अंधार

Konkani

Etymology

from Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra)

Noun

अंधार • (andhār) m (Latin script ondhar, Kannada script ಅಂಧಾರ್)

1. darkness

References

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

Marathi

Alternative forms

• अंधेर (andher)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *andʰás

Sanskrit अन्ध (andhá)

Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-der.

Sanskrit -कार (-kāra)

Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra)

Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀥𑀬𑀸𑀭 (aṃdhayāra)

Old Marathi 𑘁𑘽𑘠𑘰𑘨𑘹𑘽 (āṃdhāreṃ)

Marathi अंधार

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘁𑘽𑘠𑘰𑘨𑘹𑘽 (āṃdhāreṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀥𑀬𑀸𑀭 (aṃdhayāra), from Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra), from अन्ध (andhá) + -कार (-kāra).

Doublet of अंधकार (andhkār).

Cognates

.Cognate with Gujarati અંધારું (andhārũ), Sindhi اَنڌَارُ (ãdhāru) / अंधारु (ãdhāru), اَنڌَارو (ãdhāro) / अंधारो (ãdhāro), آنڌَارو (ā̃dhāro) / आंधारो (ā̃dhāro), Punjabi ਅੰਧਾਰ (andhār), Odia ଅନ୍ଧାର (andhāra), Bengali আঁধার (ãdhar), Assamese আন্ধাৰ (andhar), Sinhalese අඳුර (aⁿdura), අඳර (aⁿdara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ən.d̪ʱaɾ/
• Hyphenation: अं‧धार
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Noun

अंधार • (andhār) m

1. darkness

   Synonyms: काळोख (kāḷokh), अंधकार (andhkār), तिमिर (timir), तम (tam)

   दिव्याखाली अंधार​.

   divyākhālī andhār​.

   Darkness under the lamp.

Declension

Declension of अंधार (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	अंधार andhār
direct plural	अंधार andhār
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अंधार andhār		अंधार andhār
oblique सामान्यरूप	अंधारा andhārā		अंधारां- andhārān-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अंधाराला andhārālā		अंधारांना andhārānnā
ergative	अंधाराने, अंधारानं andhārāne, andhārāna		अंधारांनी andhārānnī
instrumental	अंधाराशी andhārāśī		अंधारांशी andhārānśī
locative सप्तमी	अंधारात andhārāt		अंधारांत andhārāt
vocative संबोधन	अंधारा andhārā		अंधारांनो andhārānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of अंधार (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	अंधाराचा andhārāċā	अंधाराचे andhārāċe	अंधाराची andhārācī	अंधाराच्या andhārācā	अंधाराचे, अंधाराचं andhārāċe, andhārāċa	अंधाराची andhārācī	अंधाराच्या andhārācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अंधारांचा andhārānċā	अंधारांचे andhārānċe	अंधारांची andhārāñcī	अंधारांच्या andhārāncā	अंधारांचे, अंधारांचं andhārānċe, andhārānċa	अंधारांची andhārāñcī	अंधारांच्या andhārāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Related terms

• अंधारे (andhāre, “dark”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अंधार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अंधार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “andhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press