शानदार śhāndār
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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 |
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- 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
Magnificent, pompous, splendid, grand.
Usual translation
- dignified
- good
Origin of the definition
P دار dār [fr. dāshtan; rt. Zend dar = S. धर्], act. part. n. Having, possessing, holding, keeping; possessor, keeper, lord, master (used in comp., e.g. āb-dār; ḥiṣṣe-dār, &c., qq.v.).
शान śāna sha:n (nf) magnificence, splendour, grandeur; pomp; a touchstone; whetting; ~ची boastful; a brag, braggadocio; ~दार magnificent; pompous, splendid, grand; -शौक़त pomp and show, grandeur and splendour; —चढ़ाना to whet, to give pointedness/intensity; —दिखाना to do the grand; —धरना to whet, to sharpen;—बघारना/मारना to give oneself airs, to ride the high horse; to boast, to brag; —बरसना to look grand or grandly impressive, to be a picture of grandeur; -बान grandeur, magnificence; pomp and show; —में, किसी की undermining the honour/prestige of (as उनकी शान में ऐसी बात नहीं कहनी चाहिए थी); —में फ़र्क आना one's honour/prestige to be undermined/jeopardised; —में बट्टा लगना a fair name to be tarnished.
शानदार śānadāra a magnificent, splendid, grand [इमारतें buildings, कपड़े clothes, जीत victory, बाल hair, आदमी person, शहर city]; उसका अभिनय ~ था his/her acting was —; यह कितनी ~ जगह है how — is this place !
शानदार. Pompous; Splendid.
A شان shān (for شأن), s.f. Thing, affair, business; state, condition, case (syn. ḥāl); quality, property, nature, constitution, disposition; degree, importance, eminence; rank, dignity, state, pomp, grandeur, glory; radiance, lustre: — shān-ćoṭṭā, s.m. One who imitates the importance, or grandeur, or dress, &c. (of another): — shān-dār, adj. & s.m. Stately, grand, pompous, splendid; — a person of state and dignity, a man of rank: — shān dikhāna (apnī), To make a display: — shān-shaukat or shān-o-shaukat, s.f. Great state, pomp, splendour, magnificence.
Usage in the murlis
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