मार (maar)
noun
Primarily a noun meaning a hit/blow or beating, and by extension the harmful force or 'punch' of something (heat, cold, market forces); also survives as the stem inside many compound verbs and idioms built on मारना (maarnaa, 'to hit').
Sense
1
:
a hit, blow, or beating
noun, feminine
Synonyms: पिटाई (pitaaii), चोट (chot, can also mean 'injury')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: मार पड़ेगी (maar padegii) is a classic line of household discipline in Indian families -- said by a parent, grandparent, or elder sibling half as threat, half as ritual, often without any real beating ever following. It captures how मार (maar) sits in the emotional register of upbringing more than in actual violence.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for पिटाई (pitaaii) by default, but मार (maar) is the more everyday word a parent or friend actually uses when threatening or describing a beating, e.g. मार पड़ेगी (maar padegii, 'you'll get a beating'). 2) मार (maar) pairs naturally with पड़ना (padnaa) rather than होना (honaa) -- the beating 'falls' on you, it doesn't simply 'happen.'
Sample Sentences:
अगर तुमने झूठ बोला तो मार पड़ेगी।
If you lie, you'll get a beating.
(agar tumne jhooth bolaa to maar padegii।)
दादी हमेशा कहती थीं कि शरारत करोगे तो मार खाओगे।
Grandma always used to say, if you misbehave, you'll get a beating.
(daadii hameshaa kahtii thiin ki sharaarat karoge to maar khaaoge।)
उसकी पीठ पर मार के निशान थे।
There were marks of the beating on his back.
(uskii piith par maar ke nishaan the।)
चुप हो जा, वरना मार खाएगा!
Be quiet, or you'll get a beating!
(chup ho jaa, varnaa maar khaaegaa!)
बच्चे को इतनी मार मत लगाओ, वह डर जाएगा।
Don't hit the child so much, he'll get scared.
(bachche ko itnii maar mat lagaao, vah dar jaaegaa।)
अगर पापा को पता चलता तो सख्त मार पड़ती।
If Dad had found out, there would have been a severe beating.
(agar paapaa ko pataa chaltaa to sakht maar padtii।)
स्कूल में शिक्षक द्वारा दी गई मार पर अब कानून सख्त है।
The law is now strict about beatings given by teachers in schools.
(skool men shikshak dvaaraa dii gaii maar par ab kaanoon sakht hai।)
उसे इतनी मार पड़ी कि वह तीन दिन बिस्तर से नहीं उठ सका।
He got such a beating that he couldn't get out of bed for three days.
(use itnii maar padii ki vah tiin din bistar se nahiin uth sakaa।)
क्या तुम चाहते हो कि तुम्हें मार पड़े?
Do you want to get a beating?
(kyaa tum chaahte ho ki tumhen maar pade?)
मार से बच्चे नहीं सुधरते, प्यार से समझाना पड़ता है।
Children don't improve through beating, you have to explain with love.
(maar se bachche nahiin sudharte, pyaar se samjhaanaa padtaa hai।)
Sense
2
:
harsh or damaging force/impact (of heat, cold, market, etc.)
noun, feminine Used with धूप (dhoop), गर्मी (garmii), सर्दी (sardii), मंदी (mandii) and similar nouns to describe their harsh, almost physically felt impact.
Synonyms: असर (asar, broader: 'effect'), प्रकोप (prakop, literary, stronger: 'wrath/fury')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly in everyday complaints about Delhi's climate and economy alike: गर्मी की मार (garmii kii maar, 'the brutal heat') in June, or महंगाई की मार (mahangaaii kii maar, 'the crush of inflation') at the sabzi mandi. It's a very Hindi way of framing hardship as an external force landing blows on you, rather than something you simply 'experience.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners translate this sense too literally as 'hitting' -- but धूप की मार (dhoop kii maar, 'the brunt of the sun/heat') describes suffering under harsh weather or conditions, not any physical strike. 2) This sense almost always appears in the genitive frame X की मार (kii maar), not as a free-standing noun.
Sample Sentences:
इस साल गर्मी की मार बहुत ज़्यादा है।
The brunt of the heat is very severe this year.
(is saal garmii kii maar bahut zyaadaa hai।)
महंगाई की मार से आम आदमी टूट गया है।
The common man has been broken by the crush of inflation.
(mahangaaii kii maar se aam aadmii toot gayaa hai।)
पिछले महीने ठंड की मार ने बूढ़ों को बहुत परेशान किया था।
Last month the brutal cold really troubled the elderly.
(pichhle mahiine thand kii maar ne boodhon ko bahut pareshaan kiyaa thaa।)
बाज़ार की मार इतनी तेज़ थी कि छोटे दुकानदार दिवालिया हो गए।
The market's blow was so harsh that small shopkeepers went bankrupt.
(baazaar kii maar itnii tez thii ki chhote dukaandaar divaaliyaa ho gae।)
अगर सरकार कुछ न करे, तो महंगाई की मार और बढ़ेगी।
If the government doesn't do something, the crush of inflation will only increase.
(agar sarkaar kuchh n kare, to mahangaaii kii maar aur badhegii।)
किसानों को हर साल बारिश की मार सहनी पड़ती है।
Farmers have to bear the brunt of the rains every year.
(kisaanon ko har saal baarish kii maar sahnii padtii hai।)
यह किसान परिवार महंगाई और सूखे की दोहरी मार से जूझ रहा है।
This farming family is struggling under the double blow of inflation and drought.
(yah kisaan parivaar mahangaaii aur sookhe kii dohrii maar se joojh rahaa hai।)
काश गर्मी की मार इतनी न होती!
If only the sting of the heat weren't so severe!
(kaash garmii kii maar itnii n hotii!)
अर्थव्यवस्था अभी भी मंदी की मार से उबर नहीं पाई है।
The economy still hasn't managed to recover from the brunt of the recession.
(arthavyvasthaa abhii bhii mandii kii maar se ubar nahiin paaii hai।)
प्राकृतिक आपदाओं की मार से पूरा गाँव तबाह हो गया था।
The entire village was devastated by the brutal force of natural disasters.
(praakritik aapdaaon kii maar se pooraa gaanv tabaah ho gayaa thaa।)
दिल्ली की गर्मी की मार से बचने के लिए लोग सुबह ही घर से निकल जाते हैं।
To escape the brunt of Delhi's heat, people leave home early in the morning.
(dillii kii garmii kii maar se bachne ke lie log subah hii ghar se nikal jaate hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
मार
(maar)
(sg.f.oblique):
मार
(maar)
(pl.f.direct):
मारें
(maaren)
(pl.f.oblique):
मारों
(maaron)