मधुर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मधुर (madhura).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.d̪ʱʊɾ/, [mɐ.d̪ʱʊɾ]

Adjective

मधुर • (madhur) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مدھر)

(formal) sweet, melodious, pleasant
Synonyms: मीठा (mīṭhā), सुरीला (surīlā)

तुम्हारा मधुर-वाक्य मुझे प्रभावित नहीं करता है।
tumhārā madhur-vākya mujhe prabhāvit nahī̃ kartā hai.
Your sweet words do not impress me.

Proper noun

मधुर • (madhur) m

a male given name from Sanskrit

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मधुर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3769
Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मधुर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 573
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मधुर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 788
Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मधुर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 494.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

মধুৰ (Assamese script)
ᬫᬥᬸᬭ (Balinese script)
মধুর (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰠𑰲𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀥𑀼𑀭 (Brahmi script)
မဓုရ (Burmese script)
મધુર (Gujarati script)
ਮਧੁਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦣꦸꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂡𑂳𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಮಧುರ (Kannada script)
មធុរ (Khmer script)
ມຘຸຣ (Lao script)
മധുര (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠᢡᡠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘠𑘳𑘨 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᢑᠾᠤᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧀𑧔𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐢𑐸𑐬 (Newa script)
ମଧୁର (Odia script)
ꢪꢤꢸꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆣𑆶𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖠𑖲𑖨 (Siddham script)
මධුර (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩮𑩒𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚜𑚰𑚤 (Takri script)
மது⁴ர (Tamil script)
మధుర (Telugu script)
มธุร (Thai script)
མ་དྷུ་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒡𑒳𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨜𑨃𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From मधु (madhu).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.dʱu.ɾɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.d̪ʱu.ɾɐ/

Adjective

मधुर • (madhura)

sweet, delicious, nectarous
pleasant, charming, delightful
sounding sweetly or uttering sweet cries, melodious, mellifluous

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मधुर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मधुरः (madhuraḥ)	मधुरौ (madhurau) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹)	मधुराः (madhurāḥ) मधुरासः¹ (madhurāsaḥ¹)
accusative	मधुरम् (madhuram)	मधुरौ (madhurau) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹)	मधुरान् (madhurān)
instrumental	मधुरेण (madhureṇa)	मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām)	मधुरैः (madhuraiḥ) मधुरेभिः¹ (madhurebhiḥ¹)
dative	मधुराय (madhurāya)	मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām)	मधुरेभ्यः (madhurebhyaḥ)
ablative	मधुरात् (madhurāt)	मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām)	मधुरेभ्यः (madhurebhyaḥ)
genitive	मधुरस्य (madhurasya)	मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ)	मधुराणाम् (madhurāṇām)
locative	मधुरे (madhure)	मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ)	मधुरेषु (madhureṣu)
vocative	मधुर (madhura)	मधुरौ (madhurau) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹)	मधुराः (madhurāḥ) मधुरासः¹ (madhurāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of मधुरा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मधुरा (madhurā)	मधुरे (madhure)	मधुराः (madhurāḥ)
accusative	मधुराम् (madhurām)	मधुरे (madhure)	मधुराः (madhurāḥ)
instrumental	मधुरया (madhurayā) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹)	मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām)	मधुराभिः (madhurābhiḥ)
dative	मधुरायै (madhurāyai)	मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām)	मधुराभ्यः (madhurābhyaḥ)
ablative	मधुरायाः (madhurāyāḥ) मधुरायै² (madhurāyai²)	मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām)	मधुराभ्यः (madhurābhyaḥ)
genitive	मधुरायाः (madhurāyāḥ) मधुरायै² (madhurāyai²)	मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ)	मधुराणाम् (madhurāṇām)
locative	मधुरायाम् (madhurāyām)	मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ)	मधुरासु (madhurāsu)
vocative	मधुरे (madhure)	मधुरे (madhure)	मधुराः (madhurāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मधुर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मधुरम् (madhuram)	मधुरे (madhure)	मधुराणि (madhurāṇi) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹)
accusative	मधुरम् (madhuram)	मधुरे (madhure)	मधुराणि (madhurāṇi) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹)
instrumental	मधुरेण (madhureṇa)	मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām)	मधुरैः (madhuraiḥ) मधुरेभिः¹ (madhurebhiḥ¹)
dative	मधुराय (madhurāya)	मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām)	मधुरेभ्यः (madhurebhyaḥ)
ablative	मधुरात् (madhurāt)	मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām)	मधुरेभ्यः (madhurebhyaḥ)
genitive	मधुरस्य (madhurasya)	मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ)	मधुराणाम् (madhurāṇām)
locative	मधुरे (madhure)	मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ)	मधुरेषु (madhureṣu)
vocative	मधुर (madhura)	मधुरे (madhure)	मधुराणि (madhurāṇi) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Dardic:
- Dameli: maüra
- Kalasha: máwra, mā̃urä
- Kashmiri: مۆدُر (modur)
- Phalura: موہورو (mohṓro)
- Shina: مور (mōrṷ)
- → Proto-Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: murä
  - Kamkata-viri: mōr
  - Waigali: mūra
Pali: madhura
Prakrit: 𑀫𑀳𑀼𑀭 (mahura)
- Western:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Old Gujarati: मुहुर (muhura)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: މީރު (mīru)
    - Sinhalese: මිහිරි (mihiri), මියුරු (miyuru), මීරි (mīri)
  - Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀳𑀼𑀭 (mahura)

Borrowed terms

→ Gujarati: મધુર (madhur)
→ Hindi: मधुर (madhur)
→ Kannada: ಮಧುರ (madhura)
→ Malayalam: മധുരം (madhuraṁ)
→ Marathi: मधुर (madhur)
→ Tamil: மதுரம் (maturam)

Noun

मधुर • (madhura) stem, m

a kind of leguminous plant
a particular drug
name of the tutelary deity of the race of vandhula

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मधुर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मधुरः (madhuraḥ)	मधुरौ (madhurau) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹)	मधुराः (madhurāḥ) मधुरासः¹ (madhurāsaḥ¹)
accusative	मधुरम् (madhuram)	मधुरौ (madhurau) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹)	मधुरान् (madhurān)
instrumental	मधुरेण (madhureṇa)	मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām)	मधुरैः (madhuraiḥ) मधुरेभिः¹ (madhurebhiḥ¹)
dative	मधुराय (madhurāya)	मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām)	मधुरेभ्यः (madhurebhyaḥ)
ablative	मधुरात् (madhurāt)	मधुराभ्याम् (madhurābhyām)	मधुरेभ्यः (madhurebhyaḥ)
genitive	मधुरस्य (madhurasya)	मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ)	मधुराणाम् (madhurāṇām)
locative	मधुरे (madhure)	मधुरयोः (madhurayoḥ)	मधुरेषु (madhureṣu)
vocative	मधुर (madhura)	मधुरौ (madhurau) मधुरा¹ (madhurā¹)	मधुराः (madhurāḥ) मधुरासः¹ (madhurāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

References

Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “madhura”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “madhura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 562