Barah: 1 definition

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Barah means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Barah has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Baraha.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Barah in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) twelve; (nm) the number twelve; ~[khadi] the aggregate of forms a consonant of the Devnagri: alphabet assumes in combination with the vowels ([ka, ka, ki, ki, ku, ku, ke, kai, ko, kau, kam, ka:) ~dari] see [baradari]; ~[bata] scattered all round, cast to winds; at sixes and sevens, at variance and thrown into confusion; ~[bani] pure, genuine, perfect; ~[masa] a conventional verse composition consisting of twelve stanzas depicting the suffering and agony of separation and the changing moods and characteristics of nature during the twelve months of the year; ~[masi] perennial, all-weather, functioning or flowering round the year; •[rasta] all-weather route; ~[simga] a stag; [barahom] all the twelve, the whole twelve; [barahom mahine] throughout the year, the whole twelve months; ~[bata karana] to scatter all round; to cast to winds; to spell ruination; ~[bata hona] to be at sixes and sevens; to be cast to winds; to be thrown into confusion..—barah (बारह) is alternatively transliterated as Bāraha.

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