सारा
See also: सर, सिर, सुर, सूरा, and सार
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀭 (sāra, “all, whole”), from Sanskrit सार (sā́ra, “best part”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɑː.ɾɑː/, [s̪äː.ɾäː]
Determiner
सारा • (sārā) (Urdu spelling سارا)
- whole, entire
- सारा दिन ― sārā din ― all day
- (in the plural) all
- सारे लोग ― sāre log ― all of the people
- Synonym: सब (sab)
Declension
Declension of सारा (ā-stem)
masculine | feminine | |||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
direct | सारा sārā | सारे sāre | सारी sārī | सारी sārī |
oblique | सारे sāre | सारे sāre | सारी sārī | सारी sārī |
vocative | सारे sāre | सारे sāre | सारी sārī | सारी sārī |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सारा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sāˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press