पहरा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پهره (pahra), maybe related to Hindi पहर (pahar), from Sanskrit प्रहर (prahara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəɦ.ɾɑː/, [pɛʱ.ɾäː]

Noun

पहरा • (pahrā) m (Urdu spelling پہرہ)

1. guard, watch

   पहरा देना ― pahrā denā ― to keep watch

2. a watch

Declension

Declension of पहरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पहरा pahrā	पहरे pahre
oblique	पहरे pahre	पहरों pahrõ
vocative	पहरे pahre	पहरो pahro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पहरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press