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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्तर (ántara), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hántaras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hántaras, from a merger of two Proto-Indo-European adjectives with different initial laryngeals:
- *h₁énteros (“inner; what is inside”), derived from the adverb *h₁entér (“between”), whence also Sanskrit अन्तर् (antár). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎠𐎫𐎼 (aⁿtar, “among, within”), Old Latin *interos (whence Latin interior (“inner, interior”), intrā (“inside, within”)), Venetic 𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌓𐌀 (antra, “within”), Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine, bowel, belly”) and Old Armenian ընդերք (ənderkʻ, “entrails”). Compare English inner and innards for similar formations. See also अन्त्र (ántra).
- *h₂énteros (“other, beyond, second”), from a lost adverb *h₂entér. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬀 (aṇtara), Ossetian ӕндӕ́р (ændǽr, “other, different, else”), Lithuanian añtras (“second, secondary”), Old Latin *anteros (whence Latin anterior (“foremost; former”, comparative)) and Proto-Germanic *anþeraz (“other, second”), whence English other.
Doublet of आँतर (ā̃tar) and अंदर (andar), a Persian borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
अंतर • (antar) m (Urdu spelling انتر)
- difference; distinction
- Synonym: फ़र्क़ (farq)
- interior, inside; inner part
- Synonym: अंदर (andar)
- (by extension, figurative) soul, mind, heart
- property, peculiarity
- intervening space or time (used as a translation of firmament in biblical texts)
- distance
- interval; middle, midst
- separation, gap; period, stop
- margin, spacing
- (braj, figurative) covering
- secret, mystery (hidden thing)
- अंतर् (antar) (esp. in Old Hindi)
Declension
Declension of अंतर (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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अंतर antar
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अंतर antar
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oblique
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अंतर antar
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अंतरों antarõ
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vocative
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अंतर antar
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अंतरो antaro
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Derived terms
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्तर (ántara), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hántaras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hántaras.
Pronunciation
Noun
अंतर • (antar) n
- difference, variation
- Synonym: फरक (pharak)
- distance
- (archaic) inside, inner
- Synonym: आत (āt)
Declension
Declension of अंतर (neut cons-stem)
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direct singular
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अंतर antar
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direct plural
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अंतरे, अंतरं antre, antra
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singular एकवचन
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plural अनेकवचन
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nominative प्रथमा
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अंतर antar
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अंतरे, अंतरं antre, antra
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oblique सामान्यरूप
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अंतरा antrā
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अंतरां- antrān-
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acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
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अंतराला antrālā
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अंतरांना antrānnā
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ergative
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अंतराने, अंतरानं antrāne, antrāna
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अंतरांनी antrānnī
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instrumental
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अंतराशी antrāśī
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अंतरांशी antrānśī
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locative सप्तमी
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अंतरात antrāt
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अंतरांत antrāt
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vocative संबोधन
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अंतरा antrā
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अंतरांनो antrānno
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Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
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Genitive declension of अंतर (neut cons-stem)
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masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म
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feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
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neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
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oblique सामान्यरूप
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singular एकवचन
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plural अनेकवचन
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singular एकवचन
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plural अनेकवचन
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singular* एकवचन
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plural अनेकवचन
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singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता
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अंतराचा antrāċā
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अंतराचे antrāċe
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अंतराची antrācī
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अंतराच्या antrācā
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अंतराचे, अंतराचं antrāċe, antrāċa
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अंतराची antrācī
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अंतराच्या antrācā
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plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता
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अंतरांचा antrānċā
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अंतरांचे antrānċe
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अंतरांची antrāñcī
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अंतरांच्या antrāncā
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अंतरांचे, अंतरांचं antrānċe, antrānċa
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अंतरांची antrāñcī
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अंतरांच्या antrāñcā
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* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.
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Derived terms
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अंतर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अंतर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Old Gujarati
Etymology
From Sanskrit अन्तर (ántara), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hántaras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“(what is) inside”) and *h₂énteros (“other, different, second”).
Noun
अंतर • (antara) n
- difference
Adverb
अंतर • (antara) n
- in between