महावीर
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महावीर (mahāvīra), from महा (mahā) + वीर (vīra).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɑː.ʋiːɾ/, [mɐ.ɦäː.ʋiːɾ]
- Rhymes: -iːɾ
Adjective
महावीर • (mahāvīr) (indeclinable)
- (literally) very brave, courageous
Proper noun
महावीर • (mahāvīr) m
- Mahavir, 24th Tirthankara of Jainism in the current avsarpini time cycle
- an epithet of Hanuman
- Synonym: हनुमान (hanumān)
- an epithet of Gautama Buddha
- Synonyms: बुद्ध (buddh), गौतम बुद्ध (gautam buddh)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | महावीर mahāvīr |
| oblique | महावीर mahāvīr |
| vocative | महावीर mahāvīr |
Noun
महावीर • (mahāvīr) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | महावीर mahāvīr |
महावीर mahāvīr |
| oblique | महावीर mahāvīr |
महावीरों mahāvīrõ |
| vocative | महावीर mahāvīr |
महावीरो mahāvīro |
Prakrit
Proper noun
महावीर (mahāvīra) m
Declension
| Maharastri declension of महावीर (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | महावीरो (mahāvīro) | महावीरा (mahāvīrā) |
| Accusative | महावीरं (mahāvīraṃ) | महावीरे (mahāvīre) or महावीरा (mahāvīrā) |
| Instrumental | महावीरेण (mahāvīreṇa) or महावीरेणं (mahāvīreṇaṃ) | महावीरेहि (mahāvīrehi) or महावीरेहिं (mahāvīrehiṃ) |
| Dative | महावीराअ (mahāvīrāa) | — |
| Ablative | महावीराओ (mahāvīrāo) or महावीराउ (mahāvīrāu) or महावीरा (mahāvīrā) or महावीराहि (mahāvīrāhi) or महावीराहिंतो (mahāvīrāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | महावीरस्स (mahāvīrassa) | महावीराण (mahāvīrāṇa) or महावीराणं (mahāvīrāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | महावीरम्मि (mahāvīrammi) or महावीरे (mahāvīre) | महावीरेसु (mahāvīresu) or महावीरेसुं (mahāvīresuṃ) |
| Vocative | महावीर (mahāvīra) or महावीरा (mahāvīrā) | महावीरा (mahāvīrā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- মহাৱীৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬳᬵᬯᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
- মহাবীর (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰪𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀯𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- မဟာဝီရ (Burmese script)
- મહાવીર (Gujarati script)
- ਮਹਾਵੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦲꦴꦮꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂫𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಹಾವೀರ (Kannada script)
- មហាវីរ (Khmer script)
- ມຫາວີຣ (Lao script)
- മഹാവീര (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠊ᠠᠸᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘪𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠸᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑧊𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐰𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
- ମହାଵୀର (Odia script)
- ꢪꢲꢵꢮꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆮𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖪𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
- මහාවීර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚦𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
- மஹாவீர (Tamil script)
- మహావీర (Telugu script)
- มหาวีร (Thai script)
- མ་ཧཱ་ཝཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒫𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of महा (mahā́, “great”) + वीर (vīrá, “hero”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.ʋiː.ɾɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.ʋiː.ɾɐ/
Proper noun
महावीर • (mahāvīrá) stem, m
- Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara of Jainism in the current avasarpiṇī time cycle.
