बारूद

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बारूत (bārūt) — uncommon

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بارود (bārūd), from Arabic بَارُود (bārūd).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑː.ɾuːd̪/, [bäː.ɾuːd̪]

Noun

बारूद • (bārūd) f (Urdu spelling بارود)

1. gunpowder

   Synonyms: गन पाउडर (gan pāuḍar), काला पाउडर (kālā pāuḍar)

   विस्फोटक बारूद बहुत ख़तरनाक है।

   visphoṭak bārūd bahut xatarnāk hai.

   Explosive gunpowder is very dangerous.

   आतंकवादी ने इमारत को बारूद से उड़ाया।

   ātaṅkvādī ne imārat ko bārūd se uṛāyā.

   A terrorist blew up the building with gunpowder.

Declension

Declension of बारूद (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बारूद bārūd	बारूदें bārūdẽ
oblique	बारूद bārūd	बारूदों bārūdõ
vocative	बारूद bārūd	बारूदो bārūdo

Derived terms

• बारूदख़ाना (bārūdxānā, “gunpowder/ammunition storehouse”)
• बारूदी (bārūdī, “of or pertaining to gunpowder”)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बारूद”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बारूद”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House