हरि

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

Braj

Proper noun

हरि (hari) m

1. (Hinduism) Hari: an epithet of Krishna, avatar of Vishnu

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit हरि

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ɾiː/, [ɦɐ.ɾiː]

Noun

हरि • (hari) m

1. Vishnu

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “हरि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884), “हरि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “हरि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হৰি (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬭᬶ (Balinese script)
• হরি (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰨𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀭𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဟရိ (Burmese script)
• હરિ (Gujarati script)
• ਹਰਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑌰𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦫꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂩𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಹರಿ (Kannada script)
• ហរិ (Khmer script)
• ຫຣິ (Lao script)
• ഹരി (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᠠᡵᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘨𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠠᠷᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧈𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐬𑐶 (Newa script)
• ହରି (Odia script)
• ꢲꢬꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆫𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖨𑖰 (Siddham script)
• හරි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩼𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚤𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஹரி (Tamil script)
• హరి (Telugu script)
• หริ (Thai script)
• ཧ་རི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒩𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨫𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃-i-s, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (zaⁱri), Persian زر (zar, “gold”). Related to हिरण्य (híraṇya).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

हरि॑ • (hári) stem

1. yellow or green
2. fawn-coloured
3. reddish brown
4. brown
5. tawny
6. pale
7. yellow
8. fallow
9. bay (especially applied to horses)
10. green
11. greenish

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of हरि॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरिः॑ (háriḥ)	हरी॑ (hárī)	हर॑यः (hárayaḥ)
accusative	हरि॑म् (hárim)	हरी॑ (hárī)	हरी॑न् (hárīn)
instrumental	हरि॑णा (háriṇā) हर्या॑¹ (háryā¹)	हरि॑भ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरि॑भिः (háribhiḥ)
dative	हर॑ये (háraye)	हरि॑भ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरि॑भ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
ablative	हरेः॑ (háreḥ) हर्यः॑¹ (háryaḥ¹)	हरि॑भ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरि॑भ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
genitive	हरेः॑ (háreḥ) हर्यः॑¹ (háryaḥ¹)	हर्योः॑ (háryoḥ)	हरी॑णाम् (hárīṇām)
locative	हरौ॑ (hárau) हरा॑¹ (hárā¹)	हर्योः॑ (háryoḥ)	हरि॑षु (háriṣu)
vocative	हरे॑ (háre)	हरी॑ (hárī)	हर॑यः (hárayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of हरि॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरिः॑ (háriḥ)	हरी॑ (hárī)	हर॑यः (hárayaḥ)
accusative	हरि॑म् (hárim)	हरी॑ (hárī)	हरीः॑ (hárīḥ)
instrumental	हर्या॑ (háryā) हरी॑¹ (hárī¹)	हरि॑भ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरि॑भिः (háribhiḥ)
dative	हर॑ये (háraye) हर्यै॑² (háryai²) हरी॑¹ (hárī¹)	हरि॑भ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरि॑भ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
ablative	हरेः॑ (háreḥ) हर्याः॑² (háryāḥ²) हर्यै॑³ (háryai³)	हरि॑भ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरि॑भ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
genitive	हरेः॑ (háreḥ) हर्याः॑² (háryāḥ²) हर्यै॑³ (háryai³)	हर्योः॑ (háryoḥ)	हरी॑णाम् (hárīṇām)
locative	हरौ॑ (hárau) हर्या॑म्² (háryām²) हरा॑¹ (hárā¹)	हर्योः॑ (háryoḥ)	हरि॑षु (háriṣu)
vocative	हरे॑ (háre)	हरी॑ (hárī)	हर॑यः (hárayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Neuter i-stem declension of हरि॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरि॑ (hári)	हरि॑णी (háriṇī)	हरी॑णि (hárīṇi) हरि॑¹ (hári¹) हरी॑¹ (hárī¹)
accusative	हरि॑ (hári)	हरि॑णी (háriṇī)	हरी॑णि (hárīṇi) हरि॑¹ (hári¹) हरी॑¹ (hárī¹)
instrumental	हरि॑णा (háriṇā) हर्या॑¹ (háryā¹)	हरि॑भ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरि॑भिः (háribhiḥ)
dative	हरि॑णे (háriṇe) हर॑ये (háraye)	हरि॑भ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरि॑भ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
ablative	हरि॑णः (háriṇaḥ) हरेः॑ (háreḥ)	हरि॑भ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरि॑भ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
genitive	हरि॑णः (háriṇaḥ) हरेः॑ (háreḥ)	हरि॑णोः (háriṇoḥ) हर्योः॑ (háryoḥ)	हरी॑णाम् (hárīṇām)
locative	हरि॑णि (háriṇi) हरौ॑ (hárau) हरा॑¹ (hárā¹)	हरि॑णोः (háriṇoḥ) हर्योः॑ (háryoḥ)	हरि॑षु (háriṣu)
vocative	हरि॑ (hári) हरे॑ (háre)	हरि॑णी (háriṇī)	हरी॑णि (hárīṇi) हरि॑¹ (hári¹) हरी॑¹ (hárī¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• हरिण (hariṇá)
• हरित् (harít)
• हरित (hárita)

