धार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀸 (dhārā), from Sanskrit धारा (dhārā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰā́raH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂, from *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”). Cognate with Assamese ধাৰ (dhar), Nepali धार (dhār), Gujarati ધાર (dhār), and Marathi धार (dhār). Doublet of धारा (dhārā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɑːɾ/, [d̪ʱäːɾ]

Noun

धार • (dhār) f (Urdu spelling دهار)

flow, current, stream, channel (of a river)
downward flow, heavy shower (of rain)
libation
edge (of blade)
edge, end, limit
(obsolete) direction
line, chain (as of mountains)

Declension

Declension of धार (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धार dhār	धारें dhārẽ
oblique	धार dhār	धारों dhārõ
vocative	धार dhār	धारो dhāro

Related terms

इधर (idhar)
इधर-उधर (idhar-udhar)
उधर (udhar)
किधर (kidhar)
जिधर (jidhar)

References

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

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