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देवर

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

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara), from Sanskrit देवर (devará), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwará-, from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr, with retention of -v- influenced by the Sanskrit term.

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

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

Declension

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Declension of देवर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct देवर
devar 		देवर
devar
oblique देवर
devar 		देवरों
devarõ
vocative देवर
devar 		देवरो
devaro

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Nepali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit देवर (devara), from Sanskrit देवर (devara).

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देवर • (dewar) m

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

Declension

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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.

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

Pali

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Noun

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देवर m

  1. Devanagari script form of devara

Declension

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Declension table of "देवर" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)देवरो (devaro)देवरा (devarā)
Accusative (second)देवरं (devaraṃ)देवरे (devare)
Instrumental (third)देवरेन (devarena)देवरेहि (devarehi) or देवरेभि (devarebhi)
Dative (fourth)देवरस्स (devarassa) or देवराय (devarāya) or देवरत्थं (devaratthaṃ)देवरानं (devarānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)देवरस्मा (devarasmā) or देवरम्हा (devaramhā) or देवरा (devarā)देवरेहि (devarehi) or देवरेभि (devarebhi)
Genitive (sixth)देवरस्स (devarassa)देवरानं (devarānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)देवरस्मिं (devarasmiṃ) or देवरम्हि (devaramhi) or देवरे (devare)देवरेसु (devaresu)
Vocative (calling)देवर (devara)देवरा (devarā)

Prakrit

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Noun

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देवर (devara) m

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (“husband's younger brother”)

Declension

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Maharastri declension of देवर (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative देवरो (devaro) देवरा (devarā)
Accusative देवरं (devaraṃ) देवरे (devare) or देवरा (devarā)
Instrumental देवरेण (devareṇa) or देवरेणं (devareṇaṃ) देवरेहि (devarehi) or देवरेहिं (devarehiṃ)
Dative देवराअ (devarāa) —
Ablative देवराओ (devarāo) or देवराउ (devarāu) or देवरा (devarā) or देवराहि (devarāhi) or देवराहिंतो (devarāhiṃto) —
Genitive देवरस्स (devarassa) देवराण (devarāṇa) or देवराणं (devarāṇaṃ)
Locative देवरम्मि (devarammi) or देवरे (devare) देवरेसु (devaresu) or देवरेसुं (devaresuṃ)
Vocative देवर (devara) or देवरा (devarā) देवरा (devarā)

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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देवर • (devará) stem, m

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

Declension

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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
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