مگر

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See also: مڪڙ and مكر

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian AL HT (ma agar, “perhaps; lest”), from ‎𐭠𐭫 (ma, “not”) + 𐭧𐭲 (agar, “if”).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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  1. except

Conjunction

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  1. but
  2. unless

Descendants

  • Hindi: मगर (magar)
  • Punjabi: ਮਗਰ (magar)/مگر (magar)
  • Sindhi: مگر (magar), مَگَر
  • Urdu: مگر (magar)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “ma agar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 53

Punjabi

Etymology

From Persian مگر (magar).

Conjunction

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  1. but

Synonyms

Sindhi

Conjunction

مَگَر • (magar)

  1. but

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Persian مگر (magar).

Conjunction

مگر • (magar) (Hindi spelling मगर)

  1. but
  2. however
  3. unless
  4. perhaps
  5. possibly
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मकर (makara).

Noun

مگر • (magar) m (Hindi spelling मगर)

  1. alligator
  2. crocodile
Synonyms
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