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) stem, m

    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
    singular dual plural
    nominative देवा (devā́) देवरौ (devárau)
    देवरा¹ (devárā¹)     		देवरः (deváraḥ)
    vocative देवः (dévaḥ) देवरौ (dévarau)
    देवरा¹ (dévarā¹)     		देवरः (dévaraḥ)
    accusative देवरम् (deváram) देवरौ (devárau)
    देवरा¹ (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)
    • ¹Vedic

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