ویر
Bakhtiari
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wyl /wīr/), from Proto-Iranian *wiHr̥Háh (“noun”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vir/
Noun
ویر (vir)
- memory
- اٛز ڤیروم رٱهڌ
- ez virom rahđ.
- I forgot.
- matter
- دسم به ویرم نید
- dassom be virom nid.
- I had no hand in the matter.
References
Kashmiri
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वीर (vīrá).
Noun
ویٖر • (vīr) m
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈwiːɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wiːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [viːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [viɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | wīr |
| Dari reading? | wīr |
| Iranian reading? | vir |
| Tajik reading? | vir |
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wyl /wīr/), from Proto-Iranian *wiHr̥Háh (“memory, mind”).
Noun
ویر • (wīr / vir) (Tajik spelling вир)
- (obsolete) memory
- Synonym: حافظه (hāfiza / hâfeze)
- (obsolete) mind
- Synonym: ذهن (zihn / zehn)
- (obsolete) wit, cleverness
- Synonym: هوش (hōš / huš)
Etymology 2
From earlier ویل (wīl / vil, “desire”).
Noun
ویر • (wīr / vir) (Tajik spelling вир)
- (somewhat colloquial) whim
Punjabi
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀭 (vera), from Sanskrit वैर (vaíra).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): [ʋɛːɾᵊ]
Noun
وَیر • (vair) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੈਰ)[2][3]
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | وَیر (vair) | وَیر (vair) |
| oblique | وَیر (vair) | وَیراں (vairāṉ) |
| vocative | وَیرا (vairā) | وَیرو (vairo) |
| ablative | وَیروں (vairoṉ) | وَیراں (vairāṉ) |
| locative | وَیرے (vaire) | وَیرِیں (vairīṉ) |
| instrumental | وَیروں (vairoṉ) | – |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀭 (vīra), from Sanskrit वीर (vīrá).[4]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): [ʋiːɾᵊ]
Noun
وِیر • (vīr) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੀਰ)[5][6]
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | وِیر (vīr) | وِیر (vīr) |
| oblique | وِیر (vīr) | وِیراں (vīrāṉ) |
| vocative | وِیرا (vīrā) | وِیرو (vīro) |
| ablative | وِیروں (vīroṉ) | وِیراں (vīrāṉ) |
| locative | وِیرے (vīre) | وِیرِیں (vīrīṉ) |
| instrumental | وِیروں (vīroṉ) | – |
Adjective
وِیر • (vīr) (indeclinable, Gurmukhi spelling ਵੀਰ)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): [ʋeːɾᵊ]
Noun
ویر • (ver) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੇਰ)[7][8]
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ویر (ver) | ویراں (verāṉ) |
| oblique | ویر (ver) | ویراں (verāṉ) |
| vocative | ویرے (vere) | ویرو (vero) |
| ablative | ویروں (veroṉ) | ویراں (verāṉ) |
| locative | ویری (verī) | ویرِیں (verīṉ) |
| instrumental | ویرِیں (verīṉ) | ویرے (vere) |
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vaíra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وَیر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- ^ “ਵੈਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vīrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وِیر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- ^ “ਵੀਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- ^ Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ویر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- ^ “ਵੇਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Further reading
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ویر”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वीर (vīra). Doublet of بیر (ber).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋiːɾ/
Adjective
ویر • (ver) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling वीर)
Noun
وِیر • (vīr) m (Hindi spelling वीर)
Ushojo
Verb
ویر (ver)
- to cry