ज्वार
Hindi
Alternative forms
- जवार (javār)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʋɑːɾ/, [d͡ʒʋäːɾ]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit यव (yava, “speed”) + चार (cāra, “movement”). Cognate with Bengali জোয়ার (jōẇar)
Noun
ज्वार • (jvār) m (Urdu spelling جوار)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ज्वार jvār |
ज्वार jvār |
| oblique | ज्वार jvār |
ज्वारों jvārõ |
| vocative | ज्वार jvār |
ज्वारो jvāro |
Derived terms
- ज्वार-भाटा (jvār-bhāṭā)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit यवाकार (yavākāra, “barley-shaped”), from यव (yava, “barley”). Compare also Arabic جَاوَرْس (jāwars, “sorghum”).
Noun
ज्वार • (jvār) f (Urdu spelling جوار)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ज्वार jvār |
ज्वारें jvārẽ |
| oblique | ज्वार jvār |
ज्वारों jvārõ |
| vocative | ज्वार jvār |
ज्वारो jvāro |
Alternative forms
- जवार (javār), जुवार (juvār)
Descendants
- → English: jawar, jawari, jooar, jowar, jowari, juari, jowarry, jowaur, jowarree, juarree
- → Dari: جواری (juvārī)
- → Pashto: جوار (jvâr, javâr)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ज्वार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ज्वार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yavākāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press