वीर
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वीर (vīra). Doublet of बीर (bīr).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
वीर • (vīr) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ویر)
Noun edit
वीर • (vīr) m (Urdu spelling ویر)
Declension edit
Declension of वीर (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “वीर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “वीर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Kashmiri edit
Noun edit
वीर • (wīr) m (Perso-Arabic ویٖر)
- a hero
Noun edit
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Adjective edit
वीर
- Devanagari script form of vīra
Noun edit
वीर m
- Devanagari script form of vīra
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- ৱীৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
- বীর (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဝီရ (Burmese script)
- વીર (Gujarati script)
- ਵੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ವೀರ (Kannada script)
- វីរ (Khmer script)
- ວີຣ (Lao script)
- വീര (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଵୀର (Odia script)
- ꢮꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
- වීර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
- வீர (Tamil script)
- వీర (Telugu script)
- วีร (Thai script)
- ཝཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wiHrás (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“man”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀 (vīra), Latin vir (“man”), Lithuanian výras, Old Irish fer, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂 (wair), Old Norse verr, Old English wer (whence English wer).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
वीर • (vīrá) stem, m
- a man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero, chief
- hero
- husband
- male child, son
- the male of an animal
- heroism
Declension edit
Masculine a-stem declension of वीर (vīrá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | वीरः vīráḥ |
वीरौ / वीरा¹ vīraú / vīrā́¹ |
वीराः / वीरासः¹ vīrā́ḥ / vīrā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | वीर vī́ra |
वीरौ / वीरा¹ vī́rau / vī́rā¹ |
वीराः / वीरासः¹ vī́rāḥ / vī́rāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | वीरम् vīrám |
वीरौ / वीरा¹ vīraú / vīrā́¹ |
वीरान् vīrā́n |
Instrumental | वीरेण vīréṇa |
वीराभ्याम् vīrā́bhyām |
वीरैः / वीरेभिः¹ vīraíḥ / vīrébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | वीराय vīrā́ya |
वीराभ्याम् vīrā́bhyām |
वीरेभ्यः vīrébhyaḥ |
Ablative | वीरात् vīrā́t |
वीराभ्याम् vīrā́bhyām |
वीरेभ्यः vīrébhyaḥ |
Genitive | वीरस्य vīrásya |
वीरयोः vīráyoḥ |
वीराणाम् vīrā́ṇām |
Locative | वीरे vīré |
वीरयोः vīráyoḥ |
वीरेषु vīréṣu |
Notes |
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Adjective edit
वीर • (vīrá) stem
Borrowed terms edit
- → Hindi: वीर (vīr)
- → Indonesian: wira
- → Javanese: wira
- → Kannada: ವೀರ (vīra)
- → Malay: wira
- → Malayalam: വീരം (vīraṁ)
- → Marathi: वीर (vīr)
- → Tamil: வீரம் (vīram), வீரன் (vīraṉ)
- → Telugu: వీర (vīra), వీరము (vīramu) వీరుడు (vīruḍu)
Descendants edit
- Dardic:
- Dameli: [script needed] (bīra, “male, he-goat”)
- Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (heriu, “husband”)
- Kalami: [script needed] (bīr, “he-goat”)
- Kalasha: [script needed] (bīra, “male, he-goat”), [script needed] (birãe, “male”)
- Kashmiri: ویٖر (vīr, “brave man”)
- Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (bīro, “male”)
- Northwest Pashayi: [script needed] (wīr, “man”)
- Phalura: [script needed] (bhīrɔ̄, “male”), [script needed] (bhīro, “he-goat”)
- Shina: [script needed] (bīro, “male”)
- Tirahi: [script needed] (bir, “male”)
- Helu Prakrit:
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀭 (vīra)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀭 (vīra)
- Marathi: वीर (vīr, “hero”)
- Pali: vīra
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀭 (vīra)
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “वीर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 1005/2-3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 569-70
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vīrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press