अबीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عبیر ('abīr), from Arabic عَبِير (ʕabīr, “scent, perfume”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.biːɾ/, [ɐ.biːɾ]
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

अबीर • (abīr) m (Urdu spelling عَبیر)

1. (uncountable) a colored powder especially used during the Holi festival; abir

   Synonym: गुलाल (gulāl)

Declension

Declension of अबीर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अबीर abīr	अबीर abīr
oblique	अबीर abīr	अबीरों abīrõ
vocative	अबीर abīr	अबीरो abīro

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi अबीर (a scented powder) from Classical Persian عبیر ('abīr), from Arabic عَبِير (ʕabīr, “scent, perfume”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.biɾ/, [ə.biːɾ]

Noun

अबीर • (abīr) m

1. (uncountable) a colored powder especially used during the Holi festival; abir

   Synonym: गुलाल (gulāl)

   अबीर गुलाल, उधळीत रंग ― abīr gulāl, udhḷīt raṅga