پہاڑ

See also: بہار, تہار, and بهار

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀸𑀟 (*pāhāḍa, “mountain”).

Noun

پَہاڑ (pahāṛ) m

1. mountain, large hill

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀸𑀟 (*pāhāḍa, “mountain”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: paā̀ṛă IPA^(key): /pə̆aː˥˩.ɽ/

Noun

پَہاڑ • (pahāṛ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਪਹਾੜ)

1. mountain, large hill
2. the direction in which the mountains are (relative to Punjab); north

   Synonyms: اتر (uttar), شمال (śamāl)

Derived terms

• پَہاڑِی (pahāṛī)

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀸𑀟 (*pāhāḍa, “mountain”). Cognate with Punjabi پَہاڑ (pahāṛ) / ਪਹਾੜ (pahāṛ), Nepali पहाड (pahāḍ), Gujarati પહાડ (pahāḍ), Bengali পাহাড় (pahaṛ), Assamese পাহাৰ (pahar), Sylheti ꠙꠣꠀꠠ (faaṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pə.ɦɑːɽ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɽ

Noun

پَہاڑ • (pahāṛ) m (Hindi spelling पहाड़)

1. mountain

Declension

Declension of پہاڑ

	singular	plural
direct	پَہاڑ (pahāṛ)	پَہاڑ (pahāṛ)
oblique	پَہاڑ (pahāṛ)	پَہاڑوں (pahāṛõ)
vocative	پَہاڑ (pahāṛ)	پَہاڑو (pahāṛo)

Synonyms

• کوہ (kūh)
• جبل (jabal)

References

• “پہاڑ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “پہاڑ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.