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Khalaj
Predicative
وار (vâr)
- Arabic spelling of vâr (“there is”)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bār (“there is”).
Adjective
وار • (var)
- existent; there is
Descendants
References
Persian
Noun
وار • (vâr)
- (rare) flame
Derived terms
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀭 (vāra)), from Sanskrit वार (vāra). Compare Urdu بار (bār).
Pronunciation
Noun
وار • (vār) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਰ)
- time, chance, occasion
- Synonym: دفعہ (dafa'ah)
- پَہلِی وار ― pahlī vār ― First time
Derived terms
References
- “وار”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Sindhi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वाल (vāla).
Pronunciation
Noun
وارُ • (vāru) f (Devanagari वारु)
- (anatomy) hair
References
- Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “وارُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
Urdu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀟𑁄 (pāḍo), from Sanskrit पात (pāta, “attack”).
Noun
وار • (vār) m (Hindi spelling वार)
- assault, attack
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वार (vā́ra).
Noun
وار • (vār) m (Hindi spelling वार)
- a day of the week
- occasion, time
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “وار”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Ushojo
Noun
وار (vār)
- a period in which animals were attacked
- stubbornness