हर

See also: हरू, हरा, ह्री, हीरा, हार, and हरि

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁ol-

Sanskrit हल (hala)

Prakrit 𑀳𑀮 (hala)

Bhojpuri हर (har)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀮 (hala), from Sanskrit हल (hala).

Noun

हर (har) m (Kaithi 𑂯𑂩)

1. plough

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هر (har). Doublet of सब (sab) and सर्व (sarv). Compare Bengali হর (hor), Punjabi ਹਰ (har).

Determiner

हर • (har) (Urdu spelling ہر)

1. each
2. every

Magahi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁ol-

Sanskrit हल (hala)

Prakrit 𑀳𑀮 (hala)

Magahi हर (har)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀮 (hala), from Sanskrit हल (hala).

Noun

हर (har) m (Kaithi 𑂯𑂩)

1. plough

   Synonym: लाँगल (lā̃gal)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• hara (Latin script)
• 𑀳𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• হর (Bengali script)
• හර (Sinhalese script)
• ဟရ or ႁရ (Burmese script)
• หร or หะระ (Thai script)
• ᩉᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ຫຣ or ຫະຣະ (Lao script)
• ហរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄦𑄢 (Chakma script)

Verb

हर

1. Devanagari script form of hara, which is imperative active second-person singular of हरति (harati, “to take away”)

Noun

हर m

1. Devanagari script form of hara (“har (root)”)

Declension

Declension table of "हर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular
Nominative (first)	हरो (haro)
Genitive (sixth)	हरस्स (harassa)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬭ (Balinese script)
• হর (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဟရ (Burmese script)
• હર (Gujarati script)
• ਹਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಹರ (Kannada script)
• ហរ (Khmer script)
• ຫຣ (Lao script)
• ഹര (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐬 (Newa script)
• ହର (Odia script)
• ꢲꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖨 (Siddham script)
• හර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஹர (Tamil script)
• హర (Telugu script)
• หร (Thai script)
• ཧ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root हृ (hṛ) +‎ -अ (-a).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

