पारद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पारद (pārada).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ɾəd̪/, [päː.ɾɐd̪]

Noun

पारद • (pārad) m

1. quicksilver
2. mercury (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of पारद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पारद pārad	पारद pārad
oblique	पारद pārad	पारदों pāradõ
vocative	पारद pārad	पारदो pārado

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पारद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• পাৰদ (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬵᬭᬤ (Balinese script)
• পারদ (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰯𑰨𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀸𑀭𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• ပါရဒ (Burmese script)
• પારદ (Gujarati script)
• ਪਾਰਦ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌦 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦴꦫꦢ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂰𑂩𑂠 (Kaithi script)
• ಪಾರದ (Kannada script)
• បារទ (Khmer script)
• ປາຣທ (Lao script)
• പാരദ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘰𑘨𑘟 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᢗᠷᠠᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧑𑧈𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐵𑐬𑐡 (Newa script)
• ପାରଦ (Odia script)
• ꢦꢵꢬꢣ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆳𑆫𑆢 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖯𑖨𑖟 (Siddham script)
• පාරද (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩛𑩼𑩭 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚭𑚤𑚛 (Takri script)
• பாரத³ (Tamil script)
• పారద (Telugu script)
• ปารท (Thai script)
• པཱ་ར་ད (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒰𑒩𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨊𑨫𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ɾɐ.dɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.ɾɐ.d̪ɐ/

Noun

पारद • (pārada) stem, m or n

1. quicksilver, mercury

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पारद

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पारदः (pāradaḥ)	पारदौ (pāradau) पारदा¹ (pāradā¹)	पारदाः (pāradāḥ) पारदासः¹ (pāradāsaḥ¹)
vocative	पारद (pārada)	पारदौ (pāradau) पारदा¹ (pāradā¹)	पारदाः (pāradāḥ) पारदासः¹ (pāradāsaḥ¹)
accusative	पारदम् (pāradam)	पारदौ (pāradau) पारदा¹ (pāradā¹)	पारदान् (pāradān)
instrumental	पारदेन (pāradena)	पारदाभ्याम् (pāradābhyām)	पारदैः (pāradaiḥ) पारदेभिः¹ (pāradebhiḥ¹)
dative	पारदाय (pāradāya)	पारदाभ्याम् (pāradābhyām)	पारदेभ्यः (pāradebhyaḥ)
ablative	पारदात् (pāradāt)	पारदाभ्याम् (pāradābhyām)	पारदेभ्यः (pāradebhyaḥ)
genitive	पारदस्य (pāradasya)	पारदयोः (pāradayoḥ)	पारदानाम् (pāradānām)
locative	पारदे (pārade)	पारदयोः (pāradayoḥ)	पारदेषु (pāradeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of पारद

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पारदम् (pāradam)	पारदे (pārade)	पारदानि (pāradāni) पारदा¹ (pāradā¹)
vocative	पारद (pārada)	पारदे (pārade)	पारदानि (pāradāni) पारदा¹ (pāradā¹)
accusative	पारदम् (pāradam)	पारदे (pārade)	पारदानि (pāradāni) पारदा¹ (pāradā¹)
instrumental	पारदेन (pāradena)	पारदाभ्याम् (pāradābhyām)	पारदैः (pāradaiḥ) पारदेभिः¹ (pāradebhiḥ¹)
dative	पारदाय (pāradāya)	पारदाभ्याम् (pāradābhyām)	पारदेभ्यः (pāradebhyaḥ)
ablative	पारदात् (pāradāt)	पारदाभ्याम् (pāradābhyām)	पारदेभ्यः (pāradebhyaḥ)
genitive	पारदस्य (pāradasya)	पारदयोः (pāradayoḥ)	पारदानाम् (pāradānām)
locative	पारदे (pārade)	पारदयोः (pāradayoḥ)	पारदेषु (pāradeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “pārada”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “पारद”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 160
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “पारदः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1011
• Monier Williams (1899) “पारद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 620.