اندھیرا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀥𑀬𑀸𑀭 (aṃdhayāra), from Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ən.d̪ʱeː.ɾɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: اَن‧دھے‧را

Adjective

اَنْدھیرا • (andherā) (Hindi spelling अंधेरा)

1. dark
2. dismal

Declension

Declension of اندھیرا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	اَنْدھیرا (andherā)	اَنْدھیرے (andhere)		اَنْدھیری (andherī)	اَنْدھیری (andherī)
indirect	اَنْدھیرے (andhere)	اَنْدھیرے (andhere)		اَنْدھیری (andherī)	اَنْدھیری (andherī)

Noun

اَنْدھیرا • (andherā) m (Hindi spelling अंधेरा)

1. darkness

Declension

Declension of اندھیرا
	singular	plural
direct	اَنْدھیرا (andherā)	اَنْدھیرے (andhere)
oblique	اَنْدھیرے (andhere)	اَنْدھیروں (andherõ)
vocative	اَنْدھیرے (andhere)	اَنْدھیرو (andhero)

References

• “اندھیرا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “اندھیرا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.