તીર

Gujarati

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian تیر (tīr). Compare Hindi तीर (tīr).

Noun

તીર • (tīrn

  1. arrow
    Synonym: બાણ (bāṇ)
Alternative forms
  • તીરડું (tīrḍũ)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀻𑀭 (tīra), from Sanskrit तीर (tīra).

Noun

તીર • (tīrn

  1. coast, shore, bank
    Synonyms: તટ (taṭ), કિનારો (kināro)

Further reading

  • તીર”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
  • તીર”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tī́ra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 333