ज्वार

Hindi

Alternative forms

• जवार (javār)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʋɑːɾ/, [d͡ʒʋäːɾ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit यव (yava, “speed”) +‎ चार (cāra, “movement”). Cognate with Bengali জোয়ার (jōẇar)

Noun

ज्वार • (jvār) m (Urdu spelling جوار)

1. tide, rise, swelling of the ocean

   Antonym: भाटा (bhāṭā)

Declension

Declension of ज्वार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ज्वार jvār	ज्वार jvār
oblique	ज्वार jvār	ज्वारों jvārõ
vocative	ज्वार jvār	ज्वारो jvāro

Derived terms

• ज्वार-भाटा (jvār-bhāṭā)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit यवाकार (yavākāra, “barley-shaped”), from यव (yava, “barley”). Compare also Arabic جَاوَرْس (jāwars, “sorghum”).

Noun

ज्वार • (jvār) f (Urdu spelling جوار)

1. sorghum

   Synonym: चारा (cārā)

Declension

Declension of ज्वार (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ज्वार jvār	ज्वारें jvārẽ
oblique	ज्वार jvār	ज्वारों jvārõ
vocative	ज्वार jvār	ज्वारो jvāro

Alternative forms

• जवार (javār), जुवार (juvār)

Descendants

• → English: jawar, jawari, jooar, jowar, jowari, juari, jowarry, jowaur, jowarree, juarree
• → Dari: جواری (juvārī)
• → Pashto: جوار (jvâr, javâr)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ज्वार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ज्वार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yavākāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press