सहारा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀸𑀭 (sahāra), 𑀲𑀳𑀬𑀸𑀭 (sahayāra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit सहकार (sahakāra), from सह (saha) +‎ कार (kāra).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.ɦɑː.ɾɑː/, [sɐ.ɦäː.ɾäː]

Noun

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सहारा (sahārām (Urdu spelling سہارا)[2][3]

  1. support; dependence
  2. backing; buttress
  3. help, assistance, aid

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sahakāra¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सहारा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सहारा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha