مگر

See also: مڪڙ and مكر

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian AL HT (ma agar, perhaps; lest), from AL (ma, not) + 𐭧𐭲 (agar, if).

Pronunciation

Preposition

مگر (magar)

  1. except

Conjunction

مگر (magar)

  1. but
  2. unless

Descendants

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “ma agar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 53

Punjabi

Etymology

From Persian مگر (magar).

Conjunction

مگر (magar) (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਗਰ)

  1. but

Synonyms


Sindhi

Conjunction

مَگَر (magar)

  1. but

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Persian مگر (magar).

Conjunction

مگر (magar) (Hindi spelling मगर)

  1. but
  2. however
  3. unless
  4. perhaps
  5. possibly
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मकर (makara).

Noun

مگر (magar) m (Hindi spelling मगर)

  1. alligator
  2. crocodile
Synonyms
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