देवर
Hindi
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देवर
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Etymology
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Inherited from Prakrit देवर (devara), from Sanskrit देवर (devará), with retention of -v- influenced by the Sanskrit term. Cognate with Marathi दीर (dīr), Konkani देर (der), and Punjabi ਦੇਵਰ (devar), and more distantly with Russian де́верь (déverʹ), Pashto لېور, and English levir.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪eː.ʋəɾ/, [d̪eː.ʋɐɾ]
Noun
देवर • (devar) m (feminine देवरानी, Urdu spelling دیور)
- brother-in-law (husband's brother)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | देवर devar |
देवर devar |
| oblique | देवर devar |
देवरों devarõ |
| vocative | देवर devar |
देवरो devaro |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “देवर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देवर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “देवर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देवर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dēvŕ̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 374
Nepali
Alternative forms
- देओर (deor)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit देवर (devara), from Sanskrit देवर (devara).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̪ewʌr]
- Phonetic Devanagari: देओर्
Noun
देवर • (dewar) m
- husband's younger brother; brother-in-law
Declension
| 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:
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Further reading
- “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
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
Noun
देवर m
- Devanagari script form of devara
Declension
Declension table of "देवर" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Noun
देवर (devara) m
- Devanagari script form of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (“husband's younger brother”)
Declension
| 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) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- দেৱৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬾᬯᬭ (Balinese script)
- দেবর (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဒေဝရ (Burmese script)
- દેવર (Gujarati script)
- ਦੇਵਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦺꦮꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ದೇವರ (Kannada script)
- ទេវរ (Khmer script)
- ເທວຣ (Lao script)
- ദേവര (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡝᠸᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠧᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଦେଵର (Odia script)
- ꢣꢾꢮꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖨 (Siddham script)
- දෙවර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚤 (Takri script)
- தே³வர (Tamil script)
- దేవర (Telugu script)
- เทวร (Thai script)
- དེ་ཝ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Derived from देवृ (devṛ); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (“brother in law”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dɐj.ʋɐ.ɾɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪eː.ʋɐ.ɾɐ/
Noun
देवर • (devará) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | देवरः (devaráḥ) | देवरौ (devaraú) देवरा¹ (devarā́¹) |
देवराः (devarā́ḥ) देवरासः¹ (devarā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | देवरम् (devarám) | देवरौ (devaraú) देवरा¹ (devarā́¹) |
देवरान् (devarā́n) |
| instrumental | देवरेण (devaréṇa) | देवराभ्याम् (devarā́bhyām) | देवरैः (devaraíḥ) देवरेभिः¹ (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) |
| vocative | देवर (dévara) | देवरौ (dévarau) देवरा¹ (dévarā¹) |
देवराः (dévarāḥ) देवरासः¹ (dévarāsaḥ¹) |
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Related terms
Descendants
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “देवर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 495/3.