होनहार

Hindi

Alternative forms

• होन्हार (honhār)

Etymology

From होना (honā, “to be”) +‎ -हार (-hār, “going to happen”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦoːn.ɦɑːɾ/, [ɦõːn.ɦäːɾ]

Adjective

होनहार • (honhār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ہونہار)

1. promising, hopeful

   आपका बच्चा बहुत होनहार है, अपना नाम रौशन करेगा।

   āpkā baccā bahut honhār hai, apnā nām rauśan karegā.

   Your child is very promising, he will gain great fame.

Noun

होनहार • (honhār) m (Urdu spelling ہونہار)

1. destiny, inevitability

   Synonyms: भाग्य (bhāgya), मुक़द्दर (muqaddar)

Declension

Declension of होनहार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	होनहार honhār	होनहार honhār
oblique	होनहार honhār	होनहारों honhārõ
vocative	होनहार honhār	होनहारो honhāro

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “होनहार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “होनहार”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “होनहार”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House