पार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀭 (pāra), from Sanskrit पार (pāra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɑːɾ/,

Noun

पार • (pār) m (Urdu spelling پار)

1. the other side

   नदी का पार ― nadī kā pār ― the opposite bank of the river

   पार उतारना ― pār utārnā ― to cross

2. limit, end

Declension

Adverb

पार • (pār) (Urdu spelling پار)

1. across, on the other side

Derived terms

• आर-पार (ār-pār)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “पार”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पार”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pārá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through, carry forth”), related to पृ (pṛ, “to bring over”) and Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.ɾɐ/

Adjective

पार • (pāra) stem

1. bringing across

Declension

Noun

पार • (pāra) stem, n

1. the further bank or shore or boundary, any bank or shore, the opposite side, the end or limit of anything, the utmost reach or fullest extent

Declension

Noun

पार • (pāra) stem, m

1. crossing
2. quicksilver
3. a particular personification
4. name of a sage

Declension

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “पार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 619/2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 122