وار

Khalaj

Predicative

وار (vâr)

1. Arabic spelling of vâr (“there is”)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bār (“there is”).

Adjective

وار • (var)

1. existent; there is

Descendants

• Turkish: var (pronunciation is va:r in var olmak, var etmek)
• Gagauz: var

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “وار”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1296
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “وار”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2120

Persian

Etymology 1

Noun

وار • (vâr)

1. (rare) flame

Derived terms

• وار زدن (vâr zadan)

Etymology 2

Suffix

ـوار • (-vâr)

1. Used to create adjectives denoting a specific quality or characteristic

Derived terms

• شاهوار (šâhvâr)
• گردوار (gordvâr)
• خرس‌وار (xers-vâr)
• چرخ‌وار (čarx-vâr)

Descendants

• → Khalaj: -vâra

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀭 (vāra)), from Sanskrit वार (vāra). Compare Urdu بار (bār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɾ

Noun

وار • (vār) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਰ)

1. time, chance, occasion

   Synonym: دفعہ (dafa'ah)

   پَہلِی وار ― pahlī vār ― First time

Derived terms

• وارِی (vārī)

References

• “وار”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːɾ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀟𑁄 (pāḍo), from Sanskrit पात (pāta, “attack”).

Noun

وار • (vār) m (Hindi spelling वार)

1. assault, attack

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वार (vā́ra).

Noun

وار • (vār) m (Hindi spelling वार)

1. a day of the week
2. 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)

1. a period in which animals were attacked
2. stubbornness