अनार

Awadhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَنَار (anār).

Noun

अनार (anār)

  1. pomegranate

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَنَار (anār).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.nɑːɾ/, [ɐ.näːɾ]
  • Audio (Delhi):(file)

Noun

अनार • (anārm (Urdu spelling انار)

  1. pomegranate
    Synonym: दाड़िम (dāṛim)
    आजकल अनार महँगे हो गए हैं।
    ājkal anār mahaṅge ho gae ha͠i.
    These days, pomegranates have become costly.

Declension

Declension of अनार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अनार
anār
अनार
anār
oblique अनार
anār
अनारों
anārõ
vocative अनार
anār
अनारो
anāro

Descendants

  • Nepali: अनार (anār)

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अनार (anār),[1] from Classical Persian اَنَار (anār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʌnär]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: अनार्

Noun

अनार • (anār)

  1. pomegranate
    Synonyms: दारिम (dārim), दाडिम (dāḍim)

Declension

Declension of अनार
Singular Plural
nominative अनार [ʌnär] अनारहरू [ʌnärɦʌɾu]
accusative अनारलाई [ʌnärläi] अनारहरूलाई [ʌnärɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative अनारले [ʌnärle] अनारहरूले [ʌnärɦʌɾule]
dative अनारलाई [ʌnärläi] अनारहरूलाई [ʌnärɦʌɾuläi]
ablative अनारबाट [ʌnärbäʈʌ] अनारहरूबाट [ʌnärɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive अनारको [ʌnärko] अनारहरूको [ʌnärɦʌɾuko]
locative अनारमा [ʌnärmä] अनारहरूमा [ʌnärɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “अनार्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 13

Further reading

  • अनार”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “अनार”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar