वैर
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वैर (vaira). Doublet of बैर (bair).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɛːɾ/
Noun
वैर • (vair) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | वैर vair |
वैर vair |
| oblique | वैर vair |
वैरों vairõ |
| vocative | वैर vair |
वैरो vairo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वैर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱৈৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬿᬭ (Balinese script)
- বৈর (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰹𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑁃𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဝဲရ (Burmese script)
- વૈર (Gujarati script)
- ਵੈਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑍈𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦻꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂶𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ವೈರ (Kannada script)
- វៃរ (Khmer script)
- ໄວຣ (Lao script)
- വൈര (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᠠᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘺𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠧᠧᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧛𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐿𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଵୈର (Odia script)
- ꢮꣀꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆽𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖹𑖨 (Siddham script)
- වෛර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩗𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚳𑚤 (Takri script)
- வைர (Tamil script)
- వైర (Telugu script)
- ไวร (Thai script)
- ཝཻ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒻𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From a form related to वीर (vīra, “man, hero”); see there for more.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɑːj.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋɑj.ɾɐ/
Adjective
वैर • (vaira) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वैरः (vairaḥ) | वैरौ (vairau) | वैराः (vairāḥ) |
| accusative | वैरम् (vairam) | वैरौ (vairau) | वैरान् (vairān) |
| instrumental | वैरेन (vairena) | वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) | वैरैः (vairaiḥ) |
| dative | वैराय (vairāya) | वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) | वैरेभ्यः (vairebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वैरात् (vairāt) | वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) | वैरेभ्यः (vairebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वैरस्य (vairasya) | वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) | वैरानाम् (vairānām) |
| locative | वैरे (vaire) | वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) | वैरेषु (vaireṣu) |
| vocative | वैर (vaira) | वैरौ (vairau) | वैराः (vairāḥ) |
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वैरा (vairā) | वैरे (vaire) | वैराः (vairāḥ) |
| accusative | वैराम् (vairām) | वैरे (vaire) | वैराः (vairāḥ) |
| instrumental | वैरया (vairayā) | वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) | वैराभिः (vairābhiḥ) |
| dative | वैरायै (vairāyai) | वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) | वैराभ्यः (vairābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वैरायाः (vairāyāḥ) | वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) | वैराभ्यः (vairābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वैरायाः (vairāyāḥ) | वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) | वैरानाम् (vairānām) |
| locative | वैरायाम् (vairāyām) | वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) | वैरासु (vairāsu) |
| vocative | वैरे (vaire) | वैरे (vaire) | वैराः (vairāḥ) |
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वैरम् (vairam) | वैरे (vaire) | वैरानि (vairāni) |
| accusative | वैरम् (vairam) | वैरे (vaire) | वैरानि (vairāni) |
| instrumental | वैरेन (vairena) | वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) | वैरैः (vairaiḥ) |
| dative | वैराय (vairāya) | वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) | वैरेभ्यः (vairebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वैरात् (vairāt) | वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) | वैरेभ्यः (vairebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वैरस्य (vairasya) | वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) | वैरानाम् (vairānām) |
| locative | वैरे (vaire) | वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) | वैरेषु (vaireṣu) |
| vocative | वैर (vaira) | वैरे (vaire) | वैरानि (vairāni) |
Noun
वैर • (vaira) stem, n
- enmity, hostility, animosity, grudge, quarrel or feud with
- (Can we date this quote?), The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi) (subsequently translated from Pali to Sanskrit), Yamakavagga, page 26; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya[1], Colombo, 2009:
- 5. න හි වෛරෙණ වෛරාණී ශාම්යන්තීහ කදාචන
ක්ෂාන්ත්යා වෛරාණී ශම්යන්ති එෂ ධර්මඃ සනාතනඃ.- 5. Na hi vaireṇa vairāṇi śāmyantīha kadācana.
Kṣāntyā vairāṇi śāmyanti eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ. - 5. For in this world hatreds are not ever settled by hatred.
Hatreds are settled by forbearance. This is an eternal truth. - (literally, “5. For in this world hatreds are not ever settled by hatred.
Hatreds are settled by forbearance. This truth is eternal.”)
- 5. Na hi vaireṇa vairāṇi śāmyantīha kadācana.
- heroism, prowess
- a hostile host
- money paid as a fine for manslaughter
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वैरम् (vairam) | वैरे (vaire) | वैराणि (vairāṇi) वैरा¹ (vairā¹) |
| accusative | वैरम् (vairam) | वैरे (vaire) | वैराणि (vairāṇi) वैरा¹ (vairā¹) |
| instrumental | वैरेण (vaireṇa) | वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) | वैरैः (vairaiḥ) वैरेभिः¹ (vairebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वैराय (vairāya) | वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) | वैरेभ्यः (vairebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वैरात् (vairāt) | वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) | वैरेभ्यः (vairebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वैरस्य (vairasya) | वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) | वैराणाम् (vairāṇām) |
| locative | वैरे (vaire) | वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) | वैरेषु (vaireṣu) |
| vocative | वैर (vaira) | वैरे (vaire) | वैराणि (vairāṇi) वैरा¹ (vairā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “वैर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1024/3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 588-9