हुनर
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian هنر (hunar), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwnl), 𐫍𐫇𐫗𐫡 (hwnr /hunar/, “virtue, ability, skill”), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎴𐎼 (ʰuvnara, “talent, capability”), from Proto-Iranian *hu-nara (from *h₁su- (“good”) + *h₂nḗr (“man; power, force, vital energy”)). Compare Punjabi ਹੁਨਰ (hunar) / ہُنَر (hunar), Sindhi هُنَرُ (hunaru) / हुनरु, Gujarati હુન્નર (hunnar). Doublet of सुन्दर (sundar).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦʊ.nəɾ/, [ɦʊ.nɐɾ]
Noun
हुनर • (hunar) m (Urdu spelling ہُنَر)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हुनर hunar |
हुनर hunar |
| oblique | हुनर hunar |
हुनरों hunarõ |
| vocative | हुनर hunar |
हुनरो hunaro |
Derived terms
- हुनरमंद (hunarmand)
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “हुनर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “हुनर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “हुनर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “हुनर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “हुनर”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.