बाहर

See also: बाह्र, बहरी, बाहरी, बिहार, and बहार

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बाहिर (bāhir)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀭 (bāhira), from Sanskrit बहिर् (bahir), a compounding form of बहिस् (bahis). Compare Marathi बाहेर (bāher), Assamese বাহিৰ (bahir).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑː.ɦəɾ/, [bäː.ɦɐɾ]

Adverb

बाहर • (bāhar) (Urdu spelling باہر)

1. outside

   Antonyms: अंदर (andar), भीतर (bhītar)

2. outdoors, out

   कहीं बाहर चलते हैं खाने के लिए।

   kahī̃ bāhar calte ha͠i khāne ke lie.

   Let's go out for food.

3. overseas, abroad; away from home

Derived terms

• के बाहर (ke bāhar, postposition)
• बाहरी (bāhrī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बाहर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press