जर

See also: ज़र

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /zəɾ/, [zɐɾ], /d͡ʒəɾ/, [d͡ʒɐɾ]

Noun

जर • (zar) m

1. nuqtaless form of ज़र (zar)

Declension

Declension of जर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जर zar	जर zar
oblique	जर zar	जरों zarõ
vocative	जर zar	जरो zaro

Marathi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit यर्हि (yárhi). Related to जरी (j̈arī).

Conjunction

जर • (j̈ar)

1. if

Usage notes

In conditional sentences involving जर (j̈ar) and तर (tar, “then”), जर (j̈ar) is often omitted.

(जर) पाऊस पडला तर […]

(j̈ar) pāūs paḍlā tar […]

If it rains, then […]

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian زر (zar), from Middle Persian, from Parthian, from Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyom. Doublet of हिरण्य (hiraṇya). Compare Gujarati જર (jar), Hindi ज़र (zar), Punjabi ਜ਼ਰ (zar) / زَر (zar).

Noun

जर • (j̈ar) f

1. gold or silver thread, brocade

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• jara (Latin script)
• 𑀚𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• জর (Bengali script)
• ජර (Sinhalese script)
• ဇရ or ၹရ (Burmese script)
• ชร or ชะระ (Thai script)
• ᨩᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊຣ or ຊະຣະ (Lao script)
• ជរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄢 (Chakma script)

Adjective

जर

1. Devanagari script form of jara (“old”)

Declension

Declension table of "जर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	जरो (jaro)	जरा (jarā)
Accusative (second)	जरं (jaraṃ)	जरे (jare)
Instrumental (third)	जरेन (jarena)	जरेहि (jarehi) or जरेभि (jarebhi)
Dative (fourth)	जरस्स (jarassa) or जराय (jarāya) or जरत्थं (jaratthaṃ)	जरानं (jarānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	जरस्मा (jarasmā) or जरम्हा (jaramhā) or जरा (jarā)	जरेहि (jarehi) or जरेभि (jarebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	जरस्स (jarassa)	जरानं (jarānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	जरस्मिं (jarasmiṃ) or जरम्हि (jaramhi) or जरे (jare)	जरेसु (jaresu)
Vocative (calling)	जर (jara)	जरा (jarā)

Declension table of "जरा" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	जरा (jarā)	जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā)
Accusative (second)	जरं (jaraṃ)	जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā)
Instrumental (third)	जराय (jarāya)	जराहि (jarāhi) or जराभि (jarābhi)
Dative (fourth)	जराय (jarāya)	जरानं (jarānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	जराय (jarāya)	जराहि (jarāhi) or जराभि (jarābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	जराय (jarāya)	जरानं (jarānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	जराय (jarāya) or जरायं (jarāyaṃ)	जरासु (jarāsu)
Vocative (calling)	जरे (jare)	जरायो (jarāyo) or जरा (jarā)

Declension table of "जर" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	जरं (jaraṃ)	जरानि (jarāni)
Accusative (second)	जरं (jaraṃ)	जरानि (jarāni)
Instrumental (third)	जरेन (jarena)	जरेहि (jarehi) or जरेभि (jarebhi)
Dative (fourth)	जरस्स (jarassa) or जराय (jarāya) or जरत्थं (jaratthaṃ)	जरानं (jarānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	जरस्मा (jarasmā) or जरम्हा (jaramhā) or जरा (jarā)	जरेहि (jarehi) or जरेभि (jarebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	जरस्स (jarassa)	जरानं (jarānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	जरस्मिं (jarasmiṃ) or जरम्हि (jaramhi) or जरे (jare)	जरेसु (jaresu)
Vocative (calling)	जर (jara)	जरानि (jarāni)