अँधेरा
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]अँधेरा • (andherā) (Urdu spelling اندھیرا)
- dark
- Synonyms: अंधकारमय (andhkārmay), प्रकाशरहित (prakāśarhit), तमाच्छादित (tamācchādit)
- dismal, depressing, gloomy
Declension
[edit]Declension of अँधेरा (ā-stem)
Derived terms
[edit]- अँधेरा कूप (andherā kūp)
- अँधेरा पक्ष (andherā pakṣ)
- अँधेरा पाख (andherā pākh)
- अँधेरे उजाले (andhere ujāle)
- अँधेरे उजेले (andhere ujele)
- अँधेरे घर का उजाला (andhere ghar kā ujālā)
- अँधेरे मुँह (andhere mũh)
- मुँह अँधेरे (mũh andhere)
Noun
[edit]अँधेरा • (andherā) m (Urdu spelling اندھیرا)
- darkness, absence of light
- Synonyms: अंधकार (andhkār), तम (tam), प्रकाशविलोम (prakāśvilom), प्रकाशाभाव (prakāśābhāv)
- मीन, नाश, विध्वंस, अँधेरा शून्य बना जो प्रकट अभाव। — कामायानी, पृ॰ १८
- mīn, nāś, vidhvans, andherā śūnya banā jo prakaṭ abhāv. — kāmāyānī, pŕ. 18
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- (by extension) night
- अँधेरे में बाहर मत जाओ। ― andhere mẽ bāhar mat jāo. ― Don't go out in the night.
- (figuratively) blurriness, mist, bleakness
- shadow
- sorrow, hopelessness
Declension
[edit]Declension of अँधेरा (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
[edit]- अँधेरा उजाला (andherā ujālā)
- अँधेरा करना (andherā karnā)
- अँधेरा गुप (andherā gup)
- अँधेरा छाना (andherā chānā)
- अँधेरा छोड़ना (andherā choṛnā)
- अँधेरा दौड़ना (andherā dauṛnā)
- अँधेरा पड़ना (andherā paṛnā)
- अँधेरा फैलना (andherā phailnā)