अँधेरा

See also: अंधेरा, अधूरा, अधर, and अंधेर

Hindi

Alternative forms

• अंधेरा (andherā), अन्धेरा (andherā)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ən.d̪ʱeː.ɾɑː/, [ɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱeː.ɾäː]

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Adjective

अँधेरा • (andherā) (Urdu spelling اندھیرا)

1. dark

   Synonyms: अंधकारमय (andhkārmay), प्रकाशरहित (prakāśarhit), तमाच्छादित (tamācchādit)

2. dismal, depressing, gloomy

Declension

Declension of अँधेरा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	अँधेरा andherā	अँधेरे andhere	अँधेरी andherī	अँधेरी andherī
oblique	अँधेरे andhere	अँधेरे andhere	अँधेरी andherī	अँधेरी andherī
vocative	अँधेरे andhere	अँधेरे andhere	अँधेरी andherī	अँधेरी andherī

Derived terms

• अँधेरा कूप (andherā kūp)
• अँधेरा पक्ष (andherā pakṣ)
• अँधेरा पाख (andherā pākh)
• अँधेरे उजाले (andhere ujāle)
• अँधेरे उजेले (andhere ujele)
• अँधेरे घर का उजाला (andhere ghar kā ujālā)
• अँधेरे मुँह (andhere mũh)
• मुँह अँधेरे (mũh andhere)

Noun

अँधेरा • (andherā) m (Urdu spelling اندھیرا)

1. darkness, absence of light

   Synonyms: अंधकार (andhkār), तम (tam), प्रकाशविलोम (prakāśvilom), प्रकाशाभाव (prakāśābhāv)

   मीन, नाश, विध्वंस, अँधेरा शून्य बना जो प्रकट अभाव। — कामायानी, पृ॰ १८

   mīn, nāś, vidhvans, andherā śūnya banā jo prakaṭ abhāv. — kāmāyānī, pŕ. 18

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (by extension) night

   अँधेरे में बाहर मत जाओ। ― andhere mẽ bāhar mat jāo. ― Don't go out in the night.

3. (figuratively) blurriness, mist, bleakness

   Synonyms: धूँधलापन (dhūndhlāpan), धुँध (dhundh)

   उसकी आखों में अँधेरा छाया रहता है।

   uskī ākhõ mẽ andherā chāyā rahtā hai.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. shadow

   Synonyms: छाया (chāyā), परछाई (parchāī)

   चिराग के सामने से हट जाओ, तुम्हारा अँधेरा पड़ता है।

   cirāg ke sāmne se haṭ jāo, tumhārā andherā paṛtā hai.

   Move away from the lamp, your shadow's falling.

5. sorrow, hopelessness

   Synonyms: नैराश्य (nairāśya), उदासी (udāsī), शोक (śok)

   उसके मरते ही, समाज में अँधेरा छा गया।

   uske marte hī, samāj mẽ andherā chā gayā.

   Upon his demise, darkness swept the society.

Declension

Declension of अँधेरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अँधेरा andherā	अँधेरे andhere
oblique	अँधेरे andhere	अँधेरों andherõ
vocative	अँधेरे andhere	अँधेरो andhero

Derived terms

• अँधेरा उजाला (andherā ujālā)
• अँधेरा करना (andherā karnā)
• अँधेरा गुप (andherā gup)
• अँधेरा छाना (andherā chānā)
• अँधेरा छोड़ना (andherā choṛnā)
• अँधेरा दौड़ना (andherā dauṛnā)
• अँधेरा पड़ना (andherā paṛnā)
• अँधेरा फैलना (andherā phailnā)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अँधेरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 57
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “अँधेरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 7
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अँधेरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 7
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अँधेरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 5.