تارا
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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from an Indian language (cf. Hindi तारा (tārā), Urdu تارا (tārā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with English star. Doublet of ستاره.
Noun
تارا • (târâ)
Proper noun
تارا • (târâ)
- a female given name, Tara
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- تارَہ (tārah)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit तारा (tārā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Doublet of ستارہ (sitārā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /t̪äː.ɾäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
- Hyphenation: تا‧را
Noun
تَارا • (tārā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਤਾਰਾ)
- (astronomy) star
- Synonym: سِتارَہ (sitārah)
- asterisk
- (anatomy) pupil (of the eye)
- (astrology) destiny (that is influenced by a planet)
- (figuratively) something that appears small due to the distance
- (endearing) a star; dear
Declension
| Declension of تارا | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | تَارا (tārā) | |
| dir. pl. | تَارے (tāre) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | تَارا (tārā) | تَارے (tāre) |
| oblique | تَارے (tāre) | تَاریْاں (tāriyāṉ) |
| vocative | تَاریْا (tāriyā) | تَاریو (tāreyo) |
| ablative | تَاریوں (tāreyoṉ) | تَاریْاں (tāriyāṉ) |
| locative | – | تَارِیں (tārīṉ) |
| instrumental | تَارے (tāre) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “تارا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਤਾਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Urdu
Alternative forms
- تارَہ (tāra)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit तारा (tārā). Doublet of سِتارَہ (sitāra).
Pronunciation
Noun
تارا • (tārā) m (Hindi spelling तारा)
- (astronomy) star
- (anatomy) pupil (of the eye)
- (figuratively, games) a pigeon.
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Declension
| Declension of تارا | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| direct | تارا (tārā) | تارے (tāre) | ||||||
| oblique | تارے (tāre) | تاروں (tārõ) | ||||||
| vocative | تارے (tāre) | تارو (tāro) | ||||||
Synonyms
- ستارہ (sitāra)
Further reading
- “تارا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “تارا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “تارا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.