दर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪əɾ/, [d̪ɐɾ]
• Rhymes: -ər

Etymology 1

Probably from Sanskrit, compare आदर (ādara)

Noun

दर • (dar) f (Urdu spelling در)

1. rate, price

   Synonym: भाव (bhāv)

   आयकर दर ― āykar dar ― income tax rate

2. interest rate

Declension

Declension of दर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दर dar	दरें darẽ
oblique	दर dar	दरों darõ
vocative	दर dar	दरो daro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian در (dar), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”). Doublet of द्वार (dvār).

Noun

दर • (dar) m (Urdu spelling در)

1. door

   Synonyms: दरवाज़ा (darvāzā), द्वार (dvār)

Declension

Declension of दर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दर dar	दर dar
oblique	दर dar	दरों darõ
vocative	दर dar	दरो daro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 478

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬭ (Balinese script)
• দর (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဒရ (Burmese script)
• દર (Gujarati script)
• ਦਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ದರ (Kannada script)
• ទរ (Khmer script)
• ທຣ (Lao script)
• ദര (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଦର (Odia script)
• ꢣꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖨 (Siddham script)
• දර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚤 (Takri script)
• த³ர (Tamil script)
• దర (Telugu script)
• ทร (Thai script)
• ད་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From दॄ (dṝ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

दर • (dara) stem, m

1. cleaving, breaking
2. a conch shell
3. the navel
4. fear

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दरः (daraḥ)	दरौ (darau) दरा¹ (darā¹)	दराः (darāḥ) दरासः¹ (darāsaḥ¹)
accusative	दरम् (daram)	दरौ (darau) दरा¹ (darā¹)	दरान् (darān)
instrumental	दरेण (dareṇa)	दराभ्याम् (darābhyām)	दरैः (daraiḥ) दरेभिः¹ (darebhiḥ¹)
dative	दराय (darāya)	दराभ्याम् (darābhyām)	दरेभ्यः (darebhyaḥ)
ablative	दरात् (darāt)	दराभ्याम् (darābhyām)	दरेभ्यः (darebhyaḥ)
genitive	दरस्य (darasya)	दरयोः (darayoḥ)	दराणाम् (darāṇām)
locative	दरे (dare)	दरयोः (darayoḥ)	दरेषु (dareṣu)
vocative	दर (dara)	दरौ (darau) दरा¹ (darā¹)	दराः (darāḥ) दरासः¹ (darāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “दर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page sa, 490.

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “dara”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.