आरा

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Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit आरा (ā́rā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.ɾɑː/,

Noun

आरा (ārām

  1. awl
  2. saw

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ól-eh₂ (awl). Cognate with Old High German āla (whence German Ahle), Old English æl (whence English awl).

Pronunciation

Noun

आरा (ā́rā) stemf

  1. an awl (a small pointed instrument for piercing small holes in wood or leather; used by shoemakers)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.53.5:
      परि तृन्धि पणीनाम्आरया हृदया कवे ।
      अथेमस्मभ्यं रन्धय ॥
      pari tṛndhi paṇīnāmārayā hṛdayā kave .
      athemasmabhyaṃ randhaya .
      Penetrate with an awl, O Sage, the hearts of avaricious churls,
      And make them subject to our will.
  2. the knife of a shoemaker
  3. a saw

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of आरा (ā́rā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative आरा
ā́rā
आरे
ā́re
आराः
ā́rāḥ
Vocative आरे
ā́re
आरे
ā́re
आराः
ā́rāḥ
Accusative आराम्
ā́rām
आरे
ā́re
आराः
ā́rāḥ
Instrumental आरया / आरा¹
ā́rayā / ā́rā¹
आराभ्याम्
ā́rābhyām
आराभिः
ā́rābhiḥ
Dative आरायै
ā́rāyai
आराभ्याम्
ā́rābhyām
आराभ्यः
ā́rābhyaḥ
Ablative आरायाः / आरायै²
ā́rāyāḥ / ā́rāyai²
आराभ्याम्
ā́rābhyām
आराभ्यः
ā́rābhyaḥ
Genitive आरायाः / आरायै²
ā́rāyāḥ / ā́rāyai²
आरयोः
ā́rayoḥ
आराणाम्
ā́rāṇām
Locative आरायाम्
ā́rāyām
आरयोः
ā́rayoḥ
आरासु
ā́rāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kashmiri: ٲر (ạ̄r), ऑर (ạ̄r)
  • Helu Prakrit:
  • Khotanese: (ārä)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Pali: ārā
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āˊrā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press