अनार

Awadhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَنَار (anār).

Noun

अनार (anār)

  1. pomegranate

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَنَار (anār). Compare Bengali আনার (anar), Nepali अनार (anār), Punjabi ਅਨਾਰ (anār).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.nɑːɾ/, [ɐ.näːɾ]
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Noun

अनार • (anārm (Urdu spelling انار)

  1. pomegranate
    Synonym: दाड़िम (dāṛim)
    आजकल अनार महँगे हो गए हैं।
    ājkal anār mahaṅge ho gae ha͠i.
    These days, pomegranates have become costly.

Declension

Declension of अनार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अनार
anār
अनार
anār
oblique अनार
anār
अनारों
anārõ
vocative अनार
anār
अनारो
anāro

Descendants

  • Guyanese Creole English: anar

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अनार (anār), from Classical Persian اَنَار (anār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʌnär]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: अनार्

Noun

अनार • (anār)

  1. pomegranate
    Synonyms: दारिम (dārim), दाडिम (dāḍim)

Declension

Declension of अनार
Singular Plural
nominative अनार [ʌnär] अनारहरू [ʌnärɦʌɾu]
accusative अनारलाई [ʌnärläi] अनारहरूलाई [ʌnärɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative अनारले [ʌnärle] अनारहरूले [ʌnärɦʌɾule]
dative अनारलाई [ʌnärläi] अनारहरूलाई [ʌnärɦʌɾuläi]
ablative अनारबाट [ʌnärbäʈʌ] अनारहरूबाट [ʌnärɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive अनारको [ʌnärko] अनारहरूको [ʌnärɦʌɾuko]
locative अनारमा [ʌnärmä] अनारहरूमा [ʌnärɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

  • अनार”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “अनार”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “अनार्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 13