ਅਗਰ

ਅਗਰ

See also: ਅਗਰੁ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਅਗਰੁ (agaru), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑀭𑀼 (agaru), from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru). Cognate with Hindustani اَگَرْ‎ / अगर (agar).

Noun

ਅਗਰ • (agar) m (Shahmukhi spelling اَگَرْ‎‎)

1. agarwood

Declension

Declension of ਅਗਰ
dir. sg.	ਅਗਰ (agar)
dir. pl.	ਅਗਰ (agar)
	singular	plural
direct	ਅਗਰ (agar)	ਅਗਰ (agar)
oblique	ਅਗਰ (agar)	ਅਗਰਾਂ (agarā̃)
vocative	ਅਗਰਾ (agarā)	ਅਗਰੋ (agaro)
ablative	ਅਗਰੋਂ (agarõ)	—
locative	ਅਗਰੇ (agare)	ਅਗਰੀਂ (agarī̃)
instrumental	ਅਗਰੇ (agare)	ਅਗਰੀਂ (agarī̃)

Derived terms

• ਅਗਰਬੱਤੀ (agarbattī)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian اگر‎ (agar).

Conjunction

ਅਗਰ • (agar)

1. if

   Synonyms: ਜੇ (je), ਜੇਕਰ (jekar)

Further reading

• “ਅਗਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਅਗਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 11.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “agaru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 3