हीरा

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See also: हरा, हरू, ह्री, हार, हरि, हर, and हिरा

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Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦiː.ɾɑː/,

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit हीरग (hīraga), from Sanskrit हीरक (hīraka).[1][2] Doublet of हीर (hīr) and हीरक (hīrak). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੀਰਾ (hīrā) / ہِیرا (hīrā), Sindhi هيِرو / हीरो, Gujarati હીરો (hīro), Marathi हिरा (hirā), Bengali হীরা (hira), Assamese হীৰা (hira).

Noun

हीरा • (hīrā) m (Urdu spelling ہِیرا)

  1. diamond (a type of rare gemstone)
    कल, हीरे का मूल्य बहुत कम हो गया।
    kal, hīre kā mūlya bahut kam ho gayā.
    Yesterday, the value of diamond decreased greatly.
Declension
Declension of हीरा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct हीरा
hīrā 		हीरे
hīre
oblique हीरे
hīre 		हीरों
hīrõ
vocative हीरे
hīre 		हीरो
hīro

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हीरा (hīrā).[3]

Proper noun

हीरा • (hīrā) f

  1. (Hinduism) a name of Lakshmi
    Synonyms: लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī), रमा (ramā), लोल (lol)
Declension
Declension of हीरा (sg-only fem ā-stem)
singular
direct हीरा
hīrā
oblique हीरा
hīrā
vocative हीरा
hīrā

Noun

हीरा • (hīrā) f (rare, formal)

  1. an ant
    Synonyms: चींटी (cī̃ṭī), पिपीलिका (pipīlikā)
Declension
Declension of हीरा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct हीरा
hīrā 		हीरे
hīre
oblique हीरे
hīre 		हीरों
hīrõ
vocative हीरे
hīre 		हीरो
hīro

Further reading

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हीरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “हीरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “हीरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • The template Template:R:Fallon does not use the parameter(s): 
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  • “हीरा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

References

  1. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “हीरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hīra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हीरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From the feminine form of हीर (hīra).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

हीरा • (hīrā) stem, f

  1. an ant
    Synonym: पिपीलिका (pipīlikā)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of हीरा (hīrā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हीरा
hīrā 		हीरे
hīre 		हीराः
hīrāḥ
Vocative हीरे
hīre 		हीरे
hīre 		हीराः
hīrāḥ
Accusative हीराम्
hīrām 		हीरे
hīre 		हीराः
hīrāḥ
Instrumental हीरया / हीरा¹
hīrayā / hīrā¹ 		हीराभ्याम्
hīrābhyām 		हीराभिः
hīrābhiḥ
Dative हीरायै
hīrāyai 		हीराभ्याम्
hīrābhyām 		हीराभ्यः
hīrābhyaḥ
Ablative हीरायाः / हीरायै²
hīrāyāḥ / hīrāyai² 		हीराभ्याम्
hīrābhyām 		हीराभ्यः
hīrābhyaḥ
Genitive हीरायाः / हीरायै²
hīrāyāḥ / hīrāyai² 		हीरयोः
hīrayoḥ 		हीराणाम्
hīrāṇām
Locative हीरायाम्
hīrāyām 		हीरयोः
hīrayoḥ 		हीरासु
hīrāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Proper noun

हीरा • (hīrā) stem, f

  1. (Hinduism) a name of Lakshmi

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of हीरा (hīrā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हीरा
hīrā 		हीरे
hīre 		हीराः
hīrāḥ
Vocative हीरे
hīre 		हीरे
hīre 		हीराः
hīrāḥ
Accusative हीराम्
hīrām 		हीरे
hīre 		हीराः
hīrāḥ
Instrumental हीरया / हीरा¹
hīrayā / hīrā¹ 		हीराभ्याम्
hīrābhyām 		हीराभिः
hīrābhiḥ
Dative हीरायै
hīrāyai 		हीराभ्याम्
hīrābhyām 		हीराभ्यः
hīrābhyaḥ
Ablative हीरायाः / हीरायै²
hīrāyāḥ / hīrāyai² 		हीराभ्याम्
hīrābhyām 		हीराभ्यः
hīrābhyaḥ
Genitive हीरायाः / हीरायै²
hīrāyāḥ / hīrāyai² 		हीरयोः
hīrayoḥ 		हीराणाम्
hīrāṇām
Locative हीरायाम्
hīrāyām 		हीरयोः
hīrayoḥ 		हीरासु
hīrāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

References

  1. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “हीरा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1300, column 3.
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