जर

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See also: ज़र

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zəɾ/, , /d͡ʒəɾ/,

Noun

जर (zarm

  1. nuqtaless form of ज़र (zar)

Declension

Marathi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit यर्हि (yárhi).[1] Related to जरी (j̈arī).

Conjunction

जर (j̈ar)

  1. if
Usage notes

In conditional sentences involving जर (j̈ar) and तर (tar, then), जर (j̈ar) is often omitted.[2][3]

(जर) पाऊस पडला तर []
(j̈ar) pāūs paḍlā tar
If it rains, then

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian زر (zar), from Middle Persian, from Parthian, from Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyom. Doublet of हिरण्य (hiraṇya). Compare Gujarati જર (jar), Hindi ज़र (zar), Punjabi ਜ਼ਰ (zar) / زَر (zar).

Noun

जर (j̈arf

  1. gold or silver thread, brocade

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yárhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Berntsen, Maxine, Nimbkar, Jai (1982) Marathi Structural Patterns, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 308
  3. ^ Dhongde, Ramesh Vaman, Wali, Kashi (2009) Marathi, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Pub. Co., page 104

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “जर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

जर

  1. Devanagari script form of jara (old)

Declension