होनहार
Hindi
Alternative forms
- होन्हार (honhār)
Etymology
From होना (honā, “to be”) + -हार (-hār, “going to happen”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦoːn.ɦɑːɾ/, [ɦõːn̪.ɦäːɾ]
Adjective
होनहार • (honhār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ہونہار)
- promising, hopeful
- आपका बच्चा बहुत होनहार है, अपना नाम रौशन करेगा।
- āpkā baccā bahut honhār hai, apnā nām rauśan karegā.
- Your child is very promising, he will gain great fame.
Noun
होनहार • (honhār) m (Urdu spelling ہونہار)
- destiny, inevitability
- Synonyms: भाग्य (bhāgya), मुक़द्दर (muqaddar)
Declension
Declension of होनहार (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | होनहार honhār | होनहार honhār |
| oblique | होनहार honhār | होनहारों honhārõ |
| vocative | होनहार honhār | होनहारो honhāro |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “होनहार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884), “होनहार”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “होनहार”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House