اوتار
See also: أوتار
Malay
Noun
اوتار (plural اوتار-اوتار or اوتار٢)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əʋ.t̪ɑːɾ/, /ɔː.t̪ɑːɾ/
Noun
اوتار • (avtār or autār) m (Hindi spelling अवतार)
- descent
- a respected person (flattery)
- a wicked person (ironically)
- translation
- crossing
- incarnation
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | اَوْتار (avtār) | اَوْتار (avtār) |
| oblique | اَوْتار (avtār) | اَوْتاروں (avtārõ) |
| vocative | اَوْتار (avtār) | اَوْتارو (avtāro) |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | اوتار (autār) | اوتار (autār) |
| oblique | اوتار (autār) | اوتاروں (autārõ) |
| vocative | اوتار (autār) | اوتارو (autāro) |
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “اوتار”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “اوتار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.