Inherited from Sanskrit -कार (-kāra). Perhaps, also influenced by Persian کار (kâr).
-कार • (-kār) m (Urdu spelling ـکار)
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kāras. Cognate with Persian کار (kâr). Related to कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”, root).
-कार • (-kāra) m
| Masculine a-stem declension of -कार (-kāra) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | -कारः -kāraḥ |
-कारौ / -कारा¹ -kārau / -kārā¹ |
-काराः / -कारासः¹ -kārāḥ / -kārāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | -कार -kāra |
-कारौ / -कारा¹ -kārau / -kārā¹ |
-काराः / -कारासः¹ -kārāḥ / -kārāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | -कारम् -kāram |
-कारौ / -कारा¹ -kārau / -kārā¹ |
-कारान् -kārān |
| Instrumental | -कारेण -kāreṇa |
-काराभ्याम् -kārābhyām |
-कारैः / -कारेभिः¹ -kāraiḥ / -kārebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | -काराय -kārāya |
-काराभ्याम् -kārābhyām |
-कारेभ्यः -kārebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | -कारात् -kārāt |
-काराभ्याम् -kārābhyām |
-कारेभ्यः -kārebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | -कारस्य -kārasya |
-कारयोः -kārayoḥ |
-काराणाम् -kārāṇām |
| Locative | -कारे -kāre |
-कारयोः -kārayoḥ |
-कारेषु -kāreṣu |
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