वारस
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See also: वारिस
Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian وارث (wāris), from Arabic وَارِث (wāriṯ). Compare Gujarati વારસ (vāras), Hindi वारिस (vāris), Punjabi ਵਾਰਸ (vāras) / وارث (vārs̱).
Noun
[edit]वारस • (vāras) m
- heir, successor
- Synonym: उत्तराधिकारी (uttarādhikārī)
References
[edit]- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वारस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वारीस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “वारस-वारीस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).