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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit प्रहर (prahara).
Pronunciation
Noun
पहर • (pahar) m (Urdu spelling پہر)
- unit of time equalling three hours
Declension
Declension of पहर (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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पहर pahar
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पहर pahar
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oblique
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पहर pahar
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पहरों paharõ
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vocative
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पहर pahar
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पहरो paharo
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References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पहर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prahara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press