چمکار

Urdu

Etymology

From چَمَک (camak, “bright; glitter”) +‎ ـار (-ār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəm.kɑːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
• Hyphenation: چَم‧کار

Noun

چَمْکار • (camkār) f (Hindi spelling चमकार)

1. shine; light

Declension

Declension of چمکار

	singular	plural
direct	چَمْکار (camkār)	چَمْکاریں (camkārẽ)
oblique	چَمْکار (camkār)	چَمْکاروں (camkārõ)
vocative	چَمْکار (camkār)	چَمْکارو (camkāro)

Further reading

• “چمکار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “چمکار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.