સવાર

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈsə.ʋɑɾ/, [ˈɦə.ʋɑɾ]
• Rhymes: -ɑɾ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit *सवार (*savāra). Compare Sanskrit सकाल (sakāla, “seasonable, opportune, early in the morning”), from स- (sa-, adjectival prefix) +‎ काल (kāla, “time”); regarding the semantics, the morning is considered as an important time for various Hindu practices. Cognate with Gojri سَویر (saver), Kachchi સવાર (savār), Marwari सवार (savār), Sindhi سوارو (svāro) / सवारो (savāro, “early”).

Noun

સવાર • (savār) n or f

1. morning

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:સવાર

Related terms

• સવારું (savārũ)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian سَوَار (sawār). Doublet of અસવાર (asavār) and અશ્વવાર (aśvavār).

Noun

સવાર • (savār) m

1. rider (of an animal, typically a horse)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “savāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press