भोर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *भोर (bhora), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰawras (“dawn”). Cognate with Punjabi ਭੋਰ (bhor), Gujarati ભોર (bhor), Maithili 𑂦𑂷𑂩 (bhor), Bengali ভোর (bhōr), Odia ଭୋର (bhorô). Probably related to भोलानाथ (bholānāth, “Lord Shiva as husband of Ushas, goddess of dawn”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱoːɾ/

Noun

भोर • (bhor) m

  1. dawn, sunrise
    Synonyms: सुबह (subah), प्रातःकाल (prātaḥkāl)
    भोर हो गया है ― bhor ho gayā hai ― the sun has rise; it is dawn

Declension
Declension of भोर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct भोर
bhor		 भोर
bhor
oblique भोर
bhor		 भोरों
bhorõ
vocative भोर
bhor		 भोरो
bhoro

References
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “भोर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhōrā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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