पर

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पर¹

  • /pəɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [pɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Prakrit परि (pari), an apheretic form of उप्परि (uppari), from Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, from *upo.

Cognate with Gujarati પર (par), Marathi वर (var), and distantly Latin super and Old English ofer (whence English over). Doublet of ऊपर (ūpar).

postp par · پر

  1. on सड़क पर

    Similar: पे

  2. at घर पर

    Similar: पे

पर²

  • /pəɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [pɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀭𑀁 (paraṃ), from Sanskrit परम् (param, “after, but”), oblique of पर (para, “distant, further”).

conjunction par · پر

  1. but, however मैंने दूध पिया, पर मैंने नाश्ता नहीं किया।
  2. nevertheless

Similar: मगर, लेकिन, किन्तु

पर³

  • /pəɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [pɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian پَر (par). Doublet of पान (pān), पर्ण (parṇ), पन्ना (pannā), and फ़र्न (farn).

noun par · پر · पर · परों

  1. masculine feather; wing

    Similar: पंख

  2. masculine quill

पर⁴

  • /pəɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [pɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पर (para).

adjective par · پر

  1. indeclinable distant, far, remote

    Similar: दूर

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In English

  • but although
  • at in or very near a particular place
  • wing part of an animal
  • feather branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds
  • only but

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {पर},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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