तार

See also: तारे

Hindi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian تار (tār). Sense "telegram" is a calque of English wire. Compare Assamese তাৰ (tar), Bengali তার (tar).

Noun

तार • (tār) m (Urdu spelling تار)

1. wire, cord
2. string
3. (dated) telegram

Declension

Declension of तार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तार tār	तार tār
oblique	तार tār	तारों tārõ
vocative	तार tār	तारो tāro

Synonyms

• (string): धागा (dhāgā)
• (telegram): दूरलेख (dūrlekh)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit तार (tāra).

Proper noun

तार • (tār) m (Urdu spelling تار)

1. (Indian classical music) the सप्तक (saptak) of highest pitch

   Synonym: उच्च (ucc)

Coordinate terms

• मंद्र (mandra), मध्य (madhya)

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪aɾ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian تار (tār).

Noun

तार • (tār) f (plural तारा)

1. wire, cord
2. string
3. (dated) telegram

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit तार (tāra).

Adjective

तार • (tār) n

1. (Indian classical music) the सप्तक (saptak) of highest pitch

   Synonym: उच्च (ucca)

   तार सप्तक

   tār saptak

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Coordinate terms

• मंद्र (mandra)
• मध्य (madhya)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• তাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬢᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• তার (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• တာရ (Burmese script)
• તાર (Gujarati script)
• ਤਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌤𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦠꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂞𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ತಾರ (Kannada script)
• តារ (Khmer script)
• ຕາຣ (Lao script)
• താര (Malayalam script)
• ᢠᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘝𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦽𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ତାର (Odia script)
• ꢡꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• තාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩫𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• தார (Tamil script)
• తార (Telugu script)
• ตาร (Thai script)
• ཏཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨙𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From तॄ (tṝ, “to pass”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɑː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɑː.ɾɐ/

Adjective

तार • (tāra)

1. carrying across (like a savior or protector)
2. high (a note), loud, shrill, a high tone, loud or shrill note

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तार

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारः (tāraḥ)	तारौ (tārau) तारा¹ (tārā¹)	ताराः (tārāḥ) तारासः¹ (tārāsaḥ¹)
vocative	तार (tāra)	तारौ (tārau) तारा¹ (tārā¹)	ताराः (tārāḥ) तारासः¹ (tārāsaḥ¹)
accusative	तारम् (tāram)	तारौ (tārau) तारा¹ (tārā¹)	तारान् (tārān)
instrumental	तारेण (tāreṇa)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारैः (tāraiḥ) तारेभिः¹ (tārebhiḥ¹)
dative	ताराय (tārāya)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारेभ्यः (tārebhyaḥ)
ablative	तारात् (tārāt)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारेभ्यः (tārebhyaḥ)
genitive	तारस्य (tārasya)	तारयोः (tārayoḥ)	ताराणाम् (tārāṇām)
locative	तारे (tāre)	तारयोः (tārayoḥ)	तारेषु (tāreṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of तारी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारी (tārī)	तार्यौ (tāryau) तारी¹ (tārī¹)	तार्यः (tāryaḥ) तारीः¹ (tārīḥ¹)
vocative	तारि (tāri)	तार्यौ (tāryau) तारी¹ (tārī¹)	तार्यः (tāryaḥ) तारीः¹ (tārīḥ¹)
accusative	तारीम् (tārīm)	तार्यौ (tāryau) तारी¹ (tārī¹)	तारीः (tārīḥ)
instrumental	तार्या (tāryā)	तारीभ्याम् (tārībhyām)	तारीभिः (tārībhiḥ)
dative	तार्यै (tāryai)	तारीभ्याम् (tārībhyām)	तारीभ्यः (tārībhyaḥ)
ablative	तार्याः (tāryāḥ) तार्यै² (tāryai²)	तारीभ्याम् (tārībhyām)	तारीभ्यः (tārībhyaḥ)
genitive	तार्याः (tāryāḥ) तार्यै² (tāryai²)	तार्योः (tāryoḥ)	तारीणाम् (tārīṇām)
locative	तार्याम् (tāryām)	तार्योः (tāryoḥ)	तारीषु (tārīṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of तार

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारम् (tāram)	तारे (tāre)	ताराणि (tārāṇi) तारा¹ (tārā¹)
vocative	तार (tāra)	तारे (tāre)	ताराणि (tārāṇi) तारा¹ (tārā¹)
accusative	तारम् (tāram)	तारे (tāre)	ताराणि (tārāṇi) तारा¹ (tārā¹)
instrumental	तारेण (tāreṇa)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारैः (tāraiḥ) तारेभिः¹ (tārebhiḥ¹)
dative	ताराय (tārāya)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारेभ्यः (tārebhyaḥ)
ablative	तारात् (tārāt)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारेभ्यः (tārebhyaḥ)
genitive	तारस्य (tārasya)	तारयोः (tārayoḥ)	ताराणाम् (tārāṇām)
locative	तारे (tāre)	तारयोः (tārayoḥ)	तारेषु (tāreṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

तार • (tāra) stem, m

1. crossing

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तार

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारः (tāraḥ)	तारौ (tārau) तारा¹ (tārā¹)	ताराः (tārāḥ) तारासः¹ (tārāsaḥ¹)
vocative	तार (tāra)	तारौ (tārau) तारा¹ (tārā¹)	ताराः (tārāḥ) तारासः¹ (tārāsaḥ¹)
accusative	तारम् (tāram)	तारौ (tārau) तारा¹ (tārā¹)	तारान् (tārān)
instrumental	तारेण (tāreṇa)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारैः (tāraiḥ) तारेभिः¹ (tārebhiḥ¹)
dative	ताराय (tārāya)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारेभ्यः (tārebhyaḥ)
ablative	तारात् (tārāt)	ताराभ्याम् (tārābhyām)	तारेभ्यः (tārebhyaḥ)
genitive	तारस्य (tārasya)	तारयोः (tārayoḥ)	ताराणाम् (tārāṇām)
locative	तारे (tāre)	तारयोः (tārayoḥ)	तारेषु (tāreṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

तार • (tāra) stem, m or f by sense

1. the pupil of the eye

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “तार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 443/3.