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Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit आरा ( ā́rā ) .
Pronunciation
( Delhi Hindi ) IPA (key ) : /ɑː.ɾɑː/ ,
Noun
आरा • (ārā ) m
awl
saw
Declension
Declension of आरा (masc ā-stem )
singular
plural
direct
आरा ārā
आरे āre
oblique
आरे āre
आरों ārõ
vocative
आरे āre
आरो āro
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
আৰা ( Assamese script ) ᬆᬭᬵ ( Balinese script ) আরা ( Bengali script ) 𑰁𑰨𑰯 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀆𑀭𑀸 ( Brahmi script ) အာရာ ( Burmese script ) આરા ( Gujarati script ) ਆਰਾ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌆𑌰𑌾 ( Grantha script ) ꦄꦴꦫꦴ ( Javanese script ) 𑂄𑂩𑂰 ( Kaithi script ) ಆರಾ ( Kannada script ) អារា ( Khmer script ) ອາຣາ ( Lao script ) ആരാ ( Malayalam script ) ᠠ᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢇ ( Manchu script ) 𑘁𑘨𑘰 ( Modi script ) ᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ᠠ ( Mongolian script ) 𑦡𑧈𑧑 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐁𑐬𑐵 ( Newa script ) ଆରା ( Odia script ) ꢃꢬꢵ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆄𑆫𑆳 ( Sharada script ) 𑖁𑖨𑖯 ( Siddham script ) ආරා ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩐𑩛𑩼𑩛 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚁𑚤𑚭 ( Takri script ) ஆரா ( Tamil script ) ఆరా ( Telugu script ) อารา ( Thai script ) ཨཱ་རཱ ( Tibetan script ) 𑒂𑒩𑒰 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨀𑨊𑨫𑨊 ( Zanabazar Square script )
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 ) stem , f
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.
the knife of a shoemaker
a saw
Declension
Descendants
Dardic:
Kashmiri: ٲر ( ạ̄r ) , ऑर ( ạ̄r )
Helu Prakrit:
→ Khotanese: ( ārä )
Magadhi Prakrit:
Assamese: আল ( al , “ sharp point, spur ” )
Bengali: আরা ( ara )
Magahi: 𑂄𑂩𑂲 ( ārī )
Odia: ଆର ( arô )
Pali: ārā
Sauraseni Prakrit:
Gujarati: આર ( āra , “ iron spike ” )
Hindi: आरा ( ārā )
Marathi: आरी ( ārī , “ iron spike ” )
Nepali: आरो ( āro )
Punjabi: ਆਰ ( āra , “ awl, prod ” ) , ਆਰਾ ( ārā , “ saw, sawmill ” ) , ਆਰੀ ( ārī , “ handsaw ” )
Vaghri: આર ( āra , “ iron spike ” )
References
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985 ) “āˊrā ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages , London: Oxford University Press