हीर
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦiːɾ/
- Rhymes: -iːɾ
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀻𑀭 (hīra), from Sanskrit हीर (hīra).
Noun
हीर • (hīr) m (Urdu spelling ہیر)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हीर hīr |
हीर hīr |
| oblique | हीर hīr |
हीरों hīrõ |
| vocative | हीर hīr |
हीरो hīro |
Etymology 2
Proper noun
हीर • (hīr) f (Urdu spelling ہیر)
- Heer (tragic lover in a classical Punjabi romance)
- (figuratively) a tragic lover
- Synonym: लैला (lailā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हीर hīr |
हीरें hīrẽ |
| oblique | हीर hīr |
हीरों hīrõ |
| vocative | हीर hīr |
हीरो hīro |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press