وار
Khalaj
Predicative
وار (vâar)
- Arabic spelling of vâar (“there is”)
Ottoman Turkish
Adjective
وار • (var)
- existent; there is
Descendants
- Turkish: var (pronunciation is va:r in var olmak, var etmek)
- Gagauz: var
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
Persian
Noun
وار • (vâr)
- (rare) flame
Derived terms
- وار زدن (vâr zadan)
Suffix
ـوار • (-vâr)
- Used to create adjectives denoting a specific quality or characteristic
Derived terms
- شاهوار (šâhvâr)
- گردوار (gordvâr)
- خرسوار (xersvâr)
- چرخوار (čarxvâr)
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀭 (vāra)), from Sanskrit वार (vāra). Compare Urdu بار (bār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɑːɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
Noun
وار • (vār) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਰ)
- time, chance, occasion
- پَہلِی وار ― pahlī vār ― First time
- Synonym: دفعہ (dafa'ah)
Derived terms
- وارِی (vārī)
References
- “وار”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋɑːɾ/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀟𑁄 (pāḍo), from Sanskrit पात (pāta, “attack”).
Noun
وار • (vār) m (Hindi spelling वार)
- assault, attack
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वार (vā́ra).
Noun
وار • (vār) m (Hindi spelling वार)
- a day of the week
- occasion, time
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “وار”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Ushojo
Noun
وار (vār)
- a period in which]] animals were attacked
- stubbornness