तार

See also: तारे

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑːɾ/, [t̪äːɾ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian تار (tār). Doublet of तंत्र (tantra). Sense "telegram" is a calque of English wire. Compare Assamese তাৰ (tar), Bengali তার (tar).

Noun

तार • (tār) m (Urdu spelling تار)

1. wire, cord
2. string

   Synonym: धागा (dhāgā)

3. (dated) telegram

   Synonym: दूरलेख (dūrlekh)

Declension

Declension of तार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तार tār	तार tār
oblique	तार tār	तारों tārõ
vocative	तार tār	तारो tāro

Descendants

• → Sikkimese: ཏར (tar)
• → Tibetan: ཏར (tar)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit तार (tāra).

Proper noun

तार • (tār) m (Urdu spelling تار)

1. (Indian classical music) the सप्तक (saptak) of highest pitch

   Synonym: उच्च (ucc)

Coordinate terms

• मंद्र (mandra), मध्य (madhya)

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪aɾ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian تار (tār).

Noun

तार • (tār) f (plural तारा)

1. wire, cord
2. string
3. (dated) telegram

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit तार (tāra).

Adjective

तार • (tār) n

1. (Indian classical music) the सप्तक (saptak) of highest pitch

   Synonym: उच्च (ucca)

   तार सप्तक

   tār saptak

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Coordinate terms

• मंद्र (mandra)
• मध्य (madhya)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• তাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬢᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• তার (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• တာရ (Burmese script)
• તાર (Gujarati script)
• ਤਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌤𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦠꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂞𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ತಾರ (Kannada script)
• តារ (Khmer script)
• ຕາຣ (Lao script)
• താര (Malayalam script)
• ᢠᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘝𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦽𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ତାର (Odia script)
• ꢡꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• තාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩫𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• தார (Tamil script)
• తార (Telugu script)
• ตาร (Thai script)
• ཏཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨙𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From the root तॄ (tṝ, “to pass”) +‎ -अ (-a).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɑː.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.ɾɐ/

Adjective

ता॒र • (tārá) stem

1. carrying across (like a savior or protector)
2. high (a note), loud, shrill, a high tone, loud or shrill note (TPrāt.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ता॒र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ता॒रः (tāráḥ)	ता॒रौ (tāráu) ता॒रा¹ (tārā́¹)	ता॒राः (tārā́ḥ) ता॒रासः॑¹ (tārā́saḥ¹)
accusative	ता॒रम् (tārám)	ता॒रौ (tāráu) ता॒रा¹ (tārā́¹)	ता॒रान् (tārā́n)
instrumental	ता॒रेण॑ (tāréṇa)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒रैः (tāráiḥ) ता॒रेभिः॑¹ (tārébhiḥ¹)
dative	ता॒राय॑ (tārā́ya)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒रेभ्यः॑ (tārébhyaḥ)
ablative	ता॒रात् (tārā́t)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒रेभ्यः॑ (tārébhyaḥ)
genitive	ता॒रस्य॑ (tārásya)	ता॒रयोः॑ (tāráyoḥ)	ता॒राणा॑म् (tārā́ṇām)
locative	ता॒रे (tāré)	ता॒रयोः॑ (tāráyoḥ)	ता॒रेषु॑ (tāréṣu)
vocative	तार॑ (tā́ra)	तारौ॑ (tā́rau) तारा॑¹ (tā́rā¹)	ताराः॑ (tā́rāḥ) तारा॑सः¹ (tā́rāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of ता॒रा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ता॒रा (tārā́)	ता॒रे (tāré)	ता॒राः (tārā́ḥ)
accusative	ता॒राम् (tārā́m)	ता॒रे (tāré)	ता॒राः (tārā́ḥ)
instrumental	ता॒रया॑ (tāráyā) ता॒रा¹ (tārā́¹)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒राभिः॑ (tārā́bhiḥ)
dative	ता॒रायै॑ (tārā́yai)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒राभ्यः॑ (tārā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	ता॒रायाः॑ (tārā́yāḥ) ता॒रायै॑² (tārā́yai²)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒राभ्यः॑ (tārā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	ता॒रायाः॑ (tārā́yāḥ) ता॒रायै॑² (tārā́yai²)	ता॒रयोः॑ (tāráyoḥ)	ता॒राणा॑म् (tārā́ṇām)
locative	ता॒राया॑म् (tārā́yām)	ता॒रयोः॑ (tāráyoḥ)	ता॒रासु॑ (tārā́su)
vocative	तारे॑ (tā́re)	तारे॑ (tā́re)	ताराः॑ (tā́rāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of ता॒र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ता॒रम् (tārám)	ता॒रे (tāré)	ता॒राणि॑ (tārā́ṇi) ता॒रा¹ (tārā́¹)
accusative	ता॒रम् (tārám)	ता॒रे (tāré)	ता॒राणि॑ (tārā́ṇi) ता॒रा¹ (tārā́¹)
instrumental	ता॒रेण॑ (tāréṇa)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒रैः (tāráiḥ) ता॒रेभिः॑¹ (tārébhiḥ¹)
dative	ता॒राय॑ (tārā́ya)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒रेभ्यः॑ (tārébhyaḥ)
ablative	ता॒रात् (tārā́t)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒रेभ्यः॑ (tārébhyaḥ)
genitive	ता॒रस्य॑ (tārásya)	ता॒रयोः॑ (tāráyoḥ)	ता॒राणा॑म् (tārā́ṇām)
locative	ता॒रे (tāré)	ता॒रयोः॑ (tāráyoḥ)	ता॒रेषु॑ (tāréṣu)
vocative	तार॑ (tā́ra)	तारे॑ (tā́re)	तारा॑णि (tā́rāṇi) तारा॑¹ (tā́rā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

