जौहर

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔː.ɦəɾ/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit *जतुघर (jatughara). Compare Marwari जौहर (jauhar).

Noun

जौहर • (jauhar) m (Urdu spelling جوہر‎)

  1. self-immolation on a pyre, especially that done by the Rajput women when facing capture, as men fought the final battle
  2. a funeral pyre
    Synonym: चिता (citā)

Declension
Declension of जौहर
Singular Plural
Direct जौहर (jauhar) जौहर (jauhar)
Oblique जौहर (jauhar) जौहरों (jauhrõ)
Vocative जौहर (jauhar) जौहरो (jauhro)

Derived terms
  • जौहर करना (jauhar karnā, “to self-immolate”)
  • जौहर होना (jauhar honā, “to die sacrificially”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic جَوْهَر‎ (jawhar).

Noun

जौहर • (jauhar) m (Urdu spelling جوہر‎)

  1. jewel
    Synonym: रत्न (ratna)
  2. essence, meaning

Declension
Declension of जौहर
Singular Plural
Direct जौहर (jauhar) जौहर (jauhar)
Oblique जौहर (jauhar) जौहरों (jauhrõ)
Vocative जौहर (jauhar) जौहरो (jauhro)

References
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