ज्वर

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ज्वर (jvara); from the root verb ज्वर् (jvar, “to be feverish”), which in turn is from the root verb ज्वल् (jval, “to burn brightly, blaze, shine”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʋəɾ/, [d͡ʒʋɐɾ]

Noun

ज्वर • (jvar) m (Urdu spelling جور)

1. fever (abnormally high body temperature)

   तुम्हारा ज्वर चढ़ गया है। ― tumhārā jvar caṛh gayā hai. ― Your fever has gone up.

   इस रोगी में विषम ज्वर के लक्षण प्रकट हैं।

   is rogī mẽ viṣam jvar ke lakṣaṇ prakaṭ ha͠i.

   This patient is showing symptoms of acute fever

Declension

Declension of ज्वर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ज्वर jvar	ज्वर jvar
oblique	ज्वर jvar	ज्वरों jvarõ
vocative	ज्वर jvar	ज्वरो jvaro

Synonyms

• बुख़ार (buxār)

Derived terms

• आरक्त ज्वर (ārakt jvar, “scarlet fever”)
• जीर्णज्वर (jīrṇajvar, “chronic fever”)
• ज्वरमय (jvarmay, “feverish, afflicted with fever”)
• परागज ज्वर (parāgaj jvar, “hayfever”)
• पित्तज्वर (pittajvar, “bilious fever”)
• प्रसूतिज्वर (prasūtijvar, “post-delivery fever”)
• मस्तिष्क ज्वर (mastiṣk jvar, “meningitis, brain fever”)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ज्वर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “ज्वर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ज्वर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Monier Williams (1899) “ज्वर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 428.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জ্বৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬚ᭄ᬯᬭ (Balinese script)
• জ্বর (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰿𑰪𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑁆𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဇွရ (Burmese script)
• જ્વર (Gujarati script)
• ਜ੍ਵਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦗ꧀ꦮꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂹𑂫𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಜ್ವರ (Kannada script)
• ជ្វរ (Khmer script)
• ຊ຺ວຣ (Lao script)
• ജ്വര (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠣᠸᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘿𑘪𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠽᢦᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧠𑧊𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑑂𑐰𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଜ୍ଵର (Odia script)
• ꢙ꣄ꢮꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑇀𑆮𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖿𑖪𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ජ‍්වර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣 𑪙𑩾𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚶𑚦𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஜ்வர (Tamil script)
• జ్వర (Telugu script)
• ชฺวร (Thai script)
• ཛྭ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑓂𑒫𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑩇𑨭𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root ज्वर् (jvar, “to burn, be feverish”); related to ज्वल् (jval, “to burn, blaze”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ज्वर • (jvara) stem, m

1. fever, feverish heat
   • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 1.1.92:

     न चाग्निजं भयं किं चिन् नाप्सु मज्जन्ति जन्तवः ।
     न वातजं भयं किं चिन् नापि ज्वरकृतं तथा ॥

     na cāgnijaṃ bhayaṃ kiṃ cin nāpsu majjanti jantavaḥ.
     na vātajaṃ bhayaṃ kiṃ cin nāpi jvarakṛtaṃ tathā.

     There is no fear of fire; no beings drown in water;
     There is no fear of air, and neither that of fever.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ज्वर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ज्वरः (jvaraḥ)	ज्वरौ (jvarau) ज्वरा¹ (jvarā¹)	ज्वराः (jvarāḥ) ज्वरासः¹ (jvarāsaḥ¹)
accusative	ज्वरम् (jvaram)	ज्वरौ (jvarau) ज्वरा¹ (jvarā¹)	ज्वरान् (jvarān)
instrumental	ज्वरेण (jvareṇa)	ज्वराभ्याम् (jvarābhyām)	ज्वरैः (jvaraiḥ) ज्वरेभिः¹ (jvarebhiḥ¹)
dative	ज्वराय (jvarāya)	ज्वराभ्याम् (jvarābhyām)	ज्वरेभ्यः (jvarebhyaḥ)
ablative	ज्वरात् (jvarāt)	ज्वराभ्याम् (jvarābhyām)	ज्वरेभ्यः (jvarebhyaḥ)
genitive	ज्वरस्य (jvarasya)	ज्वरयोः (jvarayoḥ)	ज्वराणाम् (jvarāṇām)
locative	ज्वरे (jvare)	ज्वरयोः (jvarayoḥ)	ज्वरेषु (jvareṣu)
vocative	ज्वर (jvara)	ज्वरौ (jvarau) ज्वरा¹ (jvarā¹)	ज्वराः (jvarāḥ) ज्वरासः¹ (jvarāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अज्वर (ajvara)

Descendants

• → Assamese: জ্বৰ (zor)
• → Bengali: জ্বর (jor)
• → Hindi: ज्वर (jvar)
• → Nepali: ज्वरो (jvaro)
  • → Gamale Kham: जोरो
• → Kannada: ಜ್ವರ (jvara)
• → Tamil: ஜ்வரம் (jvaram), ஜுரம் (juram)
• → Telugu: జ్వరము (jvaramu)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “ज्वर”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 746
• Monier Williams (1899) “ज्वर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 428, column 1.