नर

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See also: नीर, नारी, नारा, नरों, नरो, and Appendix:Variations of "nar"

Hindi[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Sanskrit नर (nara).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

नर • (nar) m (Urdu spelling نر‏)

  1. man, male
Declension[edit]
Declension of नर
singular plural
direct नर (nar) नर (nar)
oblique नर (nar) नरों (narõ)
vocative नर (nar) नरो (naro)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Persian نر‏ (nar).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

नर • (nar) (Urdu spelling نر‏)

  1. male, masculine

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms

Etymology[edit]

From Vedic Sanskrit नर (nara).

Noun[edit]

नर m

  1. man

Declension[edit]

Declension table of "नर" (masculine)
Case \ Number Singular Plural
Nominative (first) नरो नरा
Accusative (second) नरं नरे
Instrumental (third) नरेन नरेहि or नरेभि
Dative (fourth) नरस्स or नराय or नरत्थं नरानं
Ablative (fifth) नरस्मा or नरम्हा or नरा नरेहि or नरेभि
Genitive (sixth) नरस्स नरानं
Locative (seventh) नरस्मिं or नरम्हि or नरे नरेसु
Vocative (calling) नर नरा

Sanskrit[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr), Persian نر‏ (nar) and Old Armenian այր (ayr).

Noun[edit]

नर • (nára) m

  1. man, male, person
  2. husband
  3. hero
  4. a man or piece at chess or draughts
  5. the pin or gnomon of a sun-dial
  6. person, personal termination
  7. the primeval Man or eternal Spirit pervading the universe

Declension[edit]

Masculine a-stem declension of नर
Nom. sg. नरः (naraḥ)
Gen. sg. नरस्य (narasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नरः (naraḥ) नरौ (narau) नराः (narāḥ)
Vocative नर (nara) नरौ (narau) नराः (narāḥ)
Accusative नरम् (naram) नरौ (narau) नरान् (narān)
Instrumental नरेण (nareṇa) नराभ्याम् (narābhyām) नरैः (naraiḥ)
Dative नराय (narāya) नराभ्याम् (narābhyām) नरेभ्यः (narebhyaḥ)
Ablative नरात् (narāt) नराभ्याम् (narābhyām) नरेभ्यः (narebhyaḥ)
Genitive नरस्य (narasya) नरयोः (narayoḥ) नराणाम् (narāṇām)
Locative नरे (nare) नरयोः (narayoḥ) नरेषु (nareṣu)
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