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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀟𑀺 (rāḍi, “shouting; battle”), from Sanskrit राटि (rāṭi, “war, battle”), from the root रट् (raṭ, “to howl, yell, cry; to crash (an axe)”). Compare Punjabi ਰਾਡ਼ (rāṛ), ਰਾਰ (rār), Nepali राड़ो (rāṛo) and Gujarati રાડ઼ (rāṛ).
Noun
राड़ • (rāṛ) f (Urdu spelling راڑ)
- quarrel, dispute, strife, wrangling; fight, battle
- Synonyms: झगड़ा (jhagṛā), टंटा (ṭaṇṭā), लड़ाई (laṛāī), युद्ध (yuddh)
- राड़ करना ― rāṛ karnā ― to fight, to quarrel
- राड़ मचाना ― rāṛ macānā ― to create a disturbance, to cause strife
Declension
Declension of राड़ (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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राड़ rāṛ
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राड़ें rāṛẽ
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oblique
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राड़ rāṛ
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राड़ों rāṛõ
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vocative
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राड़ rāṛ
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राड़ो rāṛo
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Derived terms
- राड़ी (rāṛī, “quarrelsome”)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀭𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*raḍḍa). Compare Maithili राड़ (rāṛ, “low-caste man”), Marathi राड (rāḍ, “foul, turbid, muddy”) and Sinhalese රඬුව (raⁿḍuwa, “chaff”). Related with राँड़ (rā̃ṛ, “widow; prostitute”), रंडी (raṇḍī, “prostitute, harlot”) and राँड़का (rā̃ṛkā, “blockhead”).
Adjective
राड़ • (rāṛ) (Urdu spelling راڑ)
- base
- Synonyms: दुष्ट (duṣṭ), जड़ (jaṛ), नीच (nīc)
- cowardly
- Synonyms: कायर (kāyar), भगोड़ा (bhagoṛā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “rāṛa”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 861
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4169
- Platts, John T. (1884) “راڙ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 581
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “रार”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 646
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*raṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press