पौर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɔːɾ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit प्रतोली (pratolī, “gate”).

Noun

पौर • (paur) f (Urdu spelling پور)

1. porch; area in front of a front door
2. door, gate

   Synonyms: दरवाज़ा (darvāzā), ड्योढ़ी (ḍyoṛhī)

Declension

Declension of पौर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पौर paur	पौरें paurẽ
oblique	पौर paur	पौरों paurõ
vocative	पौर paur	पौरो pauro

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pratōlī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit पौर (paura).

Adjective

पौर • (paur) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پور)

1. urban; pertaining to urban regions

Noun

पौर • (paur) m (Urdu spelling پور)

1. a citizen, denizen

   Synonyms: नागरिक (nāgrik), निवासी (nivāsī)

Declension

Declension of पौर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पौर paur	पौर paur
oblique	पौर paur	पौरों paurõ
vocative	पौर paur	पौरो pauro