जर

See also: ज़र

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /zəɾ/, /d͡ʒəɾ/

Noun

जर • (zar) m

  1. nuqtaless form of ज़र (zar)

Declension
Declension of जर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct जर
zar		 जर
zar
oblique जर
zar		 जरों
zarõ
vocative जर
zar		 जरो
zaro

Marathi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit यर्हि (yárhi).[1] Related to जरी (j̈arī).

Conjunction

जर • (j̈ar)

  1. if
Usage notes

In conditional sentences involving जर (j̈ar) and तर (tar, “then”), जर (j̈ar) is often omitted.[2][3]

(जर) पाऊस पडला तर […]
(j̈ar) pāūs paḍlā tar […]
If it rains, then […]

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian زر‎ (zar), from Middle Persian, from Parthian, from Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyom. Doublet of हिरण्य (hiraṇya). Compare Gujarati જર (jar), Hindi ज़र (zar), Punjabi ਜ਼ਰ (zar) / زَر‎ (zar).

Noun

जर • (j̈ar) f

  1. gold or silver thread, brocade

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “yárhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Berntsen, Maxine; Nimbkar, Jai (1982) Marathi Structural Patterns, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 308
  3. Dhongde, Ramesh Vaman; Wali, Kashi (2009) Marathi, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Pub. Co., page 104

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “जर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “जर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “जर”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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