देवर
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Hindi
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Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara), from Sanskrit देवर (devará), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwará-, from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr, with retention of -v- influenced by the Sanskrit term.
Pronunciation
Noun
देवर • (devar) m (feminine देवरानी, Urdu spelling دیور)
- brother-in-law (husband's brother)
Declension
Declension of देवर (masc cons-stem)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “देवर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देवर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “देवर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देवर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dēvŕ̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 374
Nepali
Alternative forms
- देओर (deor)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit देवर (devara), from Sanskrit देवर (devara).
Pronunciation
Noun
देवर • (dewar) m
- husband's younger brother; brother-in-law
Declension
| Declension of देवर | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | ||
| nominative | देवर | देवरहरू | |
| accusative | देवरलाई | देवरहरूलाई | |
| instrumental/ergative | देवरले | देवरहरूले | |
| dative | देवरलाई | देवरहरूलाई | |
| ablative | देवरबाट | देवरहरूबाट | |
| genitive | देवरको | देवरहरूको | |
| locative | देवरमा | देवरहरूमा | |
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Further reading
- “देवर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “देवर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Pali
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
Noun
देवर m
- Devanagari script form of devara
Declension
Declension table of "देवर" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | देवरो (devaro) | देवरा (devarā) |
| Accusative (second) | देवरं (devaraṃ) | देवरे (devare) |
| Instrumental (third) | देवरेन (devarena) | देवरेहि (devarehi) or देवरेभि (devarebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | देवरस्स (devarassa) or देवराय (devarāya) or देवरत्थं (devaratthaṃ) | देवरानं (devarānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | देवरस्मा (devarasmā) or देवरम्हा (devaramhā) or देवरा (devarā) | देवरेहि (devarehi) or देवरेभि (devarebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | देवरस्स (devarassa) | देवरानं (devarānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | देवरस्मिं (devarasmiṃ) or देवरम्हि (devaramhi) or देवरे (devare) | देवरेसु (devaresu) |
| Vocative (calling) | देवर (devara) | देवरा (devarā) |
Prakrit
Noun
देवर (devara) m
- Devanagari script form of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (“husband's younger brother”)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of देवर (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | देवरो (devaro) | देवरा (devarā) |
| Accusative | देवरं (devaraṃ) | देवरे (devare) or देवरा (devarā) |
| Instrumental | देवरेण (devareṇa) or देवरेणं (devareṇaṃ) | देवरेहि (devarehi) or देवरेहिं (devarehiṃ) |
| Dative | देवराअ (devarāa) | — |
| Ablative | देवराओ (devarāo) or देवराउ (devarāu) or देवरा (devarā) or देवराहि (devarāhi) or देवराहिंतो (devarāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | देवरस्स (devarassa) | देवराण (devarāṇa) or देवराणं (devarāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | देवरम्मि (devarammi) or देवरे (devare) | देवरेसु (devaresu) or देवरेसुं (devaresuṃ) |
| Vocative | देवर (devara) or देवरा (devarā) | देवरा (devarā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- দেৱৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬾᬯᬭ (Balinese script)
- দেবর (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဒေဝရ (Burmese script)
- દેવર (Gujarati script)
- ਦੇਵਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦺꦮꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ದೇವರ (Kannada script)
- ទេវរ (Khmer script)
- ເທວຣ (Lao script)
- ദേവര (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡝᠸᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠧᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଦେଵର (Odia script)
- ꢣꢾꢮꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖨 (Siddham script)
- දෙවර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚤 (Takri script)
- தே³வர (Tamil script)
- దేవర (Telugu script)
- เทวร (Thai script)
- དེ་ཝ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Derived from देवृ (devṛ); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (“brother in law”).
Pronunciation
Noun
देवर • (devará) stem, m
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of देवर (devará) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | देवरः devaráḥ |
देवरौ / देवरा¹ devaraú / devarā́¹ |
देवराः / देवरासः¹ devarā́ḥ / devarā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | देवर dévara |
देवरौ / देवरा¹ dévarau / dévarā¹ |
देवराः / देवरासः¹ dévarāḥ / dévarāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | देवरम् devarám |
देवरौ / देवरा¹ devaraú / devarā́¹ |
देवरान् devarā́n |
| Instrumental | देवरेण devaréṇa |
देवराभ्याम् devarā́bhyām |
देवरैः / देवरेभिः¹ devaraíḥ / devarébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | देवराय devarā́ya |
देवराभ्याम् devarā́bhyām |
देवरेभ्यः devarébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | देवरात् devarā́t |
देवराभ्याम् devarā́bhyām |
देवरेभ्यः devarébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | देवरस्य devarásya |
देवरयोः devaráyoḥ |
देवराणाम् devarā́ṇām |
| Locative | देवरे devaré |
देवरयोः devaráyoḥ |
देवरेषु devaréṣu |
| Notes |
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Related terms
Descendants
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “देवर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 495/3.