तीर

Declension of तीर
	Singular	Plural
nominative	तीर [t̪ir]	तीरहरू [t̪irɦʌɾu]
accusative	तीरलाई [t̪irläi]	तीरहरूलाई [t̪irɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	तीरले [t̪irle]	तीरहरूले [t̪irɦʌɾule]
dative	तीरलाई [t̪irläi]	तीरहरूलाई [t̪irɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	तीरबाट [t̪irbäʈʌ]	तीरहरूबाट [t̪irɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	तीरको [t̪irko]	तीरहरूको [t̪irɦʌɾuko]
locative	तीरमा [t̪irmä]	तीरहरूमा [t̪irɦʌɾumä]

Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Etymology 2 edit

From Classical Persian (tīr)^[2].

Noun edit

तीर • (tīra)

arrow
Synonyms: बाण (bāṇ), काँड (kā̃ḍ)

Declension edit

Declension of तीर
	Singular	Plural
nominative	तीर [t̪ir]	तीरहरू [t̪irɦʌɾu]
accusative	तीरलाई [t̪irläi]	तीरहरूलाई [t̪irɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	तीरले [t̪irle]	तीरहरूले [t̪irɦʌɾule]
dative	तीरलाई [t̪irläi]	तीरहरूलाई [t̪irɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	तीरबाट [t̪irbäʈʌ]	तीरहरूबाट [t̪irɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	तीरको [t̪irko]	तीरहरूको [t̪irɦʌɾuko]
locative	तीरमा [t̪irmä]	तीरहरूमा [t̪irɦʌɾumä]

Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References edit

^ “तीर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
^ “तीर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)‎^[2], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

tīra (Latin script)
𑀢𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
তীর (Bengali script)
තීර (Sinhalese script)
တီရ or တဳရ (Burmese script)
ตีร or ตีระ (Thai script)
ᨲᩦᩁ (Tai Tham script)
ຕີຣ or ຕີຣະ (Lao script)
តីរ (Khmer script)
𑄖𑄩𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun edit

तीर n

Devanagari script form of tīra (“shore”)

Declension edit

Declension table of "तीर" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	तीरं (tīraṃ)	तीरानि (tīrāni)
Accusative (second)	तीरं (tīraṃ)	तीरानि (tīrāni)
Instrumental (third)	तीरेन (tīrena)	तीरेहि (tīrehi) or तीरेभि (tīrebhi)
Dative (fourth)	तीरस्स (tīrassa) or तीराय (tīrāya) or तीरत्थं (tīratthaṃ)	तीरानं (tīrānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	तीरस्मा (tīrasmā) or तीरम्हा (tīramhā) or तीरा (tīrā)	तीरेहि (tīrehi) or तीरेभि (tīrebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	तीरस्स (tīrassa)	तीरानं (tīrānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	तीरस्मिं (tīrasmiṃ) or तीरम्हि (tīramhi) or तीरे (tīre)	तीरेसु (tīresu)
Vocative (calling)	तीर (tīra)	तीरानि (tīrāni)

Rajasthani edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Sanskrit तीर (tīra).

Noun edit

तीर (tīr) ?

shore
bank

Etymology 2 edit

From Classical Persian (tīr).

Noun edit

तीर (tīr) ?

arrow

References edit

Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 155. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Alternative scripts

তীৰ (Assamese script)
ᬢᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
তীর (Bengali script)
𑰝𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀢𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
တီရ (Burmese script)
તીર (Gujarati script)
ਤੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌤𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦠꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂞𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ತೀರ (Kannada script)
តីរ (Khmer script)
ຕີຣ (Lao script)
തീര (Malayalam script)
ᢠᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘝𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
ᢐᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦽𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐟𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
ତୀର (Odia script)
ꢡꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆠𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖝𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
තීර (Sinhalese script)
𑩫𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚙𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
தீர (Tamil script)
తీర (Telugu script)
ตีร (Thai script)
ཏཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒞𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨙𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation edit

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /tiː.ɾɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪iː.ɾɐ/

Etymology 1 edit

From a derivative of the root तॄ (tṝ, “to pass”).^[1]

Or, according to Ferdinand Kittel, a "purely Dravidian word"; compare Malayalam തീരം (tīraṁ).^[2]

Noun edit

तीर • (tīra) stem, n

beach, shore
bank of a water body
the brim of a vessel

Declension edit

Neuter a-stem declension of तीर (tīra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तीरम् tīram	तीरे tīre	तीराणि / तीरा¹ tīrāṇi / tīrā¹
Vocative	तीर tīra	तीरे tīre	तीराणि / तीरा¹ tīrāṇi / tīrā¹
Accusative	तीरम् tīram	तीरे tīre	तीराणि / तीरा¹ tīrāṇi / tīrā¹
Instrumental	तीरेण tīreṇa	तीराभ्याम् tīrābhyām	तीरैः / तीरेभिः¹ tīraiḥ / tīrebhiḥ¹
Dative	तीराय tīrāya	तीराभ्याम् tīrābhyām	तीरेभ्यः tīrebhyaḥ
Ablative	तीरात् tīrāt	तीराभ्याम् tīrābhyām	तीरेभ्यः tīrebhyaḥ
Genitive	तीरस्य tīrasya	तीरयोः tīrayoḥ	तीराणाम् tīrāṇām
Locative	तीरे tīre	तीरयोः tīrayoḥ	तीरेषु tīreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants edit

Rajasthani: तीर (tīr)
Bengali: তীর (tir)
Telugu: తీరము (tīramu) / తీరం (tīraṁ)

Etymology 2 edit

Probably a clipping of कस्तीर (kastīra, “tin”).^[3]

Noun edit

तीर • (tīra) stem, m

tin

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of तीर (tīra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तीरः tīraḥ	तीरौ / तीरा¹ tīrau / tīrā¹	तीराः / तीरासः¹ tīrāḥ / tīrāsaḥ¹
Vocative	तीर tīra	तीरौ / तीरा¹ tīrau / tīrā¹	तीराः / तीरासः¹ tīrāḥ / tīrāsaḥ¹
Accusative	तीरम् tīram	तीरौ / तीरा¹ tīrau / tīrā¹	तीरान् tīrān
Instrumental	तीरेण tīreṇa	तीराभ्याम् tīrābhyām	तीरैः / तीरेभिः¹ tīraiḥ / tīrebhiḥ¹
Dative	तीराय tīrāya	तीराभ्याम् tīrābhyām	तीरेभ्यः tīrebhyaḥ
Ablative	तीरात् tīrāt	तीराभ्याम् tīrābhyām	तीरेभ्यः tīrebhyaḥ
Genitive	तीरस्य tīrasya	तीरयोः tīrayoḥ	तीराणाम् tīrāṇām
Locative	तीरे tīre	तीरयोः tīrayoḥ	तीरेषु tīreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun edit

तीर • (tīra) stem, n

a kind of arrow

References edit

Monier Williams (1899) “तीर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 449/1.

^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[3] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 649-50
^ Kittel, F. (1894). A Kannada-English Dictionary. India: Basel mission book and tract depository, p. XXVII
^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[4] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 247

[1] “तीर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

[2] “तीर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)‎^[2], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

[3] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[3] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 649-50

[4] Kittel, F. (1894). A Kannada-English Dictionary. India: Basel mission book and tract depository, p. XXVII

[5] Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[4] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 247

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