अन्तर्

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hantár, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hantár (between), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér (between). Cognate with Latin inter (between, under), Oscan 𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌄𐌓 (anter, between), Old Irish eter (between), Old High German untar (between).

Pronunciation

Preposition

अन्तर् (antár)

  1. within, between, amongst, in the middle or interior
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 08.029.02:
      yónim éka ā́ sasāda diyótano
      antár devéṣu médhiraḥ
      In the womb this one has sat down flashing,
      the wise one among the gods. (A riddle, answer: Agni)
  2. in the middle, in, between, into
  3. between
  4. in, in the middle
  5. (at the end of a compound) in, into, in the middle of, between, out of the midst of

Usage notes

Is sometimes compounded with a following word like an adjective, meaning "interior", "internal", "intermediate".

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