महावीर
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महावीर (mahāvīra), from महा (mahā) + वीर (vīra).
Pronunciation
Adjective
महावीर • (mahāvīr) (indeclinable)
- (literally) very brave, courageous
Proper noun
महावीर • (mahāvīr) m
- Mahavir, 24th Tirthankara of Jainism in the current avsarpini time cycle
- an epithet of Hanuman
- Synonym: हनुमान (hanumān)
- an epithet of Gautama Buddha
- Synonyms: बुद्ध (buddh), गौतम बुद्ध (gautam buddh)
Declension
Declension of महावीर (sg-only masc cons-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | महावीर mahāvīr |
| oblique | महावीर mahāvīr |
| vocative | महावीर mahāvīr |
Noun
महावीर • (mahāvīr) m
Declension
Declension of महावीर (masc cons-stem)
Prakrit
Proper noun
महावीर (mahāvīra) m
- Devanagari script form of 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀯𑀻𑀭 (“Mahavira”)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of महावीर (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | महावीरो (mahāvīro) | महावीरा (mahāvīrā) |
| Accusative | महावीरं (mahāvīraṃ) | महावीरे (mahāvīre) or महावीरा (mahāvīrā) |
| Instrumental | महावीरेण (mahāvīreṇa) or महावीरेणं (mahāvīreṇaṃ) | महावीरेहि (mahāvīrehi) or महावीरेहिं (mahāvīrehiṃ) |
| Dative | महावीराअ (mahāvīrāa) | — |
| Ablative | महावीराओ (mahāvīrāo) or महावीराउ (mahāvīrāu) or महावीरा (mahāvīrā) or महावीराहि (mahāvīrāhi) or महावीराहिंतो (mahāvīrāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | महावीरस्स (mahāvīrassa) | महावीराण (mahāvīrāṇa) or महावीराणं (mahāvīrāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | महावीरम्मि (mahāvīrammi) or महावीरे (mahāvīre) | महावीरेसु (mahāvīresu) or महावीरेसुं (mahāvīresuṃ) |
| Vocative | महावीर (mahāvīra) or महावीरा (mahāvīrā) | महावीरा (mahāvīrā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- মহাৱীৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬳᬵᬯᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
- মহাবীর (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰪𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀯𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- မဟာဝီရ (Burmese script)
- મહાવીર (Gujarati script)
- ਮਹਾਵੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦲꦴꦮꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂫𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಹಾವೀರ (Kannada script)
- មហាវីរ (Khmer script)
- ມຫາວີຣ (Lao script)
- മഹാവീര (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠊ᠠᠸᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘪𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠸᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑧊𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐰𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
- ମହାଵୀର (Odia script)
- ꢪꢲꢵꢮꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆮𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖪𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
- මහාවීර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚦𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
- மஹாவீர (Tamil script)
- మహావీర (Telugu script)
- มหาวีร (Thai script)
- མ་ཧཱ་ཝཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒫𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of महा (mahā́, “great”) + वीर (vīrá, “hero”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
महावीर • (mahāvīrá) stem, m
- Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara of Jainism in the current avasarpiṇī time cycle.
