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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian عبیر ('abīr), from Arabic عَبِير (ʕabīr, “scent, perfume”).
Pronunciation
Noun
अबीर • (abīr) m (Urdu spelling عَبیر)
- (uncountable) a colored powder especially used during the Holi festival; abir
- Synonym: गुलाल (gulāl)
Declension
Declension of अबीर (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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अबीर
abīr
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अबीर
abīr
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| oblique
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अबीर
abīr
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अबीरों
abīrõ
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| vocative
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अबीर
abīr
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अबीरो
abīro
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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi अबीर (a scented powder) from Classical Persian عبیر ('abīr), from Arabic عَبِير (ʕabīr, “scent, perfume”).
Pronunciation
Noun
अबीर • (abīr) m
- (uncountable) a colored powder especially used during the Holi festival; abir
- Synonym: गुलाल (gulāl)
- अबीर गुलाल, उधळीत रंग ― abīr gulāl, udhḷīt raṅga