ਦੇਵਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देवर (devara).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਦੇਵਰ • (devar) f (Shahmukhi spelling دیوَر)

  1. brother-in-law

Declension

Declension of ਦੇਵਰ
singular plural
direct ਦੇਵਰ (devar) ਦੇਵਰਾਂ (devrā̃)
oblique ਦੇਵਰ (devar) ਦੇਵਰਾਂ (devrā̃)
vocative ਦੇਵਰੇ (devre) ਦੇਵਰੋ (devro)
ablative ਦੇਵਰੋਂ (devrõ) ਦੇਵਰਿਆੰ (devriā̃)
locative ਦੇਵਰੇ (devre) ਦੇਵਰੀਂ (devrī̃)
instrumental ਦੇਵਰੇ (devre) ਦੇਵਰੀਂ (devrī̃)

References

  • “ਦੇਵਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦੇਵਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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