وار
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See also: ـوار
Predicative
وار (vâr)
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bār (“there is”).
Adjective
وار • (var)
Descendants
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “وار”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1296
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “وار”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2120
Noun
وار • (vâr)
Derived terms
- وار زدن (vâr zadan)
Alternative forms
- بار (bār) (Malwai)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀭 (vāra), from Sanskrit वार (vāra). Compare Urdu بار (bār).
Pronunciation
Noun
وار • (vār) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਰ)
Derived terms
- وارِی (vārī)
References
- “وار”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
وارُ • (vāru) f (Devanagari वारु)
References
- Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “وارُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋɑːɾ/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀟𑁄 (pāḍo), from Sanskrit पात (pāta, “attack”).
Noun
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वार (vā́ra).
Noun
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “وار”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Noun
وار (vār)
- a period in which animals were attacked
- stubbornness
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