हीरा

See also: हरा, हरू, ह्री, हार, हरि, हर, and हिरा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦiː.ɾɑː/, [ɦiː.ɾäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit हीरग (hīraga), from Sanskrit हीरक (hīraka). Doublet of हीर (hīr) and हीरक (hīrak). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੀਰਾ (hīrā) / ہِیرا (hīrā), Sindhi هيِرو / हीरो, Gujarati હીરો (hīro), Marathi हिरा (hirā), Bengali হীরা (hira), Assamese হীৰা (hira).

Noun

हीरा • (hīrā) m (Urdu spelling ہِیرا)

1. diamond (a type of rare gemstone)

   कल, हीरे का मूल्य बहुत कम हो गया।

   kal, hīre kā mūlya bahut kam ho gayā.

   Yesterday, the value of diamond decreased greatly.

Declension

Declension of हीरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हीरा hīrā	हीरे hīre
oblique	हीरे hīre	हीरों hīrõ
vocative	हीरे hīre	हीरो hīro

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हीरा (hīrā).

Proper noun

हीरा • (hīrā) f

1. (Hinduism) a name of Lakshmi

   Synonyms: लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī), रमा (ramā), लोल (lol)

Declension

Declension of हीरा (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	हीरा hīrā
oblique	हीरा hīrā
vocative	हीरा hīrā

Noun

हीरा • (hīrā) f (rare, formal)

1. an ant

   Synonyms: चींटी (cī̃ṭī), पिपीलिका (pipīlikā)

Declension

Declension of हीरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हीरा hīrā	हीरे hīre
oblique	हीरे hīre	हीरों hīrõ
vocative	हीरे hīre	हीरो hīro

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हीरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “हीरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “हीरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• S. W. Fallon (1879) “हीरा”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
• “हीरा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হীৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬷᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• হীরা (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰱𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဟီရာ (Burmese script)
• હીરા (Gujarati script)
• ਹੀਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑍀𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦷꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂲𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಹೀರಾ (Kannada script)
• ហីរា (Khmer script)
• ຫີຣາ (Lao script)
• ഹീരാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᡳᡳᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘲𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧓𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐷𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ହୀରା (Odia script)
• ꢲꢷꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆵𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖱𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• හීරා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩑𑩛𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚯𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஹீரா (Tamil script)
• హీరా (Telugu script)
• หีรา (Thai script)
• ཧཱི་རཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒲𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨁𑨊𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the feminine form of हीर (hīra).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦiː.ɾɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɦiː.ɾɑː/

Noun

हीरा • (hīrā) stem, f

1. an ant

   Synonym: पिपीलिका (pipīlikā)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of हीरा (hīrā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हीरा hīrā	हीरे hīre	हीराः hīrāḥ
Vocative	हीरे hīre	हीरे hīre	हीराः hīrāḥ
Accusative	हीराम् hīrām	हीरे hīre	हीराः hīrāḥ
Instrumental	हीरया / हीरा¹ hīrayā / hīrā¹	हीराभ्याम् hīrābhyām	हीराभिः hīrābhiḥ
Dative	हीरायै hīrāyai	हीराभ्याम् hīrābhyām	हीराभ्यः hīrābhyaḥ
Ablative	हीरायाः / हीरायै² hīrāyāḥ / hīrāyai²	हीराभ्याम् hīrābhyām	हीराभ्यः hīrābhyaḥ
Genitive	हीरायाः / हीरायै² hīrāyāḥ / hīrāyai²	हीरयोः hīrayoḥ	हीराणाम् hīrāṇām
Locative	हीरायाम् hīrāyām	हीरयोः hīrayoḥ	हीरासु hīrāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Proper noun

हीरा • (hīrā) stem, f

1. (Hinduism) a name of Lakshmi

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of हीरा (hīrā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हीरा hīrā	हीरे hīre	हीराः hīrāḥ
Vocative	हीरे hīre	हीरे hīre	हीराः hīrāḥ
Accusative	हीराम् hīrām	हीरे hīre	हीराः hīrāḥ
Instrumental	हीरया / हीरा¹ hīrayā / hīrā¹	हीराभ्याम् hīrābhyām	हीराभिः hīrābhiḥ
Dative	हीरायै hīrāyai	हीराभ्याम् hīrābhyām	हीराभ्यः hīrābhyaḥ
Ablative	हीरायाः / हीरायै² hīrāyāḥ / hīrāyai²	हीराभ्याम् hīrābhyām	हीराभ्यः hīrābhyaḥ
Genitive	हीरायाः / हीरायै² hīrāyāḥ / hīrāyai²	हीरयोः hīrayoḥ	हीराणाम् hīrāṇām
Locative	हीरायाम् hīrāyām	हीरयोः hīrayoḥ	हीरासु hīrāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas