नगर

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See also: नांगर

Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit नगर (nágara). Doublet of -नेर (-ner).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nə.ɡəɾ/, [n̪ə.ɡəɾ]

Noun[edit]

नगर (nagarm (Urdu spelling نگر‎)

  1. city, town
    तुम किस नगर से आए हो?tum kis nagar se āe ho?What city do you come from?
    Synonym: शहर (śahar)

Declension[edit]

Marathi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit नगर (nágara).

Noun[edit]

नगर (nagarn

  1. city, town

References[edit]

Nepali[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit नगर (nagara).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

नगर (nagar)

  1. city, town

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

नगर (nagara)

  1. inflection of गर्नु (garnu):
    1. stem
    2. second-person mid respect singular negative imperative

Newar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit नगर (nagara).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

नगर (nagara? (Newa Spelling 𑐣𑐐𑐬)

  1. city, town

Old Gujarati[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit नगर (nagara).

Noun[edit]

नगर (nagaran

  1. city

Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Tedesco derives the word from a dissimilating Prakritization of an unattested compound *नृगर (*nṛgará, gathering of men), from नृ (nṛ) +‎ *गर (gara). It is likely the ultimate source of similar words in Dravidian; compare Old Tamil 𑀦𑀓𑀭𑁆 (nakar, house, palace, temple, city), Telugu నగరు (nagaru, palace). Southworth derives the word from Proto-South Dravidian *nakar.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

नगर (nágara or nagarán

  1. town, city
    • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 2.43.4:
      अथ स्म नगरे रामः चरन् भैक्षम् गृहे वसेत् ।
      काम कारः वरम् दातुम् अपि दासम् मम आत्मजम् ॥
      atha sma nagare rāmaḥ caran bhaikṣam gṛhe vaset .
      kāma kāraḥ varam dātum api dāsam mama ātmajam .
      • 2002 translation by K. M. K. Murthy
        Even giving my son to her as a slave would have been better. By that Rama would have at least stayed in the house by doing the work entrusted by her and roaming about in the city, asking alms.

Declension[edit]

Neuter a-stem declension of नगर (nágara)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नगरम्
nágaram
नगरे
nágare
नगराणि / नगरा¹
nágarāṇi / nágarā¹
Vocative नगर
nágara
नगरे
nágare
नगराणि / नगरा¹
nágarāṇi / nágarā¹
Accusative नगरम्
nágaram
नगरे
nágare
नगराणि / नगरा¹
nágarāṇi / nágarā¹
Instrumental नगरेण
nágareṇa
नगराभ्याम्
nágarābhyām
नगरैः / नगरेभिः¹
nágaraiḥ / nágarebhiḥ¹
Dative नगराय
nágarāya
नगराभ्याम्
nágarābhyām
नगरेभ्यः
nágarebhyaḥ
Ablative नगरात्
nágarāt
नगराभ्याम्
nágarābhyām
नगरेभ्यः
nágarebhyaḥ
Genitive नगरस्य
nágarasya
नगरयोः
nágarayoḥ
नगराणाम्
nágarāṇām
Locative नगरे
nágare
नगरयोः
nágarayoḥ
नगरेषु
nágareṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of नगर (nagará)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नगरम्
nagarám
नगरे
nagaré
नगराणि / नगरा¹
nagarā́ṇi / nagarā́¹
Vocative नगर
nágara
नगरे
nágare
नगराणि / नगरा¹
nágarāṇi / nágarā¹
Accusative नगरम्
nagarám
नगरे
nagaré
नगराणि / नगरा¹
nagarā́ṇi / nagarā́¹
Instrumental नगरेण
nagaréṇa
नगराभ्याम्
nagarā́bhyām
नगरैः / नगरेभिः¹
nagaraíḥ / nagarébhiḥ¹
Dative नगराय
nagarā́ya
नगराभ्याम्
nagarā́bhyām
नगरेभ्यः
nagarébhyaḥ
Ablative नगरात्
nagarā́t
नगराभ्याम्
nagarā́bhyām
नगरेभ्यः
nagarébhyaḥ
Genitive नगरस्य
nagarásya
नगरयोः
nagaráyoḥ
नगराणाम्
nagarā́ṇām
Locative नगरे
nagaré
नगरयोः
nagaráyoḥ
नगरेषु
nagaréṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Adjective[edit]

नगर (nágara)

  1. urban

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Monier Williams (1899), “नगर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 525.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001), “nágara-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 5