स्वर
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svára).
Pronunciation
Noun
स्वर • (svar) m (Urdu spelling سور)
- voice, sound
- Synonym: आवाज़ (āvāz)
- उसने ऊँचे स्वर से गाया। ― usne ū̃ce svar se gāyā. ― He sang in a loud voice.
- (music) note, tune
- उसने बहुत तीक्ष्ण स्वर निकाला।
- usne bahut tīkṣṇa svar nikālā.
- He hit a very shrill note.
- (grammar) vowel
- Antonym: व्यंजन (vyañjan)
Declension
Declension of स्वर (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms
- स्वरविज्ञान (svarvijñān)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “स्वर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- স্বৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬲ᭄ᬯᬭ (Balinese script)
- স্বর (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- သွရ (Burmese script)
- સ્વર (Gujarati script)
- ਸ੍ਵਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦱ꧀ꦮꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಸ್ವರ (Kannada script)
- ស្វរ (Khmer script)
- ສ຺ວຣ (Lao script)
- സ്വര (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠣᠸᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠰᢦᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧠𑧊𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐬 (Newa script)
- ସ୍ଵର (Odia script)
- ꢱ꣄ꢮꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖨 (Siddham script)
- ස්වර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚤 (Takri script)
- ஸ்வர (Tamil script)
- స్వర (Telugu script)
- สฺวร (Thai script)
- སྭ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to resound”).
Pronunciation
Noun
स्वर • (svára, svará) stem, m (root स्वर्)
- sound, noise
- voice
- (music) a note
- (prosody) the Sanskrit pitch accent
- (phonetics, orthography) a vowel
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of स्वर (svára) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | स्वरः sváraḥ |
स्वरौ / स्वरा¹ svárau / svárā¹ |
स्वराः / स्वरासः¹ svárāḥ / svárāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | स्वर svára |
स्वरौ / स्वरा¹ svárau / svárā¹ |
स्वराः / स्वरासः¹ svárāḥ / svárāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | स्वरम् sváram |
स्वरौ / स्वरा¹ svárau / svárā¹ |
स्वरान् svárān |
| Instrumental | स्वरेण sváreṇa |
स्वराभ्याम् svárābhyām |
स्वरैः / स्वरेभिः¹ sváraiḥ / svárebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | स्वराय svárāya |
स्वराभ्याम् svárābhyām |
स्वरेभ्यः svárebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | स्वरात् svárāt |
स्वराभ्याम् svárābhyām |
स्वरेभ्यः svárebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | स्वरस्य svárasya |
स्वरयोः svárayoḥ |
स्वराणाम् svárāṇām |
| Locative | स्वरे sváre |
स्वरयोः svárayoḥ |
स्वरेषु sváreṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- → Kapampangan: siwala
- → Khmer: សូរ (sou)
- → Malay: suara
- → Old Javanese: swara, sora
- → Tamil: சுரம் (curam)
- → Telugu: స్వరము (svaramu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “स्वर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1285.