पसार

See also: पसारा

Hindi

Etymology

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 (pôsarô).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Declension

Further reading

  • 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, 2024.
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