નાર

Gujarati

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑɾ/

Etymology 1

Apocopic form of નારી (nārī), borrowing from Sanskrit नारी (nārī),

Noun

નાર • (nār) f

  1. (poetic) woman, lady

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Gujarati नयर (nayara), from Prakrit 𑀡𑀬𑀭 (ṇayara), from Sanskrit 𑀦𑀕𑀭 (nagara). Compare Hindi नैर (nair), Marathi नेर (ner),

Suffix

નાર • (nār)

  1. suffix in place-names

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Classical Persian نار (nār), from Arabic نَار (nār).

Noun

નાર • (nār) f

  1. fire
  2. hell
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