Noun

हरि॑ • (hári) stem, m

1. a horse, steed (especially of Indra)
2. a lion
3. the sign of the zodiac Leo
4. the sun
5. a monkey
6. a ray of light
7. the moon
8. mungo bean (Vigna mungo)
9. a jackal
10. a parrot
11. peacock
12. the koil or Indian cuckoo
13. a goose
14. a frog
15. a snake
16. fire
17. the wind
18. (in the plural) men, people (= मनुष्याः)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of हरि॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हरिः॑ (háriḥ)	हरी॑ (hárī)	हर॑यः (hárayaḥ)
accusative	हरि॑म् (hárim)	हरी॑ (hárī)	हरी॑न् (hárīn)
instrumental	हरि॑णा (háriṇā) हर्या॑¹ (háryā¹)	हरि॑भ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरि॑भिः (háribhiḥ)
dative	हर॑ये (háraye)	हरि॑भ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरि॑भ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
ablative	हरेः॑ (háreḥ) हर्यः॑¹ (háryaḥ¹)	हरि॑भ्याम् (háribhyām)	हरि॑भ्यः (háribhyaḥ)
genitive	हरेः॑ (háreḥ) हर्यः॑¹ (háryaḥ¹)	हर्योः॑ (háryoḥ)	हरी॑णाम् (hárīṇām)
locative	हरौ॑ (hárau) हरा॑¹ (hárā¹)	हर्योः॑ (háryoḥ)	हरि॑षु (háriṣu)
vocative	हरे॑ (háre)	हरी॑ (hárī)	हर॑यः (hárayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Old Javanese: hari (“lion”)
  • > Javanese: ꦲꦫꦶ (hari) (inherited)
• ⇒ Tamil: அரிமா (arimā)

Proper noun

हरि॑ • (hári) stem, m (feminine हरी)

1. a name of Vayu
2. a name of Indra
3. a name of Vishnu and Krishna (in this sense thought by some to be derived from √hṛ, 'to take away or remove evil or sin')
4. a name of Brahmā
5. a name of Yama
6. a name of Shiva
7. a name of Shukra
8. a name of Su-parṇa
9. a name of a son of Garuda
10. a name of a Rakshasa
11. a name of a Danava
12. a name of a son of Akampaua (or Anukampana)
13. a name of a son of Tārakâksha
14. a name of a son of Parājit
15. a name of a son of Parāvṛit
16. a name of a worshiper of Vishṇu
17. name of various authors and scholars (especially of the poet Bhartṛi-hari as the author of the Vākya-padīya)
18. name (also with miśra, bhaṭṭa, dīkṣita etc.)
19. a name of a mountain
20. name of a world (compare hari-varṣa)
21. name of a metre
22. name of a particular high number
23. name a particular class of gods under Manu Tāmasa

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “हरि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1289, column 3.

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʌri/

Noun

हरि (hari)

1. blood