ناہر

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *नखदर (*nakhadara, literally tearing with claws).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɑː.ɦəɾ/
  • Hyphenation: نَا‧ہَرْ
  • Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

نَاہَرْ • (nāharm (Hindi spelling नाहर)

  1. tiger
    Synonym: شیر (śer)

Declension

Declension of ناہر
singular plural
direct نَاہَر (nāhar) نَاہَر (nāhar)
oblique نَاہَر (nāhar) نَاہَروں (nāharõ)
vocative نَاہَر (nāhar) نَاہَرو (nāharo)

Further reading

  • ناہر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • ناہر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nakhadara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*nakharin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397