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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नीर (nīra).
Pronunciation
Noun
نِیر • (nīr) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੀਰ)
- river
- water
- Synonyms: آب (āb), پاݨی (pāṇī), جَل (jal)
- (poetic, figuratively) tear
- Synonym: اَتّھرُو (atthrū)
- (figuratively) liquor
Declension
| Declension of نیر
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| dir. sg.
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نِیر (nīr)
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| dir. pl.
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نِیر (nīr)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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نِیر (nīr)
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نِیر (nīr)
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| oblique
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نِیر (nīr)
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نِیراں (nīrāṉ)
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| vocative
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نِیرا (nīrā)
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نِیرو (nīro)
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| ablative
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نِیروں (nīroṉ)
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نِیراں (nīrāṉ)
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| locative
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نِیرے (nīre)
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نِیرِیں (nīrīṉ)
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| instrumental
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نِیروں (nīroṉ)
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Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نِیر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਨੀਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नीर (nīra).
Pronunciation
Noun
نِیر • (nīr) m (Hindi spelling नीर)
- (rustic) water
- Synonyms: آب (āb), پانی (pānī), جَل (jal)
- (poetic, figuratively) tear
- Synonym: آنْسُو (ānsū)
Declension
| Declension of نیر
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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نِیر (nīr)
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نِیر (nīr)
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| oblique
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نِیر (nīr)
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نِیروں (nīrõ)
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| vocative
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نِیر (nīr)
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نِیرو (nīro)
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Further reading
- “نیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “نیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “نير”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.