यार

See also: यारी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian یار (yār). Compare Gujarati યાર (yār), Punjabi ਯਾਰ (yār), Rajasthani यार.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /jɑːɾ/, [jäːɾ]
• Rhymes: -ɑːɾ

Noun

यार • (yār) m (Urdu spelling یار)

1. buddy, friend, pal, companion
2. (vocative, colloquial) bro, dude

   Synonyms: दोस्त (dost), मित्र (mitra)

   यार, यह सब भूल जाओ और समझौता पूरा करो।

   yār, yah sab bhūl jāo aur samjhautā pūrā karo.

   Dude, just forget all this and finish the deal.

3. paramour, lover

Declension

Declension of यार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	यार yār	यार yār
oblique	यार yār	यारों yārõ
vocative	यार yār	यारो yāro

Descendants

• → English: yaar

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “yār”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Rajasthani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian یار (yār).

Noun

यार (yār) ?

1. friend
2. companion
3. paramour
4. helper

References

• Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 279. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).