धीवर
Hindi
Alternative forms
- धींवर (dhī̃var)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धीवर (dhīvara). May have also been inherited via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀯𑀭 (dhīvara).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱiː.ʋəɾ/, [d̪ʱiː.ʋɐɾ]
Noun
धीवर • (dhīvar) m (feminine धीवरी, Urdu spelling دھیور)
- (formal) fisherman
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | धीवर dhīvar |
धीवर dhīvar |
| oblique | धीवर dhīvar |
धीवरों dhīvarõ |
| vocative | धीवर dhīvar |
धीवरो dhīvaro |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धीवर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “धीवर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धीवर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ধীৱৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬥᬷᬯᬭ (Balinese script)
- ধীবর (Bengali script)
- 𑰠𑰱𑰪𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀥𑀻𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဓီဝရ (Burmese script)
- ધીવર (Gujarati script)
- ਧੀਵਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌧𑍀𑌵𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦣꦷꦮꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂡𑂲𑂫𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಧೀವರ (Kannada script)
- ធីវរ (Khmer script)
- ຘີວຣ (Lao script)
- ധീവര (Malayalam script)
- ᢡᡳᡳᠸᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘠𑘲𑘪𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠾᠢᠢᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧀𑧓𑧊𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐢𑐷𑐰𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଧୀଵର (Odia script)
- ꢤꢷꢮꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆣𑆵𑆮𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖠𑖱𑖪𑖨 (Siddham script)
- ධීවර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩮𑩑𑩛𑩾𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚜𑚯𑚦𑚤 (Takri script)
- தீ⁴வர (Tamil script)
- ధీవర (Telugu script)
- ธีวร (Thai script)
- དྷཱི་ཝ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒡𑒲𑒫𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨜𑨁𑨊𑨭𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dʱiː.ʋɐ.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪ʱiː.ʋɐ.ɾɐ/
Noun
धीवर • (dhīvará) stem, m (feminine धीवरी)
- a clever, wise person
- a fisherman
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:धीवर
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धीवरः (dhīvaráḥ) | धीवरौ (dhīvaraú) धीवरा¹ (dhīvarā́¹) |
धीवराः (dhīvarā́ḥ) धीवरासः¹ (dhīvarā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | धीवरम् (dhīvarám) | धीवरौ (dhīvaraú) धीवरा¹ (dhīvarā́¹) |
धीवरान् (dhīvarā́n) |
| instrumental | धीवरेण (dhīvaréṇa) | धीवराभ्याम् (dhīvarā́bhyām) | धीवरैः (dhīvaraíḥ) धीवरेभिः¹ (dhīvarébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | धीवराय (dhīvarā́ya) | धीवराभ्याम् (dhīvarā́bhyām) | धीवरेभ्यः (dhīvarébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धीवरात् (dhīvarā́t) | धीवराभ्याम् (dhīvarā́bhyām) | धीवरेभ्यः (dhīvarébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धीवरस्य (dhīvarásya) | धीवरयोः (dhīvaráyoḥ) | धीवराणाम् (dhīvarā́ṇām) |
| locative | धीवरे (dhīvaré) | धीवरयोः (dhīvaráyoḥ) | धीवरेषु (dhīvaréṣu) |
| vocative | धीवर (dhī́vara) | धीवरौ (dhī́varau) धीवरा¹ (dhī́varā¹) |
धीवराः (dhī́varāḥ) धीवरासः¹ (dhī́varāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀥𑀻𑀯𑀭 (dhīvara)
- Maharastri Prakrit:
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Gurjara Apabhramsa:
- Gujarati: ધીમર (dhīmar)
- Gurjara Apabhramsa:
- → Bengali: ধীবর (dhibor) (learned)
- → Gujarati: ધીવર (dhīvar) (learned)
- → Hindi: धीवर (dhīvar) (learned)
- → Maithili: (learned)
- Devanagari script: धीवर (dhīvar)
- Tirhuta script: 𑒡𑒲𑒫𑒩 (dhīvara)
- → Old Marathi: (learned)
- Devanagari script: धीर (dhīra)
- Modi script: 𑘠𑘲𑘨 (dhīra)
- Marathi: धीवर (dhīvar)
- → Odia: ଧୀବର (dhibara) (learned)
Noun
धीवर • (dhīvará) stem, n
- iron
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:लोह
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धीवरम् (dhīvarám) | धीवरे (dhīvaré) | धीवराणि (dhīvarā́ṇi) धीवरा¹ (dhīvarā́¹) |
| accusative | धीवरम् (dhīvarám) | धीवरे (dhīvaré) | धीवराणि (dhīvarā́ṇi) धीवरा¹ (dhīvarā́¹) |
| instrumental | धीवरेण (dhīvaréṇa) | धीवराभ्याम् (dhīvarā́bhyām) | धीवरैः (dhīvaraíḥ) धीवरेभिः¹ (dhīvarébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | धीवराय (dhīvarā́ya) | धीवराभ्याम् (dhīvarā́bhyām) | धीवरेभ्यः (dhīvarébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धीवरात् (dhīvarā́t) | धीवराभ्याम् (dhīvarā́bhyām) | धीवरेभ्यः (dhīvarébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धीवरस्य (dhīvarásya) | धीवरयोः (dhīvaráyoḥ) | धीवराणाम् (dhīvarā́ṇām) |
| locative | धीवरे (dhīvaré) | धीवरयोः (dhīvaráyoḥ) | धीवरेषु (dhīvaréṣu) |
| vocative | धीवर (dhī́vara) | धीवरे (dhī́vare) | धीवराणि (dhī́varāṇi) धीवरा¹ (dhī́varā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Malayalam: ധീവരം (dhīvaraṁ) (learned)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “धीवर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 517.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “धीवर”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhīvará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press