جوہر

See also: جوهر‎ and خوهر‎

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian جوهر‎ (jawhar), from Arabic جَوْهَر‎ (jawhar), from Persian گوهر‎ (gowhar).

Pronunciation

Noun

جوہر • (jauhar) m (Hindi spelling जौहर)

  1. jewel, gem
    Synonym: رتن‎ (ratan)
  2. essence, meaning
  3. atom
    Synonym: ذرہ‎
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit *जतुगृह (jatugṛha)۔.

Noun

جوہر • (jauhar) m (Hindi spelling जौहर)

  1. (rare) self-immolation on a pyre, especially that done by the Rajput women when facing capture, as men fought the final battle
  2. (rare) a funeral pyre
Declension
Declension of جوہر
singular plural
direct جوہر‎ (jauhar) جوہر‎ (jauhar)
oblique جوہر‎ (jauhar) جوہروں‎ (jauharō̃)
vocative جوہر‎ (jauhar) جوہرو‎ (jauharō)
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