ज़ार-ज़ार zār-zār
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Great lamentation.
With great lamentation; piteously, bitterly, exceedingly, to excess (e.g. zār-zār ronā, 'to weep bitterly').
Usual translation
- a lot in repentance
Origin of the definition
P زار zār [fr. Zend zar = S. हृ (हृणीयते; and, in some senses, app. = S. हृ, हर्); cf. āzār], s.m. Groan, plaint, lamentation, wailing (cf. zārī); desire, wish; collection, multitude, crowd; (as a suffix) place where anything grows in abundance, place, bed, garden ( = stān or istān; e.g. gul-zār, 'a rose-garden') — adj. Groaning, lamenting, afflicted; thin, lean, weak: — zār-zār, and zār-qitār, s.m. Great lamentation; — adv. With great lamentation; piteously, bitterly, exceedingly, to excess (e.g. zār-zār ronā, 'to weep bitterly'): — zār-nālī, s.f. Lamentation, wailing: — zār-nizār or zār-o-nizār, s.m. Great lamentation; — adj. Thin, lean, emaciated; weak, feeble.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
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- Monday 17 July 2023
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