अनार

Awadhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَنَار (anār).

Noun

अनार (anār)

1. pomegranate

Hindi

अनार

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَنَار (anār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.nɑːɾ/, [ɐ.näːɾ]

• Audio (Delhi):

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Noun

अनार • (anār) m (Urdu spelling انار)

1. pomegranate

   Synonym: दाड़िम (dāṛim)

   आजकल अनार महँगे हो गए हैं।

   ājkal anār mahaṅge ho gae ha͠i.

   These days, pomegranates have become costly.

Declension

Declension of अनार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अनार anār	अनार anār
oblique	अनार anār	अनारों anārõ
vocative	अनार anār	अनारो anāro

Descendants

• → Nepali: अनार (anār)

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अनार (anār), from Classical Persian اَنَار (anār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌnär]
• Phonetic Devanagari: अनार्

Noun

अनार • (anār)

1. pomegranate

   Synonyms: दारिम (dārim), दाडिम (dāḍim)

Declension

Declension of अनार
	Singular	Plural
nominative	अनार [ʌnär]	अनारहरू [ʌnärɦʌɾu]
accusative	अनारलाई [ʌnärläi]	अनारहरूलाई [ʌnärɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	अनारले [ʌnärle]	अनारहरूले [ʌnärɦʌɾule]
dative	अनारलाई [ʌnärläi]	अनारहरूलाई [ʌnärɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	अनारबाट [ʌnärbäʈʌ]	अनारहरूबाट [ʌnärɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	अनारको [ʌnärko]	अनारहरूको [ʌnärɦʌɾuko]
locative	अनारमा [ʌnärmä]	अनारहरूमा [ʌnärɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• “अनार”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “अनार”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar