अमर

See also: अमीर and अमार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अ॒म॒र (amará).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.məɾ/, [ɐ.mɐɾ]

Adjective

अमर • (amar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling امر)

1. immortal, eternal, deathless, undying

   Synonyms: अविनाशी (avināśī), अक्षय (akṣay)

   उनकी कीर्ति इतिहास के पन्नों में सदैव अमर रहेगी।

   unkī kīrti itihās ke pannõ mẽ sadaiv amar rahegī.

   His fame will remain immortal in the pages of history forever.

Noun

अमर • (amar) m

1. an immortal
2. a god, deity

   Synonyms: देव (dev), देवता (devtā)

   पौराणिक कथाओं के अनुसार देवताओं को अमर कहा गया है।

   paurāṇik kathāõ ke anusār devtāõ ko amar kahā gayā hai.

   According to mythological stories, the gods have been called immortals.

Declension

Declension of अमर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अमर amar	अमर amar
oblique	अमर amar	अमरों amarõ
vocative	अमर amar	अमरो amaro

Proper noun

अमर • (amar) m

1. a male given name, Amar, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of अमर (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	अमर amar
oblique	अमर amar
vocative	अमर amar

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अमर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “अमर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 40
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अमर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 51
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अमर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 21.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमर (amara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.məɾ/
• Hyphenation: अ‧मर
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Adjective

अमर • (amar) (indeclinable)

1. immortal

   पृथ्वीवरील जीवन हे एखाद्याच्या अमर आत्म्याच्या भवितव्याशी संबंधित आहे.

   pŕthvīvrīl jīvan he ekhādyācyā amar ātmyācyā bhavitavyāśī sambandhit āhe.

   Life on Earth is about the fate of one's immortal soul.

Noun

अमर • (amar) m (literary)

1. an immortal; a God; a deity

Declension

Declension of अमर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	अमर amar	अमर amar
oblique	अमरा1 amrā1	अमरां- amrā̃-
acc. / dative	अमराला amrālā	अमरांना amrā̃nā
ergative	अमराने, अमरानं amrāne, amrāna	अमरांनी amrā̃nī
instrumental	अमराशी amrāśī	अमरांशी amrā̃śī
locative	अमरात amrāt	अमरांत amrā̃ta
vocative	अमरा amrā	अमरांनो amrā̃no

¹The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition.

Genitive declension of अमर (masc cons-stem)

	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
singular subject	अमराचा amrāċā	अमराचे amrāċe	अमराची amrācī	अमराच्या amrācā	अमराचे, अमराचं amrāċe, amrāċa	अमराची amrācī	अमराच्या1 amrācā1
plural subject	अमरांचा amrā̃ċā	अमरांचे amrā̃ċe	अमरांची amrā̃cī	अमरांच्या amrā̃cā	अमरांचे, अमरांचं amrā̃ċe, amrā̃ċa	अमरांची amrā̃cī	अमरांच्या1 amrā̃cā1

¹For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Proper noun

अमर • (amar) m

1. a male given name, Amar, from Sanskrit

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अमर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अमर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमर (amara).

Noun

अमर • (amara) m

1. god, deity

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• amara (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀫𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• অমর (Bengali script)
• අමර (Sinhalese script)
• အမရ or ဢမရ (Burmese script)
• อมร or อะมะระ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨾᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ອມຣ or ອະມະຣະ (Lao script)
• អមរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄟𑄢 (Chakma script)

Adjective

अमर

1. Devanagari script form of amara

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অমৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬫᬭ (Balinese script)
• অমর (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰦𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀫𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• အမရ (Burmese script)
• અમર (Gujarati script)
• ਅਮਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌮𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦩꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂧𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಮರ (Kannada script)
• អមរ (Khmer script)
• ອມຣ (Lao script)
• അമര (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠮᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘦𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠮᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧆𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐩𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଅମର (Odia script)
• ꢂꢪꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆩𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖦𑖨 (Siddham script)
• අමර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩴𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚢𑚤 (Takri script)
• அமர (Tamil script)
• అమర (Telugu script)
• อมร (Thai script)
• ཨ་མ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒧𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨢𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of अ- (a-, “un-”) +‎ मर (mará, “death”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

