𑀯𑀻𑀭
Prakrit
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Inherited from Sanskrit वीर (vīra).
Noun
𑀯𑀻𑀭 (vīra) m (Devanagari वीर, Kannada ವೀರ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀯𑀻𑀭 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑁄 (vīro) | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀸 (vīrā) |
| Accusative | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀁 (vīraṃ) | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑁂 (vīre) or 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀸 (vīrā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀡 (vīreṇa) or 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (vīreṇaṃ) | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (vīrehi) or 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (vīrehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀅 (vīrāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀑 (vīrāo) or 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀉 (vīrāu) or 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀸 (vīrā) or 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (vīrāhi) or 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (vīrāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (vīrassa) | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀡 (vīrāṇa) or 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (vīrāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (vīrammi) or 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑁂 (vīre) | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (vīresu) or 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (vīresuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀯𑀻𑀭 (vīra) or 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀸 (vīrā) | 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀸 (vīrā) |
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindi: बीर (bīr, “warrior”)
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Assamese: বিরা (bira, “evil spirit”)
- Bengali: বীর (bir, “hero”)
- Maithili: बिर (bīr, “hero”)
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Kumaoni: बीर (bīr, “hero”)
- Nepali: बिर (bira, “wild boar”)
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Dhivehi: ވީރު (vīru, “man”)
- Old Marathi: 𑘪𑘲𑘨 (vīra)
- Marathi: वीर (vīr, “hero”)
- Sinhalese: විරු (wiru, “man”)
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: વીર (vīr), વીરૉ (vīrŏ, “brother (from a sister)”)
References
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “वीर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vīrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press