बरक़रार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian برقرار (bar-qarār, “firm, solid”), from بر (bar) +‎ قرار (qarār). Compare Punjabi ਬਰਕਰਾਰ (barkarār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bəɾ.qə.ɾɑːɾ/, [bɐɾ.qɐ.ɾäːɾ], /bəɾ.kə.ɾɑːɾ/, [bɐɾ.kɐ.ɾäːɾ]

Adjective

बरक़रार • (barqarār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling برقرار)

1. established, confirmed, fixed, settled, maintained

See also

• क़रार (qarār)

References

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