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अरे

अरे

See also: अर and अरि

Hindi

Interjection

अरे (are)

  1. hey, oh, sirrah, ho (used chiefly in calling to or addressing inferiors)
    अरे, ज़रा सुनो तो।
    are, zarā suno to.
    Hey, just listen.

Synonyms

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884), अरे”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), अरे”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit अरे (are).

Interjection

अरे (are)

  1. hey, sirrah, you there

References

  • J. T. Molesworth (1857) A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay Education Society's press, page 42

Pali

Alternative forms

Interjection

अरे

  1. Devanagari script form of are

Sanskrit

Etymology

Compare अररे (arare), अरेरे (arere), and रे (re).

Interjection

अरे (are)

  1. interjection of calling (VS., ṢBr.)

Descendants

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 89