دے

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دے (de)

1. sun

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3774”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

دے • (de) (Gurmukhi spelling ਦੇ)

1. inflection of دا (dā):
   1. direct masculine plural
   2. oblique masculine singular

From Sanskrit देवर (devara), from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr. Compare Kalasha diór, Konkani देर (der), Pashto لېور (lēwar), Russian деверь (deverʹ), Latin levir.

دے (dē) m

1. the brother of one's husband; a brother-in-law