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): /t̪ɑː.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)
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)
vocative	तार (tāra)	तारौ (tārau) तारा¹ (tārā¹)	ताराः (tārāḥ) तारासः¹ (tārāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of तारी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारी (tārī)	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)
vocative	तारि (tāri)	तार्यौ (tāryau) तारी¹ (tārī¹)	तार्यः (tāryaḥ) तारीः¹ (tārīḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of तार

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारम् (tāram)	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)
vocative	तार (tāra)	तारे (tāre)	ताराणि (tārāṇi) तारा¹ (tārā¹)

• 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)
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)
vocative	तार (tāra)	तारौ (tārau) तारा¹ (tārā¹)	ताराः (tārāḥ) तारासः¹ (tārāsaḥ¹)

• 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.