ईर

Kurukh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iːɾ]

Pronoun

ईर (īr)

1. they (proximal)
2. these

See also

• आर (ār, “they (distal)”)

References

• Hahn, Ferb (1903) “ईर”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary‎^[1], Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta, page 71

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ঈৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬈᬭ (Balinese script)
• ঈর (Bengali script)
• 𑰃𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀈𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဤရ (Burmese script)
• ઈર (Gujarati script)
• ਈਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌈𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦇꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂆𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಈರ (Kannada script)
• ឦរ (Khmer script)
• ອີຣ (Lao script)
• ഈര (Malayalam script)
• ᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘃𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦣𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐃𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଈର (Odia script)
• ꢅꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆆𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖃𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ඊර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚃𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஈர (Tamil script)
• ఈర (Telugu script)
• อีร (Thai script)
• ཨཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒄𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hirá, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /iː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.ɾɐ/

Noun

ईर • (īra) stem, m (root ईर्)

1. wind, breeze, gust

   Synonyms: वायु (vāyu), वात (vāta)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ईर
Nom. sg.	ईरः (īraḥ)
Gen. sg.	ईरस्य (īrasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ईरः (īraḥ)	ईरौ (īrau)	ईराः (īrāḥ)
Vocative	ईर (īra)	ईरौ (īrau)	ईराः (īrāḥ)
Accusative	ईरम् (īram)	ईरौ (īrau)	ईरान् (īrān)
Instrumental	ईरेन (īrena)	ईराभ्याम् (īrābhyām)	ईरैः (īraiḥ)
Dative	ईराय (īrāya)	ईराभ्याम् (īrābhyām)	ईरेभ्यः (īrebhyaḥ)
Ablative	ईरात् (īrāt)	ईराभ्याम् (īrābhyām)	ईरेभ्यः (īrebhyaḥ)
Genitive	ईरस्य (īrasya)	ईरयोः (īrayoḥ)	ईरानाम् (īrānām)
Locative	ईरे (īre)	ईरयोः (īrayoḥ)	ईरेषु (īreṣu)

Derived terms

• समीर (samīra)

See also

• ईरयति (īrayati)
• ईरण (īraṇa)

Adjective

ईर • (īra) stem

1. driving, chasing

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “ईर”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]