अरे

See also: अर and अरि

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀭𑁂 (are), from Sanskrit अरे (are).

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

अरे • (are) (Urdu spelling ارے)

1. hey, oh, arrey (used chiefly in calling to or addressing inferiors)

   अरे, ज़रा सुनो तो! ― are, zarā suno to! ― Hey, just listen for a moment!

See also

• अबे (abe)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “अरे”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अरे”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit अरे (are).

Interjection

अरे • (are)

1. hey, sirrah, you there

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अरे”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• are (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀭𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• অরে (Bengali script)
• අරෙ (Sinhalese script)
• အရေ or ဢရေ (Burmese script)
• อเร or อะเร (Thai script)
• ᩋᩁᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ອເຣ or ອະເຣ (Lao script)
• អរេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄢𑄬 (Chakma script)

Interjection

अरे (are)

1. Devanagari script form of are

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অৰে (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬭᬾ (Balinese script)
• অরে (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰨𑰸 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀭𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• အရေ (Burmese script)
• અરે (Gujarati script)
• ਅਰੇ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌰𑍇 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦫꦺ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂩𑂵 (Kaithi script)
• ಅರೇ (Kannada script)
• អរេ (Khmer script)
• ອເຣ (Lao script)
• അരേ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡵᡝ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘨𑘹 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠷᠧ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧈𑧚 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐬𑐾 (Newa script)
• ଅରେ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢬꢾ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆫𑆼 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖨𑖸 (Siddham script)
• අරෙ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩼𑩔 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚤𑚲 (Takri script)
• அரே (Tamil script)
• అరే (Telugu script)
• อเร (Thai script)
• ཨ་རེ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒩𑒹 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨫𑨄 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, like अररे (arare), अरेरे (arere), and रे (re).

Interjection

अरे • (are)

1. interjection of calling (VS., ṢBr.)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀭𑁂 (are)
  • Assamese: আৰে (are)
  • Bengali: আরে (are)
  • Odia: ଆରେ (āre)
  • Hindi: अरे (are)
  • Gujarati: અરે (are)
  • Vaghri: અરે (are)
  • Marathi: अरे (are)
  • Kumaoni: अरे (are)
  • Sindhi: اراي (are)
• Pali: are

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “अरे”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 89, column 1.