tīra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tira"

Latvian

Adjective

tīra

1. inflection of tīrs:
   1. genitive singular masculine
   2. nominative singular feminine

Verb

tīra

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of tīrīt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of tīrīt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of tīrīt

Maori

Etymology

From English steel.

Noun

tīra

1. steel

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀢𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• तीर (Devanagari 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)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तीर (tīra). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀢𑀻𑀭 (tīra).

Noun

tīra n

1. shore, riverbank

   te raṭṭhasmā pabbājitā himavantapasse pokkharaṇiyā tīre mahāsākasaṇḍo, tattha vāsaṃ kappesuṃ.

   And being thus banished they took up their dwelling on the slopes of the Himālaya, on the borders of a lake where a mighty oak tree grew.

Declension

Declension table of "tīra" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	tīraṃ	tīrāni
Accusative (second)	tīraṃ	tīrāni
Instrumental (third)	tīrena	tīrehi or tīrebhi
Dative (fourth)	tīrassa or tīrāya or tīratthaṃ	tīrānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	tīrasmā or tīramhā or tīrā	tīrehi or tīrebhi
Genitive (sixth)	tīrassa	tīrānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	tīrasmiṃ or tīramhi or tīre	tīresu
Vocative (calling)	tīra	tīrāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “tīra”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 304
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tī́ra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 333