ধার

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀸 (dhārā), from Sanskrit धारा (dhārā). Cognate with Assamese ধাৰ (dhar), Odia ଧାର (dhāra), Nepali धार (dhār), Hindi धार (dhār), Gujarati ધાર (dhār), and Marathi धार (dhār). Doublet of ধারা (dhara).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱaɾ/, [ˈd̪ʱaɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱaɹ/, [ˈd̪ʱaɹ]

Noun

ধার • (dhar)

1. debt, loan
2. edge, boundary, limit, riverbank
3. sharpness, keenness, intelligence
4. stream, current

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative	ধার (dhar)
objective	ধার / ধারকে (dhar (semantically general or indefinite) / dharke (semantically definite))
genitive	ধারের (dharer)
locative	ধারে (dhare)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	ধারটা , ধারটি (dharṭa (colloquial), dharṭi (formal))	ধারগুলা, ধারগুলো (dhargula (colloquial), dhargulo (formal))
objective	ধারটা, ধারটি (dharṭa (colloquial), dharṭi (formal))	ধারগুলা, ধারগুলো (dhargula (colloquial), dhargulo (formal))
genitive	ধারটার, ধারটির (dharṭar (colloquial), dharṭir (formal))	ধারগুলার, ধারগুলোর (dhargular (colloquial), dhargulor (formal))
locative	ধারটাতে / ধারটায়, ধারটিতে (dharṭate / dharṭay (colloquial), dharṭite (formal))	ধারগুলাতে / ধারগুলায়, ধারগুলোতে (dhargulate / dhargulay (colloquial), dhargulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Proper noun

ধার • (dhar)

1. Dhar, a city in Madhya Pradesh

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “ধার”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Biswas, Sailendra (2004), “ধার”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7^th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
• Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003), “ধার”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
• Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938), “ধার”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
• “ধার”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
• ধার in English at English-bangla.com | ধার ইংরেজি অর্থ in English & Bengali Online Dictionary & Grammar, 2025