अरे

See also: अर and अरि

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀭𑁂 (are), from Sanskrit अरे (are).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.ɾeː/, [ɐ.ɾeː]

Interjection

अरे • (are) (Urdu spelling ارے)

hey, oh (used chiefly in calling to or addressing inferiors)
अरे, ज़रा सुनो तो! ― are, zarā suno to! ― Hey, just listen for a moment!

See also

अबे (abe)

References

Platts, John T. (1884) “अरे”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अरे”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit अरे (are).

Interjection

अरे • (are)

hey, sirrah, you there

References

Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अरे”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

are (Latin script)
𑀅𑀭𑁂 (Brahmi script)
অরে (Bengali script)
අරෙ (Sinhalese script)
အရေ or ဢရေ (Burmese script)
อเร or อะเร (Thai script)
ᩋᩁᩮ (Tai Tham script)
ອເຣ or ອະເຣ (Lao script)
អរេ (Khmer script)
𑄃𑄢𑄬 (Chakma script)

Interjection

अरे (are)

Devanagari script form of are

Sanskrit

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, like अररे (arare), अरेरे (arere), and रे (re).

Interjection

अरे • (are)

interjection of calling (VS., ṢBr.)

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀅𑀭𑁂 (are)
- Assamese: আৰে (are)
- Bengali: আরে (are)
- Odia: ଆରେ (āre)
- Hindi: अरे (are)
- Gujarati: અરે (are)
- Vaghri: અરે (are)
- Marathi: अरे (are)
- Kumaoni: अरे (are)
- Sindhi: اراي (are)
Pali: are

References

Monier Williams (1899) “अरे”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 89.