अ॒म॒र • (amará) stem

1. undying, immortal, imperishable

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अ॒म॒र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अ॒म॒रः (amaráḥ)	अ॒म॒रौ (amaráu) अ॒म॒रा¹ (amarā́¹)	अ॒म॒राः (amarā́ḥ) अ॒म॒रासः॑¹ (amarā́saḥ¹)
accusative	अ॒म॒रम् (amarám)	अ॒म॒रौ (amaráu) अ॒म॒रा¹ (amarā́¹)	अ॒म॒रान् (amarā́n)
instrumental	अ॒म॒रेण॑ (amaréṇa)	अ॒म॒राभ्या॑म् (amarā́bhyām)	अ॒म॒रैः (amaráiḥ) अ॒म॒रेभिः॑¹ (amarébhiḥ¹)
dative	अ॒म॒राय॑ (amarā́ya)	अ॒म॒राभ्या॑म् (amarā́bhyām)	अ॒म॒रेभ्यः॑ (amarébhyaḥ)
ablative	अ॒म॒रात् (amarā́t)	अ॒म॒राभ्या॑म् (amarā́bhyām)	अ॒म॒रेभ्यः॑ (amarébhyaḥ)
genitive	अ॒म॒रस्य॑ (amarásya)	अ॒म॒रयोः॑ (amaráyoḥ)	अ॒म॒राणा॑म् (amarā́ṇām)
locative	अ॒म॒रे (amaré)	अ॒म॒रयोः॑ (amaráyoḥ)	अ॒म॒रेषु॑ (amaréṣu)
vocative	अम॑र (ámara)	अम॑रौ (ámarau) अम॑रा¹ (ámarā¹)	अम॑राः (ámarāḥ) अम॑रासः¹ (ámarāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of अ॒म॒रा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अ॒म॒रा (amarā́)	अ॒म॒रे (amaré)	अ॒म॒राः (amarā́ḥ)
accusative	अ॒म॒राम् (amarā́m)	अ॒म॒रे (amaré)	अ॒म॒राः (amarā́ḥ)
instrumental	अ॒म॒रया॑ (amaráyā) अ॒म॒रा¹ (amarā́¹)	अ॒म॒राभ्या॑म् (amarā́bhyām)	अ॒म॒राभिः॑ (amarā́bhiḥ)
dative	अ॒म॒रायै॑ (amarā́yai)	अ॒म॒राभ्या॑म् (amarā́bhyām)	अ॒म॒राभ्यः॑ (amarā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	अ॒म॒रायाः॑ (amarā́yāḥ) अ॒म॒रायै॑² (amarā́yai²)	अ॒म॒राभ्या॑म् (amarā́bhyām)	अ॒म॒राभ्यः॑ (amarā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	अ॒म॒रायाः॑ (amarā́yāḥ) अ॒म॒रायै॑² (amarā́yai²)	अ॒म॒रयोः॑ (amaráyoḥ)	अ॒म॒राणा॑म् (amarā́ṇām)
locative	अ॒म॒राया॑म् (amarā́yām)	अ॒म॒रयोः॑ (amaráyoḥ)	अ॒म॒रासु॑ (amarā́su)
vocative	अम॑रे (ámare)	अम॑रे (ámare)	अम॑राः (ámarāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of अ॒म॒र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अ॒म॒रम् (amarám)	अ॒म॒रे (amaré)	अ॒म॒राणि॑ (amarā́ṇi) अ॒म॒रा¹ (amarā́¹)
accusative	अ॒म॒रम् (amarám)	अ॒म॒रे (amaré)	अ॒म॒राणि॑ (amarā́ṇi) अ॒म॒रा¹ (amarā́¹)
instrumental	अ॒म॒रेण॑ (amaréṇa)	अ॒म॒राभ्या॑म् (amarā́bhyām)	अ॒म॒रैः (amaráiḥ) अ॒म॒रेभिः॑¹ (amarébhiḥ¹)
dative	अ॒म॒राय॑ (amarā́ya)	अ॒म॒राभ्या॑म् (amarā́bhyām)	अ॒म॒रेभ्यः॑ (amarébhyaḥ)
ablative	अ॒म॒रात् (amarā́t)	अ॒म॒राभ्या॑म् (amarā́bhyām)	अ॒म॒रेभ्यः॑ (amarébhyaḥ)
genitive	अ॒म॒रस्य॑ (amarásya)	अ॒म॒रयोः॑ (amaráyoḥ)	अ॒म॒राणा॑म् (amarā́ṇām)
locative	अ॒म॒रे (amaré)	अ॒म॒रयोः॑ (amaráyoḥ)	अ॒म॒रेषु॑ (amaréṣu)
vocative	अम॑र (ámara)	अम॑रे (ámare)	अम॑राणि (ámarāṇi) अम॑रा¹ (ámarā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

अ॒म॒र • (amará) stem, m

1. a god, a deity

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अ॒म॒र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अ॒म॒रः (amaráḥ)	अ॒म॒रौ (amaráu) अ॒म॒रा¹ (amarā́¹)	अ॒म॒राः (amarā́ḥ) अ॒म॒रासः॑¹ (amarā́saḥ¹)
accusative	अ॒म॒रम् (amarám)	अ॒म॒रौ (amaráu) अ॒म॒रा¹ (amarā́¹)	अ॒म॒रान् (amarā́n)
instrumental	अ॒म॒रेण॑ (amaréṇa)	अ॒म॒राभ्या॑म् (amarā́bhyām)	अ॒म॒रैः (amaráiḥ) अ॒म॒रेभिः॑¹ (amarébhiḥ¹)
dative	अ॒म॒राय॑ (amarā́ya)	अ॒म॒राभ्या॑म् (amarā́bhyām)	अ॒म॒रेभ्यः॑ (amarébhyaḥ)
ablative	अ॒म॒रात् (amarā́t)	अ॒म॒राभ्या॑म् (amarā́bhyām)	अ॒म॒रेभ्यः॑ (amarébhyaḥ)
genitive	अ॒म॒रस्य॑ (amarásya)	अ॒म॒रयोः॑ (amaráyoḥ)	अ॒म॒राणा॑म् (amarā́ṇām)
locative	अ॒म॒रे (amaré)	अ॒म॒रयोः॑ (amaráyoḥ)	अ॒म॒रेषु॑ (amaréṣu)
vocative	अम॑र (ámara)	अम॑रौ (ámarau) अम॑रा¹ (ámarā¹)	अम॑राः (ámarāḥ) अम॑रासः¹ (ámarāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अमरत्व (amaratva)
• अमरावती (amarāvatī)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: અમર (amar)
• → Kannada: ಅಮರ (amara)
• → Marathi: अमर (amar)
• → Tamil: அமரன் (amaraṉ)
• → Telugu: అమరుడు (amaruḍu)
• → Thai: อมร (à-mɔɔn)
• → Tocharian B: amārraşşe