नाहर

See also: नहर and नेहरू

Bundeli

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *नखदर (nakhadara, literally “tearing with claws”).

Noun

नाहर (nāhar) m

1. tiger

Alternative forms

• नार (nār)

References

• रमेश गुप्त [Ramesh Gupt] (2011) “नाहर”, in श्रीराम तिवारी [Shriram Tiwari], अशोक मिश्र [Ashok Mishra], editors, बुन्देली - हिन्दी शब्दकोश (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: संस्कृति संचालनालय, माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Sanskriti Sanchalanalaya, Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, ना, page 156, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*nakhadara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*nakharin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.ɦəɾ/, [näː.ɦɐɾ]
• Hyphenation: ना‧हर
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit *नखदर (nakhadara, literally “tearing with claws”).

Noun

नाहर • (nāhar) m (Urdu spelling نَاہَرْ)

1. tiger, lion

   Synonyms: शेर (śer), बाघ (bāgh), व्याघ्र (vyāghra)

Declension

Declension of नाहर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाहर nāhar	नाहर nāhar
oblique	नाहर nāhar	नाहरों nāharõ
vocative	नाहर nāhar	नाहरो nāharo

Etymology 2

Noun

नाहर • (nāhar) m (Urdu spelling نَاہَرْ)

1. flower of Butea monosperma

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नाहर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 555
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nakhadara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*nakharin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397