नगर (nagar)
noun
A formal/literary word for 'city' or 'town', most often met today in place names, civic institution names, and news/formal registers rather than casual chat.
Sense
1
:
city, town
noun, masculine
Synonyms: शहर (shahar), महानगर (mahaangar, big city)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet नगर (nagar) far more on signboards and in names than in conversation -- Delhi itself is full of colonies ending in -नगर (nagar) like करोल बाग़ या लक्ष्मी नगर (lakshmii nagar), and municipal bodies call themselves नगर निगम (nagar nigam). For everyday talk about 'the city,' शहर (shahar) is what a Delhi-ite actually says.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for नगर (nagar) in everyday speech where शहर (shahar) is what people actually say; नगर (nagar) sounds bookish or official in casual conversation. 2) It shows up constantly as a suffix in place and institution names (नगर निगम (nagar nigam, 'municipal corporation'), लक्ष्मी नगर (lakshmii nagar)) even though it is rare as a standalone word in speech.
Sample Sentences:
यह नगर बहुत पुराना है।
This town is very old.
(yah nagar bahut puraanaa hai।)
नगर निगम ने सड़कों की सफ़ाई शुरू करवा दी है।
The municipal corporation has had the roads cleaned.
(nagar nigam ne sadkon kii safaaii shuroo karvaa dii hai।)
लक्ष्मी नगर में हर तरह की दुकानें मिल जाती हैं।
In Lakshmi Nagar, you can find all kinds of shops.
(lakshmii nagar men har tarah kii dukaanen mil jaatii hain।)
राजा ने अपने नगर की रक्षा के लिए ऊँची दीवारें बनवाई थीं।
The king had had high walls built to protect his city.
(raajaa ne apne nagar kii rakshaa ke lie oonchii diivaaren banvaaii thiin।)
अगर यह नगर व्यवस्थित होता तो यहाँ ट्रैफ़िक इतना न होता।
If this town were well-planned, there wouldn't be so much traffic here.
(agar yah nagar vyavasthit hotaa to yahaan traifik itnaa n hotaa।)
नगर के मुख्य द्वार पर एक विशाल प्रतिमा खड़ी है।
A huge statue stands at the main gate of the town.
(nagar ke mukhy dvaar par ek vishaal pratimaa khadii hai।)
नगर निगम द्वारा यह पार्क बनाया गया था।
This park was built by the municipal corporation.
(nagar nigam dvaaraa yah paark banaayaa gayaa thaa।)
काश यह नगर इतना प्रदूषित न होता।
If only this city weren't so polluted.
(kaash yah nagar itnaa pradooshit n hotaa।)
इस नगर का इतिहास सदियों पुराना है।
This city's history is centuries old.
(is nagar kaa itihaas sadiyon puraanaa hai।)
करोल बाग़ दिल्ली के सबसे व्यस्त नगरों में से एक माना जाता है।
Karol Bagh is considered one of Delhi's busiest towns.
(karol baagh dillii ke sabse vyast nagron men se ek maanaa jaataa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
नगर
(nagar)
(sg.m.oblique):
नगर
(nagar)
(pl.m.direct):
नगर
(nagar)
(pl.m.oblique):
नगरों
(nagron)