हर • (hara) stem

1. bearing, wearing, taking, conveying, bringing (» कवच-, वार्त्ता-ह्°), taking away, carrying off, removing, destroying (» बल-, शक्ति-ह्°)
2. receiving, obtaining (» अंश-ह्°)
3. ravishing, captivating (» मनो-ह्°)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरः (haraḥ)	हरौ (harau) हरा¹ (harā¹)	हराः (harāḥ) हरासः¹ (harāsaḥ¹)
accusative	हरम् (haram)	हरौ (harau) हरा¹ (harā¹)	हरान् (harān)
instrumental	हरेण (hareṇa)	हराभ्याम् (harābhyām)	हरैः (haraiḥ) हरेभिः¹ (harebhiḥ¹)
dative	हराय (harāya)	हराभ्याम् (harābhyām)	हरेभ्यः (harebhyaḥ)
ablative	हरात् (harāt)	हराभ्याम् (harābhyām)	हरेभ्यः (harebhyaḥ)
genitive	हरस्य (harasya)	हरयोः (harayoḥ)	हराणाम् (harāṇām)
locative	हरे (hare)	हरयोः (harayoḥ)	हरेषु (hareṣu)
vocative	हर (hara)	हरौ (harau) हरा¹ (harā¹)	हराः (harāḥ) हरासः¹ (harāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of हरा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरा (harā)	हरे (hare)	हराः (harāḥ)
accusative	हराम् (harām)	हरे (hare)	हराः (harāḥ)
instrumental	हरया (harayā) हरा¹ (harā¹)	हराभ्याम् (harābhyām)	हराभिः (harābhiḥ)
dative	हरायै (harāyai)	हराभ्याम् (harābhyām)	हराभ्यः (harābhyaḥ)
ablative	हरायाः (harāyāḥ) हरायै² (harāyai²)	हराभ्याम् (harābhyām)	हराभ्यः (harābhyaḥ)
genitive	हरायाः (harāyāḥ) हरायै² (harāyai²)	हरयोः (harayoḥ)	हराणाम् (harāṇām)
locative	हरायाम् (harāyām)	हरयोः (harayoḥ)	हरासु (harāsu)
vocative	हरे (hare)	हरे (hare)	हराः (harāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Feminine ī-stem declension of हरी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरी (harī)	हर्यौ (haryau) हरी¹ (harī¹)	हर्यः (haryaḥ) हरीः¹ (harīḥ¹)
accusative	हरीम् (harīm)	हर्यौ (haryau) हरी¹ (harī¹)	हरीः (harīḥ)
instrumental	हर्या (haryā)	हरीभ्याम् (harībhyām)	हरीभिः (harībhiḥ)
dative	हर्यै (haryai)	हरीभ्याम् (harībhyām)	हरीभ्यः (harībhyaḥ)
ablative	हर्याः (haryāḥ) हर्यै² (haryai²)	हरीभ्याम् (harībhyām)	हरीभ्यः (harībhyaḥ)
genitive	हर्याः (haryāḥ) हर्यै² (haryai²)	हर्योः (haryoḥ)	हरीणाम् (harīṇām)
locative	हर्याम् (haryām)	हर्योः (haryoḥ)	हरीषु (harīṣu)
vocative	हरि (hari)	हर्यौ (haryau) हरी¹ (harī¹)	हर्यः (haryaḥ) हरीः¹ (harīḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of हर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरम् (haram)	हरे (hare)	हराणि (harāṇi) हरा¹ (harā¹)
accusative	हरम् (haram)	हरे (hare)	हराणि (harāṇi) हरा¹ (harā¹)
instrumental	हरेण (hareṇa)	हराभ्याम् (harābhyām)	हरैः (haraiḥ) हरेभिः¹ (harebhiḥ¹)
dative	हराय (harāya)	हराभ्याम् (harābhyām)	हरेभ्यः (harebhyaḥ)
ablative	हरात् (harāt)	हराभ्याम् (harābhyām)	हरेभ्यः (harebhyaḥ)
genitive	हरस्य (harasya)	हरयोः (harayoḥ)	हराणाम् (harāṇām)
locative	हरे (hare)	हरयोः (harayoḥ)	हरेषु (hareṣu)
vocative	हर (hara)	हरे (hare)	हराणि (harāṇi) हरा¹ (harā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Telugu: హరము (haramu)

Noun

हर • (hara) stem, m

1. (arithmetic) a divisor
2. the denominator of a fraction, division
3. a stallion
4. an ass
5. fire

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरः (haraḥ)	हरौ (harau) हरा¹ (harā¹)	हराः (harāḥ) हरासः¹ (harāsaḥ¹)
accusative	हरम् (haram)	हरौ (harau) हरा¹ (harā¹)	हरान् (harān)
instrumental	हरेण (hareṇa)	हराभ्याम् (harābhyām)	हरैः (haraiḥ) हरेभिः¹ (harebhiḥ¹)
dative	हराय (harāya)	हराभ्याम् (harābhyām)	हरेभ्यः (harebhyaḥ)
ablative	हरात् (harāt)	हराभ्याम् (harābhyām)	हरेभ्यः (harebhyaḥ)
genitive	हरस्य (harasya)	हरयोः (harayoḥ)	हराणाम् (harāṇām)
locative	हरे (hare)	हरयोः (harayoḥ)	हरेषु (hareṣu)
vocative	हर (hara)	हरौ (harau) हरा¹ (harā¹)	हराः (harāḥ) हरासः¹ (harāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Proper noun

हर • (hara) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) ‘Seizer’, ‘Destroyer’, name of Shiva
2. name of a दानव (dānava)
3. name of a monkey (R.)
4. name of various authors

Derived terms

• हर हर महादेव (hara hara mahādeva, “Hail, Shiva!”)

Descendants

• → English: Hara
• → Malayalam: അരൻ (araṉ), ഹരൻ (haraṉ) — tatsama
• → Tamil: அரன் (araṉ)
• → Telugu: హరుడు (haruḍu)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “हर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1289, column 1.
• Monier Williams (1899), “हर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1302, column 1.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025), “hara”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.