सायर

See also: सायर्

Apabhramsa

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit सायर (sāyara), from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara).

Noun

सायर (sāyara) m (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. sea
   • c. 965 CE – 971 CE, Pushpadanta, Jasahara-Chariu 3.5.1:

     कड्ढि सायराउ मुररिउणा रोहि-मच्छ-रूविणा ।
     चत्तारि-वि सडंगवरवेय जग-उब्भव-भाव-भाविणा ॥

     kaḍḍhi sāyarāu murariuṇā rohi-maccha-rūviṇā.
     cattāri-vi saḍaṃgavaraveya jaga-ubbhava-bhāva-bhāviṇā.

     Murari (Vishnu), taking the form of a rohu fish (Matsya),
     inspired by the spirit of the salvation of the world,
     respectfully revealed all the four Vedas along with their six parts.

Declension

Declension of सायर (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	सायरु (sāyaru)	सायर (sāyara)
Accusative	सायरु (sāyaru)	सायर (sāyara)
Instrumental	सायरें (sāyareṃ) or सायरेणं (sāyareṇaṃ) or सायरेण (sāyareṇa)	सायर (sāyara) or सायरेहिं (sāyarehiṃ)
Dative	सायरहो (sāyaraho) or सायरसु (sāyarasu) or सायरस्सु (sāyarassu)	सायरहं (sāyarahaṃ)
Ablative	सायरहे (sāyarahe) or सायरहु (sāyarahu)	सायरहुं (sāyarahuṃ)
Genitive	सायरहो (sāyaraho) or सायरसु (sāyarasu) or सायरस्सु (sāyarassu)	सायरहं (sāyarahaṃ) or सायराणं (sāyarāṇaṃ) or सायराण (sāyarāṇa)
Locative	सायरि (sāyari) or सायरे (sāyare)	सायरहिं (sāyarahiṃ)
Vocative	सायर (sāyara)	सायरहो (sāyaraho)

Descendants

• Assamese: হাৱৰ (hawor)
• Bengali: সায়র (śaẏor), হাওর (haōr)
• Old Hindi: सायर (sāyara)
• Sylheti: ꠀꠅꠞ (aor)
  • → English: haor
  • → Gujarati: હાઓર (hāora)
  • → Hindi: हाउर (hāur)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sāgara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 769

Prakrit

Noun

सायर (sāyara) m

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭

Declension

Maharastri declension of सायर (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	सायरो (sāyaro)	सायरा (sāyarā)
Accusative	सायरं (sāyaraṃ)	सायरे (sāyare) or सायरा (sāyarā)
Instrumental	सायरेण (sāyareṇa) or सायरेणं (sāyareṇaṃ)	सायरेहि (sāyarehi) or सायरेहिं (sāyarehiṃ)
Dative	सायराअ (sāyarāa)	—
Ablative	सायराओ (sāyarāo) or सायराउ (sāyarāu) or सायरा (sāyarā) or सायराहि (sāyarāhi) or सायराहिंतो (sāyarāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	सायरस्स (sāyarassa)	सायराण (sāyarāṇa) or सायराणं (sāyarāṇaṃ)
Locative	सायरम्मि (sāyarammi) or सायरे (sāyare)	सायरेसु (sāyaresu) or सायरेसुं (sāyaresuṃ)
Vocative	सायर (sāyara) or सायरा (sāyarā)	सायरा (sāyarā)