अहेरन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀺𑀕𑀭𑀡𑀻 (ahigaraṇī), from Sanskrit अधिकरणी (adhikaraṇī). Cognate with Gujarati એરણ (eraṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.ɦeː.ɾən/, [ɐ.ɦeː.ɾɐ̃n]

Noun

अहेरन • (aheran) m (Urdu spelling اہیرن)

1. anvil

   Synonym: निहाई (nihāī)

Declension

Declension of अहेरन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अहेरन aheran	अहेरन aheran
oblique	अहेरन aheran	अहेरनों aheranõ
vocative	अहेरन aheran	अहेरनो aherano

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अहेरन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “adhikaraṇīˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press