देवृ

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See also: देव, दैव, and द्व

Sanskrit

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayHwár (brother-in-law), from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (brother-in-law, husband’s brother). Cognate with Latin levir, Ancient Greek δᾱήρ (dāḗr), Old English tācor, Russian де́верь (déverʹ), Lithuanian dieveris.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    देवृ (devṛ́) stemm

    1. woman's brother-in-law, husband's brother (especially his younger brother)
      • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.85.46:
        स॒म्राज्ञी॒ श्वशु॑रे भव स॒म्राज्ञी॑ श्व॒श्र्वां भ॑व।
        नना॑न्दरि स॒म्राज्ञी॑ भव स॒म्राज्ञी॒ अधि॑ दे॒वृषु॑
        samrā́jñī śváśure bhava samrā́jñī śvaśrvā́ṃ bhava.
        nánāndari samrā́jñī bhava samrā́jñī ádhi devṛ́ṣu.
        Be a queen to your father-in-law, be a queen to your mother-in-law, be a queen to your husband's sister, be a queen to your husband's brothers.
    2. current husband of a previously married woman

    Declension

    Masculine ṛ-stem declension of देवृ (devṛ́)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative देवा
    devā́
    देवरौ / देवरा¹
    devárau / devárā¹
    देवरः
    deváraḥ
    Vocative देवः
    dévaḥ
    देवरौ / देवरा¹
    dévarau / dévarā¹
    देवरः
    dévaraḥ
    Accusative देवरम्
    deváram
    देवरौ / देवरा¹
    devárau / devárā¹
    देवॄन्
    devṝ́n
    Instrumental देव्रा
    devrā́
    देवृभ्याम्
    devṛ́bhyām
    देवृभिः
    devṛ́bhiḥ
    Dative देव्रे
    devré
    देवृभ्याम्
    devṛ́bhyām
    देवृभ्यः
    devṛ́bhyaḥ
    Ablative देवुः
    devúḥ
    देवृभ्याम्
    devṛ́bhyām
    देवृभ्यः
    devṛ́bhyaḥ
    Genitive देवुः
    devúḥ
    देव्रोः
    devróḥ
    देवॄणाम्
    devṝṇā́m
    Locative देवरि
    devári
    देव्रोः
    devróḥ
    देवृषु
    devṛ́ṣu
    Notes
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