ईर

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Pronoun

ईर (īr)

  1. they (proximal)
  2. these

See also

  • आर (ār, they (distal))

References

  • Hahn, Ferb (1903) “ईर”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary, Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta, page 71

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hirá, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (to move, stir).

Pronunciation

Noun

ईर (īra) stemm (root ईर्)

  1. wind, breeze, gust
    Synonyms: वायु (vāyu), वात (vāta)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ईर
Nom. sg. ईरः (īraḥ)
Gen. sg. ईरस्य (īrasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ईरः (īraḥ) ईरौ (īrau) ईराः (īrāḥ)
Vocative ईर (īra) ईरौ (īrau) ईराः (īrāḥ)
Accusative ईरम् (īram) ईरौ (īrau) ईरान् (īrān)
Instrumental ईरेन (īrena) ईराभ्याम् (īrābhyām) ईरैः (īraiḥ)
Dative ईराय (īrāya) ईराभ्याम् (īrābhyām) ईरेभ्यः (īrebhyaḥ)
Ablative ईरात् (īrāt) ईराभ्याम् (īrābhyām) ईरेभ्यः (īrebhyaḥ)
Genitive ईरस्य (īrasya) ईरयोः (īrayoḥ) ईरानाम् (īrānām)
Locative ईरे (īre) ईरयोः (īrayoḥ) ईरेषु (īreṣu)

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

ईर (īra) stem

  1. driving, chasing

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “ईर”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]