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Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian جوهر (jawhar), from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Early Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar), from Middle Persian gwhl (/gōhr, gōhar/, “substance, essence; jewel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
جوہر • (jauhar) m (Hindi spelling जौहर)
- jewel, gem
- Synonym: رتن (ratan)
- essence, meaning
- atom
- Synonym: ذرہ
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit *जतुगृह (jatugṛha).
Noun
جوہر • (jauhar) m (Hindi spelling जौहर)
- (rare) self-immolation on a pyre, especially that done by the Rajput women when facing capture, as men fought the final battle
- (rare) a funeral pyre
Declension
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جوہر (jauhar)
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جوہر (jauhar)
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جوہر (jauhar)
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جوہروں (jauharō̃)
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جوہر (jauhar)
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جوہرو (jauharō)
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