriṇā) हर्या¹ (háryā¹)	हरिभ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरिभिः (háribhiḥ)
dative	हरये (háraye)	हरिभ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरिभ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
ablative	हरेः (háreḥ) हर्यः¹ (háryaḥ¹)	हरिभ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरिभ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
genitive	हरेः (háreḥ) हर्यः¹ (háryaḥ¹)	हर्योः (háryoḥ)	हरीणाम् (hárīṇām)
locative	हरौ (hárau) हरा¹ (hárā¹)	हर्योः (háryoḥ)	हरिषु (háriṣu)
vocative	हरे (háre)	हरी (hárī)	हरयः (hárayaḥ)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Old Javanese: hari (“lion”)
- > Javanese: ꦲꦫꦶ (hari) (inherited)

Proper noun

हरि • (hári) stem, m (feminine हरी)

a name of Vayu
a name of Indra
a name of Vishnu and Krishna (in this sense thought by some to be derived from √hṛ, 'to take away or remove evil or sin')
a name of Brahmā
a name of Yama
a name of Shiva
a name of Shukra
a name of Su-parṇa
a name of a son of Garuda
a name of a Rakshasa
a name of a Danava
a name of a son of Akampaua (or Anukampana)
a name of a son of Tārakâksha
a name of a son of Parājit
a name of a son of Parāvṛit
a name of a worshiper of Vishṇu
name of various authors and scholars (especially of the poet Bhartṛi-hari as the author of the Vākya-padīya)
name (also with miśra, bhaṭṭa, dīkṣita etc.)
a name of a mountain
name of a world (compare hari-varṣa)
name of a metre
name of a particular high number
name a particular class of gods under Manu Tāmasa

References

Monier Williams (1899) “हरि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1289.

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hʌri/

Noun

हरि (hari)

blood