کارن
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Old Gujarati कारण (kāraṇa, “cause”).
Noun
کارن • (kāran) n (Lisan ud-Dawat)
Persian
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun
کارن • (kâran)
- a male given name, Karen, from Middle Persian
- alternative form of قارن (qâran)
References
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کارن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi कारंण (kārãṇ, “cause”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kɑː.ɾən/
Noun
کارَن • (kāran) m (Hindi spelling कारण)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | کارَن (kāran) | کارَن (kāran) |
| oblique | کارَن (kāran) | کارَنوں (kāranõ) |
| vocative | کارَن (kāran) | کارَنو (kārano) |
Further reading
- “کارن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “کارن”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 800
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کارن”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 473
- “کارن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.