हीरा
Hindi
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Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit हीरग (hīraga), from Sanskrit हीरक (hīraka).[1][2] Doublet of हीर (hīr) and हीरक (hīrak). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੀਰਾ (hīrā) / ہِیرا (hīrā), Sindhi هيِرو / हीरो, Gujarati હીરો (hīro), Marathi हिरा (hirā), Bengali হীরা (hira), Assamese হীৰা (hira).
Noun
[edit]हीरा • (hīrā) m (Urdu spelling ہِیرا)
- diamond (a type of rare gemstone)
- कल, हीरे का मूल्य बहुत कम हो गया।
- kal, hīre kā mūlya bahut kam ho gayā.
- Yesterday, the value of diamond decreased greatly.
Declension
[edit]Declension of हीरा (masc ā-stem)
Etymology 2
[edit]Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हीरा (hīrā).[3]
Proper noun
[edit]हीरा • (hīrā) f
Declension
[edit]Declension of हीरा (sg-only fem ā-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | हीरा hīrā |
| oblique | हीरा hīrā |
| vocative | हीरा hīrā |
Noun
[edit]हीरा • (hīrā) f (rare, formal)
Declension
[edit]Declension of हीरा (masc ā-stem)
Further reading
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हीरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “हीरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “हीरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- The template Template:R:Fallon does not use the parameter(s):
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.S. W. Fallon (1879) “हीरा”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co. - “हीरा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
References
[edit]- ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “हीरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hīra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हीरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- হীৰা (Assamese script)
- ᬳᬷᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
- হীরা (Bengali script)
- 𑰮𑰱𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဟီရာ (Burmese script)
- હીરા (Gujarati script)
- ਹੀਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌹𑍀𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦲꦷꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂯𑂲𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಹೀರಾ (Kannada script)
- ហីរា (Khmer script)
- ຫີຣາ (Lao script)
- ഹീരാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡥᡳᡳᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘮𑘲𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠾᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧎𑧓𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐴𑐷𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
- ହୀରା (Odia script)
- ꢲꢷꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆲𑆵𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖮𑖱𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
- හීරා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪂𑩑𑩛𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚩𑚯𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஹீரா (Tamil script)
- హీరా (Telugu script)
- หีรา (Thai script)
- ཧཱི་རཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒯𑒲𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨱𑨁𑨊𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From the feminine form of हीर (hīra).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]हीरा • (hīrā) stem, f
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हीरा (hīrā) | हीरे (hīre) | हीराः (hīrāḥ) |
| vocative | हीरे (hīre) | हीरे (hīre) | हीराः (hīrāḥ) |
| accusative | हीराम् (hīrām) | हीरे (hīre) | हीराः (hīrāḥ) |
| instrumental | हीरया (hīrayā) हीरा¹ (hīrā¹) |
हीराभ्याम् (hīrābhyām) | हीराभिः (hīrābhiḥ) |
| dative | हीरायै (hīrāyai) | हीराभ्याम् (hīrābhyām) | हीराभ्यः (hīrābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हीरायाः (hīrāyāḥ) हीरायै² (hīrāyai²) |
हीराभ्याम् (hīrābhyām) | हीराभ्यः (hīrābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हीरायाः (hīrāyāḥ) हीरायै² (hīrāyai²) |
हीरयोः (hīrayoḥ) | हीराणाम् (hīrāṇām) |
| locative | हीरायाम् (hīrāyām) | हीरयोः (hīrayoḥ) | हीरासु (hīrāsu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Proper noun
[edit]हीरा • (hīrā) stem, f
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हीरा (hīrā) | हीरे (hīre) | हीराः (hīrāḥ) |
| vocative | हीरे (hīre) | हीरे (hīre) | हीराः (hīrāḥ) |
| accusative | हीराम् (hīrām) | हीरे (hīre) | हीराः (hīrāḥ) |
| instrumental | हीरया (hīrayā) हीरा¹ (hīrā¹) |
हीराभ्याम् (hīrābhyām) | हीराभिः (hīrābhiḥ) |
| dative | हीरायै (hīrāyai) | हीराभ्याम् (hīrābhyām) | हीराभ्यः (hīrābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हीरायाः (hīrāyāḥ) हीरायै² (hīrāyai²) |
हीराभ्याम् (hīrābhyām) | हीराभ्यः (hīrābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हीरायाः (hīrāyāḥ) हीरायै² (hīrāyai²) |
हीरयोः (hīrayoḥ) | हीराणाम् (hīrāṇām) |
| locative | हीरायाम् (hīrāyām) | हीरयोः (hīrayoḥ) | हीरासु (hīrāsu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
References
[edit]- ^ Monier Williams (1899) “हीरा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1300, column 3.
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