पारा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ɾɑː/, [päː.ɾäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀭𑀬 (pāraya), from Sanskrit पारद (pārada, “mercury”).

Noun

पारा • (pārā) m (Urdu spelling پارا)

1. mercury
2. (figurative) anger

Declension

Declension of पारा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पारा pārā	पारे pāre
oblique	पारे pāre	पारों pārõ
vocative	पारे pāre	पारो pāro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian پَارَه (pāra).

Noun

पारा • (pārā) m (Urdu spelling پاره)

1. part, piece

Declension

Declension of पारा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पारा pārā	पारे pāre
oblique	पारे pāre	पारों pārõ
vocative	पारे pāre	पारो pāro

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ɾa/

Noun

पारा • (pārā) m

1. quicksilver
2. a young jackfruit
3. a layer

Declension

Declension of पारा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	पारा pārā
direct plural	पारे pāre
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पारा pārā		पारे pāre
oblique सामान्यरूप	पार्या pāryā		पार्यां- pāryān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पार्याला pāryālā		पार्यांना pāryānnā
ergative	पार्याने, पार्यानं pāryāne, pāryāna		पार्यांनी pāryānnī
instrumental	पार्याशी pāryāśī		पार्यांशी pāryānśī
locative सप्तमी	पार्यात pāryāt		पार्यांत pāryāt
vocative संबोधन	पार्या pāryā		पार्यांनो pāryānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पारा (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पार्याचा pāryāċā	पार्याचे pāryāċe	पार्याची pāryācī	पार्याच्या pāryācā	पार्याचे, पार्याचं pāryāċe, pāryāċa	पार्याची pāryācī	पार्याच्या pāryācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पार्यांचा pāryānċā	पार्यांचे pāryānċe	पार्यांची pāryāñcī	पार्यांच्या pāryāncā	पार्यांचे, पार्यांचं pāryānċe, pāryānċa	पार्यांची pāryāñcī	पार्यांच्या pāryāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “पारा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia