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Hindi
Etymology
Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀓- (-ka-) Hindi अठवारा (aṭhvārā)
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞-𑀯𑀸𑀭 (*aṭṭha-vāra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).[1] By surface analysis, अठ- (aṭh-) + Sanskrit वार (vāra, “day”).
Pronunciation
Noun
अठवारा • (aṭhvārā) m (Urdu spelling اَٹْھ وارا or اَٹْھوارا)[2][3]
- (historical or regional) a period of eight days; a week
- Synonym: हफ़्ता (haftā, “seven-day week”)
Declension
Declension of अठवारा (masc ā-stem)
References
More information
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*aṣṭavāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 41: “H. aṭhwārā m. 'week'”
- ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अठ-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 19
- ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अठवारा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 133
Further reading
- “अठवारा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- “اَٹْھوارا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.