पुर

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Sanskrit पुर (pura).

Noun

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पुर (purm (Urdu spelling پور)

  1. town, city; locality, village
  2. fortress
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian پر (pur). Doublet of पुर- (pur-).

Adjective

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पुर (pur) (Urdu spelling پر)

  1. complete, full, laden, ample
  2. Alternative form of पुर- (pur-)

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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पुर (purm

  1. a leather bag used in fetching water (from well) for irrigation

Etymology 4

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Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरस् (puras).

Adverb

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पुर (pur)

  1. (Braj Bhāshā) before, in front of
    • 1601, Keshavdas, Ramchandrika[1]:
      राम कह्यो जो कछु दुख तेरे। श्वान निशंक कहो पुर मेरे।।152।।
      rām kahyo jo kachu dukh tere. śvān niśaṅk kaho pur mere..152..
      Ram said, whatever your sorrow be; say with insouciance as that of a dog, before me.

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From पुर् (púr, stronghold, fortress). Cognate with Ancient Greek πόλις f (pólis) and Lithuanian pilis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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पुर (púra) stemn

  1. fortress, castle, city, town
  2. house, abode, residence, receptacle

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of पुर (púra)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पुरम्
púram
पुरे
púre
पुराणि / पुरा¹
púrāṇi / púrā¹
Vocative पुर
púra
पुरे
púre
पुराणि / पुरा¹
púrāṇi / púrā¹
Accusative पुरम्
púram
पुरे
púre
पुराणि / पुरा¹
púrāṇi / púrā¹
Instrumental पुरेण
púreṇa
पुराभ्याम्
púrābhyām
पुरैः / पुरेभिः¹
púraiḥ / púrebhiḥ¹
Dative पुराय
púrāya
पुराभ्याम्
púrābhyām
पुरेभ्यः
púrebhyaḥ
Ablative पुरात्
púrāt
पुराभ्याम्
púrābhyām
पुरेभ्यः
púrebhyaḥ
Genitive पुरस्य
púrasya
पुरयोः
púrayoḥ
पुराणाम्
púrāṇām
Locative पुरे
púre
पुरयोः
púrayoḥ
पुरेषु
púreṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

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Descendants

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