-आरा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• -एरा (-erā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀆 (-ā) + 𑀕𑀭 (gara), from Sanskrit -कर (-kara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɾɑː/, [äː.ɾäː]

Suffix

-आरा • (-ārā)

1. agentive suffix

   ‎हत्या (hatyā, “killing”) + ‎-आरा (-ārā) → ‎हत्यारा (hatyārā, “killer”)

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of -आरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	-आरा -ārā	-आरे -āre
oblique	-आरे -āre	-आरों -ārõ
vocative	-आरे -āre	-आरो -āro

Declension of -आरा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	-आरा -ārā	-आराएँ -ārāẽ
oblique	-आरा -ārā	-आराओं -ārāõ
vocative	-आरा -ārā	-आराओ -ārāo

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -आरा