As a deity name
Name 89 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
हारना
to be defeated; to be unsuccessful; to become fatigued, tired out; to become dispirited; to become old or feeble
हारी · feminine
Śabdasāgara also records: [वि॰ स्त्री॰ हारिणी] · हरण करनेवाला । छीननेवाला
Platts (p. 1216) also records: (f. -iṇī), Taking, carrying away, removing, carrying off, seizing, plundering; destroying
Cited formation "हारी" is हार + -ई: हार means "garland", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "हारी" is हारना + -ई: हारना means "to be defeated", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "हारी" is हार + -ई: हार means "garland", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table
a Hindi word of Prakrit origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set हारना (hārnā) हराना (harānā) हरवाना (harvānā) Inherited from Prakrit हारेइ (hārei, “loses”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a pearl
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "hārī" is the nominative dual of "hāri" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "hārī" is the nominative of "hārin" — the same word in a different grammatical case, derived from the stem's own paradigm.
M1 · same meaning "hārī" is the feminine form of "hāra" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
hārī (ī), f. a pearl, L.
a girl of bad reputation (unfit for marriage), L.
a kind of metre, Col.
hāri m. = 1. hāra (see aṅga-h˚)
a caravan, L.
hārin mfn. taking, carrying, carrying away, stealing, robbing (gen. or comp.), Yājñ.; MBh. &c.
removing, dispelling, destroying, Kāv.; Kathās.
1. hāra mf(ī)n. bearing, carrying, carrying away, stealing (e.g. kṣīra-h˚, ‘stealing milk’), MārkP.
levying, raising (e.g. kara-h˚, ‘raising taxes’), BhP.
Alternative readings
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