उपहार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपहार (upahāra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.pʰɑːɾ/, [ʊ.pʰäːɾ]

Noun

उपहार • (uphār) m (Urdu spelling اپہار)

1. present, gift

   Synonyms: भेंट (bhẽṭ), तोहफ़ा (tohfā)

   मैंने उसे एक सुन्दर घड़ी जन्मदिन के उपहार में दी।

   ma͠ine use ek sundar ghaṛī janmadin ke uphār mẽ dī.

   I gave her a beautiful watch as a birthday present.

Declension

Declension of उपहार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उपहार uphār	उपहार uphār
oblique	उपहार uphār	उपहारों uphārõ
vocative	उपहार uphār	उपहारो uphāro

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “उपहार”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “उपहार”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• উপহাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬉᬧᬳᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• উপহার (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰢𑰮𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀧𑀳𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဥပဟာရ (Burmese script)
• ઉપહાર (Gujarati script)
• ਉਪਹਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌉𑌪𑌹𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦈꦥꦲꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂇𑂣𑂯𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಉಪಹಾರ (Kannada script)
• ឧបហារ (Khmer script)
• ອຸປຫາຣ (Lao script)
• ഉപഹാര (Malayalam script)
• ᡠᢒᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘄𑘢𑘮𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠤᢒᠠᠾᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦤𑧂𑧎𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐥𑐴𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଉପହାର (Odia script)
• ꢆꢦꢲꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆥𑆲𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖢𑖮𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• උපහාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩒𑩰𑪂𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚄𑚞𑚩𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• உபஹார (Tamil script)
• ఉపహార (Telugu script)
• อุปหาร (Thai script)
• ཨུ་པ་ཧཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒣𑒯𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨃𑨞𑨱𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of उप- (upa-, “towards, near”) +‎ हार (hāra, “carrying”), the latter a Vṛddhi derivative of हर (hara, “bearing, taking”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /u.pɐ.ɦɑː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /u.pɐˈɦɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

उपहार • (upahāra) stem, m

1. offering, oblation (to a deity)
2. complimentary gift, present (to a king or superior)
3. a particular kind of alliance (purchased through a gift)
4. food (distributed to guests etc.)
5. (with the Pāśupatas) a kind of religious service (consisting of laughter, song, dance, muttering हुडुक्, adoration and pious ejaculation)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of उपहार (upahāra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	उपहारः upahāraḥ	उपहारौ / उपहारा¹ upahārau / upahārā¹	उपहाराः / उपहारासः¹ upahārāḥ / upahārāsaḥ¹
Vocative	उपहार upahāra	उपहारौ / उपहारा¹ upahārau / upahārā¹	उपहाराः / उपहारासः¹ upahārāḥ / upahārāsaḥ¹
Accusative	उपहारम् upahāram	उपहारौ / उपहारा¹ upahārau / upahārā¹	उपहारान् upahārān
Instrumental	उपहारेण upahāreṇa	उपहाराभ्याम् upahārābhyām	उपहारैः / उपहारेभिः¹ upahāraiḥ / upahārebhiḥ¹
Dative	उपहाराय upahārāya	उपहाराभ्याम् upahārābhyām	उपहारेभ्यः upahārebhyaḥ
Ablative	उपहारात् upahārāt	उपहाराभ्याम् upahārābhyām	उपहारेभ्यः upahārebhyaḥ
Genitive	उपहारस्य upahārasya	उपहारयोः upahārayoḥ	उपहाराणाम् upahārāṇām
Locative	उपहारे upahāre	उपहारयोः upahārayoḥ	उपहारेषु upahāreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “उपहार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 212/1-2.