- an epithet of Hanuman
- Synonym: हनुमत् (hanumat)
- an epithet of Gautam Buddha
- Synonym: बुद्ध (buddha)
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of महावीर (mahāvīrá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | महावीरः mahāvīráḥ |
महावीरौ / महावीरा¹ mahāvīraú / mahāvīrā́¹ |
महावीराः / महावीरासः¹ mahāvīrā́ḥ / mahāvīrā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | महावीर máhāvīra |
महावीरौ / महावीरा¹ máhāvīrau / máhāvīrā¹ |
महावीराः / महावीरासः¹ máhāvīrāḥ / máhāvīrāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | महावीरम् mahāvīrám |
महावीरौ / महावीरा¹ mahāvīraú / mahāvīrā́¹ |
महावीरान् mahāvīrā́n |
| Instrumental | महावीरेण mahāvīréṇa |
महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrā́bhyām |
महावीरैः / महावीरेभिः¹ mahāvīraíḥ / mahāvīrébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | महावीराय mahāvīrā́ya |
महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrā́bhyām |
महावीरेभ्यः mahāvīrébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | महावीरात् mahāvīrā́t |
महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrā́bhyām |
महावीरेभ्यः mahāvīrébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | महावीरस्य mahāvīrásya |
महावीरयोः mahāvīráyoḥ |
महावीराणाम् mahāvīrā́ṇām |
| Locative | महावीरे mahāvīré |
महावीरयोः mahāvīráyoḥ |
महावीरेषु mahāvīréṣu |
| Notes |
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Adjective
महावीर • (mahāvīra) stem
- very brave, courageous
- great
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of महावीर (mahāvīrá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | महावीरः mahāvīráḥ |
महावीरौ / महावीरा¹ mahāvīraú / mahāvīrā́¹ |
महावीराः / महावीरासः¹ mahāvīrā́ḥ / mahāvīrā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | महावीर máhāvīra |
महावीरौ / महावीरा¹ máhāvīrau / máhāvīrā¹ |
महावीराः / महावीरासः¹ máhāvīrāḥ / máhāvīrāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | महावीरम् mahāvīrám |
महावीरौ / महावीरा¹ mahāvīraú / mahāvīrā́¹ |
महावीरान् mahāvīrā́n |
| Instrumental | महावीरेण mahāvīréṇa |
महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrā́bhyām |
महावीरैः / महावीरेभिः¹ mahāvīraíḥ / mahāvīrébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | महावीराय mahāvīrā́ya |
महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrā́bhyām |
महावीरेभ्यः mahāvīrébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | महावीरात् mahāvīrā́t |
महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrā́bhyām |
महावीरेभ्यः mahāvīrébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | महावीरस्य mahāvīrásya |
महावीरयोः mahāvīráyoḥ |
महावीराणाम् mahāvīrā́ṇām |
| Locative | महावीरे mahāvīré |
महावीरयोः mahāvīráyoḥ |
महावीरेषु mahāvīréṣu |
| Notes |
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| Feminine ā-stem declension of महावीरा (mahāvīrā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | महावीरा mahāvīrā́ |
महावीरे mahāvīré |
महावीराः mahāvīrā́ḥ |
| Vocative | महावीरे máhāvīre |
महावीरे máhāvīre |
महावीराः máhāvīrāḥ |
| Accusative | महावीराम् mahāvīrā́m |
महावीरे mahāvīré |
महावीराः mahāvīrā́ḥ |
| Instrumental | महावीरया / महावीरा¹ mahāvīráyā / mahāvīrā́¹ |
महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrā́bhyām |
महावीराभिः mahāvīrā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | महावीरायै mahāvīrā́yai |
महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrā́bhyām |
महावीराभ्यः mahāvīrā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | महावीरायाः / महावीरायै² mahāvīrā́yāḥ / mahāvīrā́yai² |
महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrā́bhyām |
महावीराभ्यः mahāvīrā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | महावीरायाः / महावीरायै² mahāvīrā́yāḥ / mahāvīrā́yai² |
महावीरयोः mahāvīráyoḥ |
महावीराणाम् mahāvīrā́ṇām |
| Locative | महावीरायाम् mahāvīrā́yām |
महावीरयोः mahāvīráyoḥ |
महावीरासु mahāvīrā́su |
| Notes |
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| Neuter a-stem declension of महावीर (mahāvīrá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | महावीरम् mahāvīrám |
महावीरे mahāvīré |
महावीराणि / महावीरा¹ mahāvīrā́ṇi / mahāvīrā́¹ |
| Vocative | महावीर máhāvīra |
महावीरे máhāvīre |
महावीराणि / महावीरा¹ máhāvīrāṇi / máhāvīrā¹ |
| Accusative | महावीरम् mahāvīrám |
महावीरे mahāvīré |
महावीराणि / महावीरा¹ mahāvīrā́ṇi / mahāvīrā́¹ |
| Instrumental | महावीरेण mahāvīréṇa |
महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrā́bhyām |
महावीरैः / महावीरेभिः¹ mahāvīraíḥ / mahāvīrébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | महावीराय mahāvīrā́ya |
महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrā́bhyām |
महावीरेभ्यः mahāvīrébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | महावीरात् mahāvīrā́t |
महावीराभ्याम् mahāvīrā́bhyām |
महावीरेभ्यः mahāvīrébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | महावीरस्य mahāvīrásya |
महावीरयोः mahāvīráyoḥ |
महावीराणाम् mahāvīrā́ṇām |
| Locative | महावीरे mahāvīré |
महावीरयोः mahāvīráyoḥ |
महावीरेषु mahāvīréṣu |
| Notes |
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