हीरा

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हीरा¹

  • /ɦiː.ɾɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɦiː.ɾäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Prakrit हीरग (hīraga), from Sanskrit हीरक (hīraka). Doublet of हीर (hīr) and हीरक (hīrak). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੀਰਾ (hīrā) / ہِیرا (hīrā), Sindhi هيِرو (yiro) / हीरो, Gujarati હીરો (hīro), Marathi हिरा (hirā), Bengali হীরা (hira), Assamese হীৰা (hira).

noun hīrā · ہِیرا · हीरा · हीरे · हीरों

  1. masculine diamond (a type of rare gemstone) कल, हीरे का मूल्य बहुत कम हो गया।

हीरा²

  • /ɦiː.ɾɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɦiː.ɾäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हीरा (hīrā).

proper noun hīrā · हीरा

  1. Hinduism, feminine a name of Lakshmi

    Similar: लक्ष्मी, रमा, लोल

noun hīrā · हीरा · हीरे · हीरों

  1. feminine, formal, rare an ant

    Similar: चींटी, पिपीलिका

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MLA

"हीरा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

हीरा. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE

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"हीरा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {हीरा},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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