अवतार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra).

Pronunciation

Noun

अवतार • (avtār) m (Urdu spelling اوتار)

  1. (Hinduism) an incarnation; incarnation of a deity, descent to the world
    अवतार लेना ― avtār lenā ― to incarnate

Proper noun

अवतार • (avtār) m

  1. a male given name, Avatar, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of अवतार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अवतार
avtār 		अवतार
avtār
oblique अवतार
avtār 		अवतारों
avtārõ
vocative अवतार
avtār 		अवतारो
avtāro

Descendants

  • → English: avatar, avatara (rare)
    • → Japanese: アバター
    • → Macedonian: авата́р (avatár)
    • → Russian: авата́р (avatár)
    • → Serbo-Croatian: аватар
    • → Ukrainian: авата́р (avatár)
  • → French: avatar

References

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘪𑘝𑘰𑘨 (avatāra), from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra).

Noun

अवतार • (avatār) m

  1. (Hinduism) avatar; incarnation of a deity, descent to the world
  2. descending, descent

Declension

Declension of अवतार (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular 		अवतार
avtār
direct
plural 		अवतार
avtār
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		अवतार
avtār 		अवतार
avtār
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		अवतारा
avtārā 		अवतारां-
avtārān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		अवताराला
avtārālā 		अवतारांना
avtārānnā
ergative अवताराने, अवतारानं
avtārāne, avtārāna 		अवतारांनी
avtārānnī
instrumental अवताराशी
avtārāśī 		अवतारांशी
avtārānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		अवतारात
avtārāt 		अवतारांत
avtārāt
vocative
संबोधन 		अवतारा
avtārā 		अवतारांनो
avtārānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of अवतार (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		अवताराचा
avtārāċā 		अवताराचे
avtārāċe 		अवताराची
avtārācī 		अवताराच्या
avtārācā 		अवताराचे, अवताराचं
avtārāċe, avtārāċa 		अवताराची
avtārācī 		अवताराच्या
avtārācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		अवतारांचा
avtārānċā 		अवतारांचे
avtārānċe 		अवतारांची
avtārāñcī 		अवतारांच्या
avtārāncā 		अवतारांचे, अवतारांचं
avtārānċe, avtārānċa 		अवतारांची
avtārāñcī 		अवतारांच्या
avtārāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Old Gujarati

Alternative forms

  • अवतारु (avatāru)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra).

Noun

अवतार • (avatāra) m

  1. incarnation, rebirth, avatar

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • অৱতাৰ (Assamese script)
  • ᬅᬯᬢᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
  • অবতার (Bengali script)
  • 𑰀𑰪𑰝𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀅𑀯𑀢𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • အဝတာရ (Burmese script)
  • અવતાર (Gujarati script)
  • ਅਵਤਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌅𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
  • ꦄꦮꦠꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂃𑂫𑂞𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
  • ಅವತಾರ (Kannada script)
  • អវតារ (Khmer script)
  • ອວຕາຣ (Lao script)
  • അവതാര (Malayalam script)
  • ᠠᠸᠠᢠᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘀𑘪𑘝𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
  • ᠠᠸᠠᢐᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦠𑧊𑦽𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐀𑐰𑐟𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
  • ଅଵତାର (Odia script)
  • ꢂꢮꢡꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆃𑆮𑆠𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖀𑖪𑖝𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
  • අවතාර (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩐𑩾𑩫𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚀𑚦𑚙𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
  • அவதார (Tamil script)
  • అవతార (Telugu script)
  • อวตาร (Thai script)
  • ཨ་ཝ་ཏཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒁𑒫𑒞𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨀𑨭𑨙𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

    Compound of अव (áva, “down”) +‎ तार (tāra, “across”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    अव॑तार • (ávatāra) stem, m

    1. avatar: descent (especially of a deity from heaven), appearance of any deity upon earth (but more particularly the incarnations of Vishnu in ten principal forms, namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rāma, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki)
      • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 12
      • c. 1000, Kṣemendra, Kalāvilasā 10.10.21.yug’|âvatārāṇām†;:
        Madanaś chala|caurāṇāṃ / strī|vacanaṃ jñāti|bhedānām
        krūraś caṇḍālānāṃ / †māyāvī kali
        The God of love among sneaky thieves, / women’s words among dividers of kinsmen,
        a cruel one among chandálas, / a necromancer among those incarnated / in the age of darkness;
    2. any new and unexpected appearance
    3. any distinguished person in the language of respect is called an avatāra or incarnation of a deity
    4. opportunity of catching any one
    5. a तीर्थ (tīrtha) or sacred place
    6. translation

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of अव॑तार
    singular dual plural
    nominative अव॑तारः (ávatāraḥ) अव॑तारौ (ávatārau)
    अव॑तारा¹ (ávatārā¹)     		अव॑ताराः (ávatārāḥ)
    अव॑तारासः¹ (ávatārāsaḥ¹)
    accusative अव॑तारम् (ávatāram) अव॑तारौ (ávatārau)
    अव॑तारा¹ (ávatārā¹)     		अव॑तारान् (ávatārān)
    instrumental अव॑तारेण (ávatāreṇa) अव॑ताराभ्याम् (ávatārābhyām) अव॑तारैः (ávatāraiḥ)
    अव॑तारेभिः¹ (ávatārebhiḥ¹)
    dative अव॑ताराय (ávatārāya) अव॑ताराभ्याम् (ávatārābhyām) अव॑तारेभ्यः (ávatārebhyaḥ)
    ablative अव॑तारात् (ávatārāt) अव॑ताराभ्याम् (ávatārābhyām) अव॑तारेभ्यः (ávatārebhyaḥ)
    genitive अव॑तारस्य (ávatārasya) अव॑तारयोः (ávatārayoḥ) अव॑ताराणाम् (ávatārāṇām)
    locative अव॑तारे (ávatāre) अव॑तारयोः (ávatārayoḥ) अव॑तारेषु (ávatāreṣu)
    vocative अव॑तार (ávatāra) अव॑तारौ (ávatārau)
    अव॑तारा¹ (ávatārā¹)     		अव॑ताराः (ávatārāḥ)
    अव॑तारासः¹ (ávatārāsaḥ¹)
    • ¹Vedic

    Descendants

    References

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