हीरा

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦiː.ɾɑː/, [ɦiː.ɾäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit हीरग (hīraga), from Sanskrit हीरक (hīraka).[1][2] Doublet of हीर (hīr) and हीरक (hīrak). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੀਰਾ (hīrā) / ہِیرا (hīrā), Sindhi هيِرو / हीरो, Gujarati હીરો (hīro), Marathi हिरा (hirā), Bengali হীরা (hira), Assamese হীৰা (hira).

Noun

हीरा • (hīrā) m (Urdu spelling ہِیرا)

  1. diamond (a type of rare gemstone)
    कल, हीरे का मूल्य बहुत कम हो गया।
    kal, hīre kā mūlya bahut kam ho gayā.
    Yesterday, the value of diamond decreased greatly.
Declension
Declension of हीरा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct हीरा
hīrā		 हीरे
hīre
oblique हीरे
hīre		 हीरों
hīrõ
vocative हीरे
hīre		 हीरो
hīro

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हीरा (hīrā).[3]

Proper noun

हीरा • (hīrā) f

  1. (Hinduism) a name of Lakshmi
    Synonyms: लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī), रमा (ramā), लोल (lol)
Declension
Declension of हीरा (sg-only fem ā-stem)
singular
direct हीरा
hīrā
oblique हीरा
hīrā
vocative हीरा
hīrā

Noun

हीरा • (hīrā) f (rare, formal)

  1. an ant
    Synonyms: चींटी (cī̃ṭī), पिपीलिका (pipīlikā)
Declension
Declension of हीरा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct हीरा
hīrā		 हीरे
hīre
oblique हीरे
hīre		 हीरों
hīrõ
vocative हीरे
hīre		 हीरो
hīro

Further reading
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हीरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “हीरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “हीरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • The template Template:R:Fallon does not use the parameter(s): 
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    Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.    S. W. Fallon (1879) “हीरा”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
  • “हीरा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

References
  1. Platts, John T. (1884) “हीरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hīra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  3. Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हीरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • হীৰা (Assamese script)
  • ᬳᬷᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
  • হীরা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰮𑰱𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • ဟီရာ (Burmese script)
  • હીરા (Gujarati script)
  • ਹੀਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌹𑍀𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦲꦷꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂯𑂲𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಹೀರಾ (Kannada script)
  • ហីរា (Khmer script)
  • ຫີຣາ (Lao script)
  • ഹീരാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᡥᡳᡳᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘮𑘲𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠾᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧎𑧓𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐴𑐷𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ହୀରା (Odia script)
  • ꢲꢷꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆲𑆵𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖮𑖱𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • හීරා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑪂𑩑𑩛𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚩𑚯𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
  • ஹீரா (Tamil script)
  • హీరా (Telugu script)
  • หีรา (Thai script)
  • ཧཱི་རཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒯𑒲𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨱𑨁𑨊𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the feminine form of हीर (hīra).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

हीरा • (hīrā) stem, f

  1. an ant
    Synonym: पिपीलिका (pipīlikā)

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of हीरा (hīrā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हीरा
hīrā		 हीरे
hīre		 हीराः
hīrāḥ
Vocative हीरे
hīre		 हीरे
hīre		 हीराः
hīrāḥ
Accusative हीराम्
hīrām		 हीरे
hīre		 हीराः
hīrāḥ
Instrumental हीरया / हीरा¹
hīrayā / hīrā¹		 हीराभ्याम्
hīrābhyām		 हीराभिः
hīrābhiḥ
Dative हीरायै
hīrāyai		 हीराभ्याम्
hīrābhyām		 हीराभ्यः
hīrābhyaḥ
Ablative हीरायाः / हीरायै²
hīrāyāḥ / hīrāyai²		 हीराभ्याम्
hīrābhyām		 हीराभ्यः
hīrābhyaḥ
Genitive हीरायाः / हीरायै²
hīrāyāḥ / hīrāyai²		 हीरयोः
hīrayoḥ		 हीराणाम्
hīrāṇām
Locative हीरायाम्
hīrāyām		 हीरयोः
hīrayoḥ		 हीरासु
hīrāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Proper noun

हीरा • (hīrā) stem, f

  1. (Hinduism) a name of Lakshmi

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of हीरा (hīrā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हीरा
hīrā		 हीरे
hīre		 हीराः
hīrāḥ
Vocative हीरे
hīre		 हीरे
hīre		 हीराः
hīrāḥ
Accusative हीराम्
hīrām		 हीरे
hīre		 हीराः
hīrāḥ
Instrumental हीरया / हीरा¹
hīrayā / hīrā¹		 हीराभ्याम्
hīrābhyām		 हीराभिः
hīrābhiḥ
Dative हीरायै
hīrāyai		 हीराभ्याम्
hīrābhyām		 हीराभ्यः
hīrābhyaḥ
Ablative हीरायाः / हीरायै²
hīrāyāḥ / hīrāyai²		 हीराभ्याम्
hīrābhyām		 हीराभ्यः
hīrābhyaḥ
Genitive हीरायाः / हीरायै²
hīrāyāḥ / hīrāyai²		 हीरयोः
hīrayoḥ		 हीराणाम्
hīrāṇām
Locative हीरायाम्
hīrāyām		 हीरयोः
hīrayoḥ		 हीरासु
hīrāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

References
  1. Monier Williams (1899) “हीरा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1300, column 3.
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