वीर्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वीर्य (vīrya). Doublet of बीरज (bīraj).

Noun

वीर्य • (vīrya) m (Urdu spelling ویریہ)

semen; sperm

Declension

Declension of *वीर्य* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	वीर्य vīrya	वीर्य vīrya
oblique	वीर्य vīrya	वीर्यों vīryõ
vocative	वीर्य vīrya	वीर्यो vīryo

Derived terms

स्खलित वीर्य (skhalit vīrya)
वीर्यारोपण (vīryāropaṇ)

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘲𑘨𑘿𑘧 (vīrya, “virility”), from Sanskrit वीर्य (vīrya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋiɾ.jə/

Noun

वीर्य • (vīrya) m

semen
virility, sexual prowess
Synonyms: पुरुषत्व (puruṣatva), पौरूष (paurūṣ)
(rare) bravery, valiance
Synonyms: शौर्य (śaurya), वीरता (vīrtā)

Declension

Declension of वीर्य (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	वीर्य vīrya
direct plural	वीर्य vīrya
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	वीर्य vīrya	वीर्य vīrya
oblique सामान्यरूप	वीर्या vīryā	वीर्यां- vīryān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	वीर्याला vīryālā	वीर्यांना vīryānnā
ergative	वीर्याने, वीर्यानं vīryāne, vīryāna	वीर्यांनी vīryānnī
instrumental	वीर्याशी vīryāśī	वीर्यांशी vīryānśī
locative सप्तमी	वीर्यात vīryāt	वीर्यांत vīryāt
vocative संबोधन	वीर्या vīryā	वीर्यांनो vīryānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of वीर्य (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	वीर्याचा vīryāċā	वीर्याचे vīryāċe	वीर्याची vīryācī	वीर्याच्या vīryācā	वीर्याचे, वीर्याचं vīryāċe, vīryāċa	वीर्याची vīryācī	वीर्याच्या vīryācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	वीर्यांचा vīryānċā	वीर्यांचे vīryānċe	वीर्यांची vīryāñcī	वीर्यांच्या vīryāncā	वीर्यांचे, वीर्यांचं vīryānċe, vīryānċa	वीर्यांची vīryāñcī	वीर्यांच्या vīryāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वीर्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “वीर्य”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “वीर्य”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ৱীৰ্য (Assamese script)
ᬯᬷᬃᬬ (Balinese script)
বীর্য (Bengali script)
𑰪𑰱𑰨𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀯𑀻𑀭𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
ဝီရျ (Burmese script)
વીર્ય (Gujarati script)
ਵੀਰ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
ꦮꦷꦫꦾ (Javanese script)
𑂫𑂲𑂩𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
ವೀರ್ಯ (Kannada script)
វីយ៌ (Khmer script)
ວີຣ຺ຍ (Lao script)
വീര്യ (Malayalam script)
ᠸᡳᡳᡵᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘪𑘲𑘨𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
ᠸᠢᠢᠷᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧊𑧓𑧈𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
𑐰𑐷𑐬𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
ଵୀର୍ଯ (Odia script)
ꢮꢷꢬ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
𑆮𑆵𑆫𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
𑖪𑖱𑖨𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
වීර්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
𑚦𑚯𑚤𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
வீர்ய (Tamil script)
వీర్య (Telugu script)
วีรฺย (Thai script)
ཝཱི་རྱ (Tibetan script)
𑒫𑒲𑒩𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From वीर (vīra, “brave man, hero”) +‎ -य (-ya).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋiː.ɾí.jɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋiːɾ.jɐ/

Noun

वीर्य • (vīryà) stem, n (metrical Vedic vīríya)

manliness, valour, strength, virility
- c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 5.58.28:
  बलं वीर्यं च तेजश् च शीघ्रता लघुहस्तता ।
  अविषादश् च धैर्यं च पार्थान् नान्यत्र विद्यते ॥
  balaṃ vīryaṃ ca tejaś ca śīghratā laghuhastatā.
  aviṣādaś ca dhairyaṃ ca pārthān nānyatra vidyate.
  Power, manliness, splendor, swiftness, ready-handedness, cheerfulness and patience are not seen anywhere other than in Arjuna.
heroism, heroic deed
semen, seed
- Rasaratnākara 7.1:
  वीर्यं स्थिरं योनिमुखेषु येषां स्थूलं दृढं दीर्घतमं च लिङ्गम् ।
  तेषां प्रगल्भाः प्रमदाश् च सर्वा भवन्ति तृप्ताः सुरतप्रसङ्गे ॥
  vīryaṃ sthiraṃ yonimukheṣu yeṣāṃ sthūlaṃ dṛḍhaṃ dīrghatamaṃ ca liṅgam.
  teṣāṃ pragalbhāḥ pramadāś ca sarvā bhavanti tṛptāḥ surataprasaṅge.
  The semen of the ones with a strong, stout and long penis reaches the mouth of the womb.
  All proud and wanton females are satisfied with them during copulation.
efficacy (of medicine)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वीर्य
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वीर्यम् (vīryàm)	वीर्ये (vīryè)	वीर्याणि (vīryā̀ṇi) वीर्या¹ (vīryā̀¹)
accusative	वीर्यम् (vīryàm)	वीर्ये (vīryè)	वीर्याणि (vīryā̀ṇi) वीर्या¹ (vīryā̀¹)
instrumental	वीर्येण (vīryèṇa)	वीर्याभ्याम् (vīryā̀bhyām)	वीर्यैः (vīryaìḥ) वीर्येभिः¹ (vīryèbhiḥ¹)
dative	वीर्याय (vīryā̀ya)	वीर्याभ्याम् (vīryā̀bhyām)	वीर्येभ्यः (vīryèbhyaḥ)
ablative	वीर्यात् (vīryā̀t)	वीर्याभ्याम् (vīryā̀bhyām)	वीर्येभ्यः (vīryèbhyaḥ)
genitive	वीर्यस्य (vīryàsya)	वीर्ययोः (vīryàyoḥ)	वीर्याणाम् (vīryā̀ṇām)
locative	वीर्ये (vīryè)	वीर्ययोः (vīryàyoḥ)	वीर्येषु (vīryèṣu)
vocative	वीर्य (vī́rya)	वीर्ये (vī́rye)	वीर्याणि (vī́ryāṇi) वीर्या¹ (vī́ryā¹)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

वीर्यवत् (vīryavat)
विचित्रवीर्य (vicitravīrya)

Descendants

Pali: viriya
Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀺𑀅 (vīria)
→ Hindi: वीर्य (vīrya)
→ Marathi: वीर्य (vīrya)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “वीर्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1006.
Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “vīrya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “वीर्य”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1488
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vīryà”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 698