- an epithet of Hanuman
- Synonym: हनुमत् (hanumat)
- an epithet of Gautam Buddha
- Synonym: बुद्ध (buddha)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | महावीरः (mahāvīráḥ) | महावीरौ (mahāvīraú) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
महावीराः (mahāvīrā́ḥ) महावीरासः¹ (mahāvīrā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | महावीरम् (mahāvīrám) | महावीरौ (mahāvīraú) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
महावीरान् (mahāvīrā́n) |
| instrumental | महावीरेण (mahāvīréṇa) | महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | महावीरैः (mahāvīraíḥ) महावीरेभिः¹ (mahāvīrébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | महावीराय (mahāvīrā́ya) | महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | महावीरेभ्यः (mahāvīrébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | महावीरात् (mahāvīrā́t) | महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | महावीरेभ्यः (mahāvīrébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | महावीरस्य (mahāvīrásya) | महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ) | महावीराणाम् (mahāvīrā́ṇām) |
| locative | महावीरे (mahāvīré) | महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ) | महावीरेषु (mahāvīréṣu) |
| vocative | महावीर (máhāvīra) | महावीरौ (máhāvīrau) महावीरा¹ (máhāvīrā¹) |
महावीराः (máhāvīrāḥ) महावीरासः¹ (máhāvīrāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Adjective
महावीर • (mahāvīra) stem
- very brave, courageous
- great
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | महावीरः (mahāvīráḥ) | महावीरौ (mahāvīraú) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
महावीराः (mahāvīrā́ḥ) महावीरासः¹ (mahāvīrā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | महावीरम् (mahāvīrám) | महावीरौ (mahāvīraú) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
महावीरान् (mahāvīrā́n) |
| instrumental | महावीरेण (mahāvīréṇa) | महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | महावीरैः (mahāvīraíḥ) महावीरेभिः¹ (mahāvīrébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | महावीराय (mahāvīrā́ya) | महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | महावीरेभ्यः (mahāvīrébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | महावीरात् (mahāvīrā́t) | महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | महावीरेभ्यः (mahāvīrébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | महावीरस्य (mahāvīrásya) | महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ) | महावीराणाम् (mahāvīrā́ṇām) |
| locative | महावीरे (mahāvīré) | महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ) | महावीरेषु (mahāvīréṣu) |
| vocative | महावीर (máhāvīra) | महावीरौ (máhāvīrau) महावीरा¹ (máhāvīrā¹) |
महावीराः (máhāvīrāḥ) महावीरासः¹ (máhāvīrāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | महावीरा (mahāvīrā́) | महावीरे (mahāvīré) | महावीराः (mahāvīrā́ḥ) |
| accusative | महावीराम् (mahāvīrā́m) | महावीरे (mahāvīré) | महावीराः (mahāvīrā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | महावीरया (mahāvīráyā) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | महावीराभिः (mahāvīrā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | महावीरायै (mahāvīrā́yai) | महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | महावीराभ्यः (mahāvīrā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | महावीरायाः (mahāvīrā́yāḥ) महावीरायै² (mahāvīrā́yai²) |
महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | महावीराभ्यः (mahāvīrā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | महावीरायाः (mahāvīrā́yāḥ) महावीरायै² (mahāvīrā́yai²) |
महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ) | महावीराणाम् (mahāvīrā́ṇām) |
| locative | महावीरायाम् (mahāvīrā́yām) | महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ) | महावीरासु (mahāvīrā́su) |
| vocative | महावीरे (máhāvīre) | महावीरे (máhāvīre) | महावीराः (máhāvīrāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | महावीरम् (mahāvīrám) | महावीरे (mahāvīré) | महावीराणि (mahāvīrā́ṇi) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
| accusative | महावीरम् (mahāvīrám) | महावीरे (mahāvīré) | महावीराणि (mahāvīrā́ṇi) महावीरा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
| instrumental | महावीरेण (mahāvīréṇa) | महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | महावीरैः (mahāvīraíḥ) महावीरेभिः¹ (mahāvīrébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | महावीराय (mahāvīrā́ya) | महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | महावीरेभ्यः (mahāvīrébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | महावीरात् (mahāvīrā́t) | महावीराभ्याम् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | महावीरेभ्यः (mahāvīrébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | महावीरस्य (mahāvīrásya) | महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ) | महावीराणाम् (mahāvīrā́ṇām) |
| locative | महावीरे (mahāvīré) | महावीरयोः (mahāvīráyoḥ) | महावीरेषु (mahāvīréṣu) |
| vocative | महावीर (máhāvīra) | महावीरे (máhāvīre) | महावीराणि (máhāvīrāṇi) महावीरा¹ (máhāvīrā¹) |
- ¹Vedic