देवर

See also: द्वार, द्वार्, देवरौ, दीवार, and द्वारा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit देवर (devará), from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr. Cognate with Russian де́верь (déverʹ), Lithuanian dieveris.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋəɾ/, [d̪eː.ʋɐɾ]

Noun

देवर • (devar) m (feminine देवरानी, Urdu spelling دیور)

1. brother-in-law (husband's brother)

Declension

Declension of देवर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	देवर devar	देवर devar
oblique	देवर devar	देवरों devarõ
vocative	देवर devar	देवरो devaro

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “देवर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देवर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “देवर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देवर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Alternative forms

• देओर (deor)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ewʌr]
• Phonetic Devanagari: देओर्

Noun

देवर • (dewar) m

1. husband's younger brother; brother-in-law

Declension

Declension of देवर
	Singular	Plural
nominative	देवर [d̪ewʌr]	देवरहरू [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾu]
accusative	देवरलाई [d̪ewʌrläi]	देवरहरूलाई [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	देवरले [d̪ewʌrle]	देवरहरूले [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾule]
dative	देवरलाई [d̪ewʌrläi]	देवरहरूलाई [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	देवरबाट [d̪ewʌrbäʈʌ]	देवरहरूबाट [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	देवरको [d̪ebʌrko]	देवरहरूको [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾuko]
locative	देवरमा [d̪ewʌrmä]	देवरहरूमा [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• “देवर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “देवर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দেৱৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬾᬯᬭ (Balinese script)
• দেবর (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဒေဝရ (Burmese script)
• દેવર (Gujarati script)
• ਦੇਵਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦺꦮꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ದೇವರ (Kannada script)
• ទេវរ (Khmer script)
• ເທວຣ (Lao script)
• ദേവര (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡝᠸᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠧᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଦେଵର (Odia script)
• ꢣꢾꢮꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖨 (Siddham script)
• දෙවර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚤 (Takri script)
• தே³வர (Tamil script)
• దేవర (Telugu script)
• เทวร (Thai script)
• དེ་ཝ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Derived from देवृ (devṛ); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (“brother in law”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐj.ʋɐ.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.ʋɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

देवर • (devará) stem, m

1. woman's brother-in-law, husband's brother
2. woman’s partner
   1. husband
   2. lover

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of देवर (devará)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	देवरः devaráḥ	देवरौ / देवरा¹ devaraú / devarā́¹	देवराः / देवरासः¹ devarā́ḥ / devarā́saḥ¹
Vocative	देवर dévara	देवरौ / देवरा¹ dévarau / dévarā¹	देवराः / देवरासः¹ dévarāḥ / dévarāsaḥ¹
Accusative	देवरम् devarám	देवरौ / देवरा¹ devaraú / devarā́¹	देवरान् devarā́n
Instrumental	देवरेण devaréṇa	देवराभ्याम् devarā́bhyām	देवरैः / देवरेभिः¹ devaraíḥ / devarébhiḥ¹
Dative	देवराय devarā́ya	देवराभ्याम् devarā́bhyām	देवरेभ्यः devarébhyaḥ
Ablative	देवरात् devarā́t	देवराभ्याम् devarā́bhyām	देवरेभ्यः devarébhyaḥ
Genitive	देवरस्य devarásya	देवरयोः devaráyoḥ	देवराणाम् devarā́ṇām
Locative	देवरे devaré	देवरयोः devaráyoḥ	देवरेषु devaréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• देवृ (devṛ́)
• देवन् (deván).

Descendants

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kalasha: diór
  • Kashmiri: درُٛے
• Bengali: দেবর (debor)
• Gujarati: દિયર (diyar)
• Hindi: देवर (devar)
• Marathi: देवर (devar)
• Nepali: देवर (dewar)
• Punjabi: ਦਿਓਰ (diora)
• → Telugu: దేవరుడు (dēvaruḍu)
• Urdu: دیور (devar)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “देवर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 495/3.