मगर
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.ɡəɾ/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Persian مگر (magar).
Conjunction
मगर • (magar) (Urdu spelling مگر)
- but, however
- मैं उसका दोस्त हूँ, मगर वह मेरा दोस्त नहीं है।
- ma͠i uskā dost hū̃, magar vah merā dost nahī̃ hai.
- I am his friend, but he is not my friend.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मगर
Related terms
- अगर (agar, “if”)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑀭 (magara), from Sanskrit मकर (mákara).
Noun
मगर • (magar) m (Urdu spelling مگر)
- crocodile
- Synonym: घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl)
Declension
Declension of मगर (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मगर magar | मगर magar |
| oblique | मगर magar | मगरों magarõ |
| vocative | मगर magar | मगरो magaro |
Derived terms
- मगरमच्छ (magarmacch)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मगर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मगर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “मगर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.