पसार

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀲𑀸𑀭 (pasāra), from Sanskrit प्रसार (prasāra). Doublet of प्रसार (prasār). Related to पसरना (pasarnā). Compare Maithili पसार (pasār) / 𑒣𑒮𑒰𑒩 (pasāra), Nepali पसारो (pasāro), Punjabi ਪਸਾਰਾ (pasārā) / پَسارا (pasārā), Sindhi پَسارو / पसारो, Gujarati પસારો (pasāro), Marathi पसारा (pasārā), Odia ପସାର (pasāra).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.sɑːɾ/, [pɐ.säːɾ]

पसार • (pasār) m (Urdu spelling پَسار)

1. spreading, outstretching; expanding
   • Naresh, Doha:

     आए मुट्ठी बंद लिए चल दिए हाथ पसार
     वो क्या था जो लुट गया देखो सोच-विचार

     āe muṭṭhī band lie cal die hāth pasār
     vo kyā thā jo luṭ gayā dekho soc-vicār

     he came with a closed fist and left with an outstretched hand
     what was it that was stolen, look at the thoughts

2. extent

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पसार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prasāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• “पसार”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.