हरि

See also: हरा, हरू, ह्री, हीरा, हार, and हर

Braj

Proper noun

हरि (hari) m

1. (Hinduism) Hari: an epithet of Krishna, avatar of Vishnu

Hindi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ɾiː/, [ɦɐ.ɾiː]

Noun

हरि • (hari) m

1. Vishnu

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हरि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “हरि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हरि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হৰি (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬭᬶ (Balinese script)
• হরি (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰨𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀭𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဟရိ (Burmese script)
• હરિ (Gujarati script)
• ਹਰਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑌰𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦫꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂩𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಹರಿ (Kannada script)
• ហរិ (Khmer script)
• ຫຣິ (Lao script)
• ഹരി (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᠠᡵᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘨𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠠᠷᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧈𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐬𑐶 (Newa script)
• ହରି (Odia script)
• ꢲꢬꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆫𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖨𑖰 (Siddham script)
• හරි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩼𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚤𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஹரி (Tamil script)
• హరి (Telugu script)
• หริ (Thai script)
• ཧ་རི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒩𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨫𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃-i-s, from *ǵʰelh₃-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (zaⁱri), Persian زر (zar, “gold”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ́.ɾi/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɦɐ.ɾi/

Adjective

हरि • (hári) stem

1. yellow or green
2. fawn-coloured
3. reddish brown
4. brown
5. tawny
6. pale
7. yellow
8. fallow
9. bay (especially applied to horses)
10. green
11. greenish

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of हरि (hári)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हरिः háriḥ	हरी hárī	हरयः hárayaḥ
Vocative	हरे háre	हरी hárī	हरयः hárayaḥ
Accusative	हरिम् hárim	हरी hárī	हरीन् hárīn
Instrumental	हरिणा / हर्या¹ háriṇā / háryā¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभिः háribhiḥ
Dative	हरये háraye	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Ablative	हरेः / हर्यः¹ háreḥ / háryaḥ¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Genitive	हरेः / हर्यः¹ háreḥ / háryaḥ¹	हर्योः háryoḥ	हरीणाम् hárīṇām
Locative	हरौ / हरा¹ hárau / hárā¹	हर्योः háryoḥ	हरिषु háriṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of हरि (hári)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हरिः háriḥ	हरी hárī	हरयः hárayaḥ
Vocative	हरे háre	हरी hárī	हरयः hárayaḥ
Accusative	हरिम् hárim	हरी hárī	हरीः hárīḥ
Instrumental	हर्या / हरी¹ háryā / hárī¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभिः háribhiḥ
Dative	हरये / हर्यै² / हरी¹ háraye / háryai² / hárī¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Ablative	हरेः / हर्याः² / हर्यै³ háreḥ / háryāḥ² / háryai³	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Genitive	हरेः / हर्याः² / हर्यै³ háreḥ / háryāḥ² / háryai³	हर्योः háryoḥ	हरीणाम् hárīṇām
Locative	हरौ / हर्याम्² / हरा¹ hárau / háryām² / hárā¹	हर्योः háryoḥ	हरिषु háriṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Neuter i-stem declension of हरि (hári)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हरि hári	हरिणी háriṇī	हरीणि / हरि¹ / हरी¹ hárīṇi / hári¹ / hárī¹
Vocative	हरि / हरे hári / háre	हरिणी háriṇī	हरीणि / हरि¹ / हरी¹ hárīṇi / hári¹ / hárī¹
Accusative	हरि hári	हरिणी háriṇī	हरीणि / हरि¹ / हरी¹ hárīṇi / hári¹ / hárī¹
Instrumental	हरिणा / हर्या¹ háriṇā / háryā¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभिः háribhiḥ
Dative	हरिणे / हरये¹ háriṇe / háraye¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Ablative	हरिणः / हरेः¹ háriṇaḥ / háreḥ¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Genitive	हरिणः / हरेः¹ háriṇaḥ / háreḥ¹	हरिणोः háriṇoḥ	हरीणाम् hárīṇām
Locative	हरिणि / हरौ¹ / हरा¹ háriṇi / hárau¹ / hárā¹	हरिणोः háriṇoḥ	हरिषु háriṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

हरि • (hári) stem, m

1. a horse, steed (especially of Indra)
2. a lion
3. the sign of the zodiac Leo
4. the sun
5. a monkey
6. a ray of light
7. the moon
8. mungo bean (Vigna mungo)
9. a jackal
10. a parrot
11. peacock
12. the koil or Indian cuckoo
13. a goose
14. a frog
15. a snake
16. fire
17. the wind
18. (in the plural) men, people (= मनुष्याः)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of हरि (hári)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हरिः háriḥ	हरी hárī	हरयः hárayaḥ
Vocative	हरे háre	हरी hárī	हरयः hárayaḥ
Accusative	हरिम् hárim	हरी hárī	हरीन् hárīn
Instrumental	हरिणा / हर्या¹ háriṇā / háryā¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभिः háribhiḥ
Dative	हरये háraye	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Ablative	हरेः / हर्यः¹ háreḥ / háryaḥ¹	हरिभ्याम् háribhyām	हरिभ्यः háribhyaḥ
Genitive	हरेः / हर्यः¹ háreḥ / háryaḥ¹	हर्योः háryoḥ	हरीणाम् hárīṇām
Locative	हरौ / हरा¹ hárau / hárā¹	हर्योः háryoḥ	हरिषु háriṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

हरि • (hári) stem, m (feminine हरी)

1. a name of Vayu
2. a name of Indra
3. a name of Vishnu and Krishna (in this sense thought by some to be derived from √hṛ, 'to take away or remove evil or sin')
4. a name of Brahmā
5. a name of Yama
6. a name of Shiva
7. a name of Shukra
8. a name of Su-parṇa
9. a name of a son of Garuda
10. a name of a Rakshasa
11. a name of a Danava
12. a name of a son of Akampaua (or Anukampana)
13. a name of a son of Tārakâksha
14. a name of a son of Parājit
15. a name of a son of Parāvṛit
16. a name of a worshiper of Vishṇu
17. name of various authors and scholars (especially of the poet Bhartṛi-hari as the author of the Vākya-padīya)
18. name (also with miśra, bhaṭṭa, dīkṣita etc.)
19. a name of a mountain
20. name of a world (compare hari-varṣa)
21. name of a metre
22. name of a particular high number
23. name a particular class of gods under Manu Tāmasa

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “हरि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1289.

Yamphu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʌri/

Noun

हरि (hari)

1. blood