ता॒र • (tārá) stem, m

1. crossing

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ता॒र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ता॒रः (tāráḥ)	ता॒रौ (tāráu) ता॒रा¹ (tārā́¹)	ता॒राः (tārā́ḥ) ता॒रासः॑¹ (tārā́saḥ¹)
accusative	ता॒रम् (tārám)	ता॒रौ (tāráu) ता॒रा¹ (tārā́¹)	ता॒रान् (tārā́n)
instrumental	ता॒रेण॑ (tāréṇa)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒रैः (tāráiḥ) ता॒रेभिः॑¹ (tārébhiḥ¹)
dative	ता॒राय॑ (tārā́ya)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒रेभ्यः॑ (tārébhyaḥ)
ablative	ता॒रात् (tārā́t)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒रेभ्यः॑ (tārébhyaḥ)
genitive	ता॒रस्य॑ (tārásya)	ता॒रयोः॑ (tāráyoḥ)	ता॒राणा॑म् (tārā́ṇām)
locative	ता॒रे (tāré)	ता॒रयोः॑ (tāráyoḥ)	ता॒रेषु॑ (tāréṣu)
vocative	तार॑ (tā́ra)	तारौ॑ (tā́rau) तारा॑¹ (tā́rā¹)	ताराः॑ (tā́rāḥ) तारा॑सः¹ (tā́rāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

ता॒र • (tārá) stem, n

1. descent to a river, bank
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 4.37.3

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of ता॒र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ता॒रम् (tārám)	ता॒रे (tāré)	ता॒राणि॑ (tārā́ṇi) ता॒रा¹ (tārā́¹)
accusative	ता॒रम् (tārám)	ता॒रे (tāré)	ता॒राणि॑ (tārā́ṇi) ता॒रा¹ (tārā́¹)
instrumental	ता॒रेण॑ (tāréṇa)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒रैः (tāráiḥ) ता॒रेभिः॑¹ (tārébhiḥ¹)
dative	ता॒राय॑ (tārā́ya)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒रेभ्यः॑ (tārébhyaḥ)
ablative	ता॒रात् (tārā́t)	ता॒राभ्या॑म् (tārā́bhyām)	ता॒रेभ्यः॑ (tārébhyaḥ)
genitive	ता॒रस्य॑ (tārásya)	ता॒रयोः॑ (tāráyoḥ)	ता॒राणा॑म् (tārā́ṇām)
locative	ता॒रे (tāré)	ता॒रयोः॑ (tāráyoḥ)	ता॒रेषु॑ (tāréṣu)
vocative	तार॑ (tā́ra)	तारे॑ (tā́re)	तारा॑णि (tā́rāṇi) तारा॑¹ (tā́rā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Alternative form of तारा (tārā, “star”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

तार • (tāra) stem, m or n

1. a star (L.)
2. the pupil of the eye (L.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तार

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारः (tāraḥ)	तारौ (tārau)	ताराः (tārāḥ)
accusative	तारम् (tāram)	तारौ (tārau)	तारान् (tārān)
instrumental	तारेण (tāreṇa)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारैः (tāraiḥ)
dative	ताराय (tārāya)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारेभ्यः (tārebhyaḥ)
ablative	तारात् (tārāt)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारेभ्यः (tārebhyaḥ)
genitive	तारस्य (tārasya)	तारयोः (tārayoḥ)	ताराणाम् (tārāṇām)
locative	तारे (tāre)	तारयोः (tārayoḥ)	तारेषु (tāreṣu)
vocative	तार (tāra)	तारौ (tārau)	ताराः (tārāḥ)

Neuter a-stem declension of तार

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारम् (tāram)	तारे (tāre)	ताराणि (tārāṇi)
accusative	तारम् (tāram)	तारे (tāre)	ताराणि (tārāṇi)
instrumental	तारेण (tāreṇa)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारैः (tāraiḥ)
dative	ताराय (tārāya)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारेभ्यः (tārebhyaḥ)
ablative	तारात् (tārāt)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारेभ्यः (tārebhyaḥ)
genitive	तारस्य (tārasya)	तारयोः (tārayoḥ)	ताराणाम् (tārāṇām)
locative	तारे (tāre)	तारयोः (tārayoḥ)	तारेषु (tāreṣu)
vocative	तार (tāra)	तारे (tāre)	ताराणि (tārāṇi)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “तार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 443, column 3.

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tārá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 329

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تار (tār).

Noun

तार • (tāra) f (Perso-Arabic تارَ)

1. wire, chord, string, thread
2. string of a musical instrument

References

• Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988), “تارَ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ, page 430
• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “تارَ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, page 85
• Stack, George (1849), “तार”, in A dictionary, English and Sindhi, American Mission Press, page 226
• Sindhi Language Authority (2026), “तार”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[1]