साँभर
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /sɑːm.bʱəɾ/, [sä̃ːm.bʱɐɾ]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Marathi सांभार (sāmbhār), सांबार (sāmbār, “curry”), from Old Marathi सांबार (sāṃbāra), from Sanskrit सम्भार (sambhārá, “materials required for a particular purpose, provision; collection of spices”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-bʰor-ó-s, from *sem- (“together, one”) + *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”) + *-ós (deverbal suffix). Doublet of संभार (sambhār, “collection, assemblage”).
Alternative forms
Noun
साँभर • (sāmbhar) m (Urdu spelling سامبھر or سانبھر)
- (cooking) sambar (a spiced South Indian lentil and vegetable curry)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | साँभर sāmbhar |
साँभर sāmbhar |
| oblique | साँभर sāmbhar |
साँभरों sāmbharõ |
| vocative | साँभर sāmbhar |
साँभरो sāmbharo |
Etymology 2
Variant of साँबर (sāmbar), from Prakrit संबर (saṃbara), from Sanskrit शम्बर (śambara, “a kind of deer”).
Alternative forms
Noun
साँभर • (sāmbhar) m (Urdu spelling سامبھر or سانبھر)
- Rusa unicolor; the sambar deer
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | साँभर sāmbhar |
साँभर sāmbhar |
| oblique | साँभर sāmbhar |
साँभरों sāmbharõ |
| vocative | साँभर sāmbhar |
साँभरो sāmbharo |
Etymology 3
Related to Sanskrit शाकम्भरी (śākambharī, “a lake in Rājputāna, the goddess Śākambharī”), from शाकम् (śākam, “vegetable”) + भरी (bharī, “bearing”). Compare Hindi शाक (śāk, “vegetables”).
Noun
साँभर • (sāmbhar) m (Urdu spelling سامبھر or سانبھر)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | साँभर sāmbhar |
साँभर sāmbhar |
| oblique | साँभर sāmbhar |
साँभरों sāmbharõ |
| vocative | साँभर sāmbhar |
साँभरो sāmbharo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “साँभर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press