आग

See also: आगे, आगो, आग़ा, and आगि

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 (aggi), from Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagníš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis.

Doublet of अग्नि (agni), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑːɡ/, [äːɡ]

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Noun

आग • (āg) f (Urdu spelling آگ)

1. fire, flame

   Synonyms: आतिश (ātiś), अग्नि (agni), अगन (agan) (less common)

   उसने सारी चिट्ठियाँ आग में डाल दीं

   usne sārī ciṭṭhiyā̃ āg mẽ ḍāl dī̃

   He put all the letters into the fire.

Declension

Declension of आग (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आग āg	आगें āgẽ
oblique	आग āg	आगों āgõ
vocative	आग āg	आगो āgo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “आग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

आग

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi आगि (āgi), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 (aggi) , from Sanskrit अग्नि (agni), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagnis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡ/

Noun

आग • (āg) f

1. fire
2. (figuratively) heat, ardor

Synonyms

• अग्नि (agni)
• जाळ (j̈aḷ)
• ज्वाला (jvālā)
• ज्वाळा (jvāḷā)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “आग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “आग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “agní”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press