दरार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *दराकार (darākāra), from दर (dará, “cleaving, split”) +‎ आकार (ākāra, “shape, form”). Cognate to Punjabi ਦਰਾਰ (darār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɾɑːɾ/, [d̪ɐ.ɾäːɾ]

Noun

दरार • (darār) f (Urdu spelling دراڑ)

1. rift, split, rupture
2. schism, division of a group

   हमारे बीच दरार पड़ गई है।

   hamāre bīc darār paṛ gaī hai.

   We have had a falling out.

Declension

Declension of दरार (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दरार darār	दरारें darārẽ
oblique	दरार darār	दरारों darārõ
vocative	दरार darār	दरारो darāro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दरार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “darākāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press