आड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*aḍḍa), borrowed from Dravidian (compare Tamil அடை (aṭai, “to obstruct”)). Cognate with Gujarati આડી (āḍī, “obstacle”), Assamese আঁৰ (ãr, “screen”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑːɽ/, [äːɽ]

Noun

आड़ • (āṛ) f

1. covering, shade; shelter

   Synonyms: ओट (oṭ), परदा (pardā)

2. obstruction, blockage, hindrance

   Synonym: रोक (rok)

Declension

Declension of आड़ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आड़ āṛ	आड़ें āṛẽ
oblique	आड़ āṛ	आड़ों āṛõ
vocative	आड़ āṛ	आड़ो āṛo

Related terms

• अड़ना (aṛnā, “to obstruct, hinder”)

References

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