पर

See also: पुर, पुरु, पुर्, पूर, पेरू, and पैर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəɾ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀭𑀺 (pari), 𑀉𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀭𑀺 (uppari), from Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above”).

Postposition

पर • (par) (Urdu spelling پر‎)

1. on

   सड़क पर ― saṛak par ― on the road

   मेज़ पर ― mez par ― on the table

2. at

   घर पर ― ghar par ― at home

   Synonym: पे (pe)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀭𑀁 (paraṃ), from Sanskrit परम् (param, “after, but”), oblique of पर (para, “distant, further”).

Conjunction

पर • (par) (Urdu spelling پر‎)

1. but, however

   मैंने दूध पिया, पर मैंने नाश्ता नहीं किया।

   mainne dūdh piyā, par mainne nāśtā nahī̃ kiyā.

   I drank milk, however I did not have breakfast.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मगर

2. nevertheless

Synonyms

• मगर (magar)
• लेकिन (lekin)
• किन्तु (kintu)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Persian پر‎ (par).

Noun

पर • (par) m (Urdu spelling پر‎)

2. feather; wing

   Synonym: पंख (paṅkh)

3. quill

Declension

Declension of पर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पर par	पर par
oblique	पर par	परों parõ
vocative	पर par	परो paro

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sanskrit पर (para).

Adjective

पर • (par) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پر‎)

1. distant, far, remote

   Synonym: दूर (dūr)

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Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʌrʌ/, [pʌɾʌ]

Verb

पर • (para)

1. mid-respectful second-person singular imperative of पर्नु (parnu)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• para (Latin script)
• 𑀧𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• পর (Bengali script)
• පර (Sinhalese script)
• ပရ (Burmese script)
• ปร or ปะระ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຣ or ປະຣະ (Lao script)
• បរ (Khmer script)

Adjective

पर

1. Devanagari script form of para (“other”)

Declension

Declension table of "पर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	परो (paro)	परे (pare)
Accusative (second)	परं (paraṃ)	परे (pare)
Instrumental (third)	परेन (parena)	परेहि (parehi) or परेभि (parebhi)
Dative (fourth)	परस्स (parassa)	परेसं (paresaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	परस्मा (parasmā) or परम्हा (paramhā) or परा (parā)	परेहि (parehi) or परेभि (parebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	परस्स (parassa)	परेसं (paresaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	परस्मिं (parasmiṃ) or परम्हि (paramhi) or परे (pare)	परेसु (paresu)

Declension table of "परा" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	परा (parā)	परायो (parāyo) or परा (parā)
Accusative (second)	परं (paraṃ)	परायो (parāyo) or परा (parā)
Instrumental (third)	पराय (parāya)	पराहि (parāhi) or पराभि (parābhi)
Dative (fourth)	पराय (parāya)	परासं (parāsaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	पराय (parāya)	पराहि (parāhi) or पराभि (parābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	पराय (parāya)	परासं (parāsaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	पराय (parāya) or परायं (parāyaṃ)	परासु (parāsu)

Declension table of "पर" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	परं (paraṃ)	परानि (parāni)
Accusative (second)	परं (paraṃ)	परानि (parāni)
Instrumental (third)	परेन (parena)	परेहि (parehi) or परेभि (parebhi)
Dative (fourth)	परस्स (parassa)	परेसं (paresaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	परस्मा (parasmā) or परम्हा (paramhā) or परा (parā)	परेहि (parehi) or परेभि (parebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	परस्स (parassa)	परेसं (paresaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	परस्मिं (parasmiṃ) or परम्हि (paramhi) or परे (pare)	परेसु (paresu)