कटार

See also: कटोरी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀭𑀻 (kaṭṭārī), from a declined form of Sanskrit कर्त्तृ (karttṛ, “one that cuts off”). Cognate with Assamese কটাৰী (kotari), Marathi कट्यार (kaṭyār).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kə.ʈɑːɾ/, [kɐ.ʈäːɾ]

Noun

कटार • (kaṭār) f (Urdu spelling کٹار)

katara, dagger
Synonym: ख़ंजर (xañjar)

Declension

Declension of *कटार* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	कटार kaṭār	कटारें kaṭārẽ
oblique	कटार kaṭār	कटारों kaṭārõ
vocative	कटार kaṭār	कटारो kaṭāro

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कटार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karttāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press