वैर

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वैर (vaira). Doublet of बैर (bair).

Pronunciation

Noun

वैर (vairm

  1. hostility, enmity
    Synonyms: बैर (bair), दुशमनी (duśamnī), शत्रुता (śatrutā)

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From a form related to वीर (vīra, man, hero); see there for more.

Pronunciation

Adjective

वैर (vaira) stem

  1. hostile, inimical, revengeful

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वैर
Nom. sg. वैरः (vairaḥ)
Gen. sg. वैरस्य (vairasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वैरः (vairaḥ) वैरौ (vairau) वैराः (vairāḥ)
Vocative वैर (vaira) वैरौ (vairau) वैराः (vairāḥ)
Accusative वैरम् (vairam) वैरौ (vairau) वैरान् (vairān)
Instrumental वैरेन (vairena) वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) वैरैः (vairaiḥ)
Dative वैराय (vairāya) वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) वैरेभ्यः (vairebhyaḥ)
Ablative वैरात् (vairāt) वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) वैरेभ्यः (vairebhyaḥ)
Genitive वैरस्य (vairasya) वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) वैरानाम् (vairānām)
Locative वैरे (vaire) वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) वैरेषु (vaireṣu)
Feminine ā-stem declension of वैर
Nom. sg. वैरा (vairā)
Gen. sg. वैरायाः (vairāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वैरा (vairā) वैरे (vaire) वैराः (vairāḥ)
Vocative वैरे (vaire) वैरे (vaire) वैराः (vairāḥ)
Accusative वैराम् (vairām) वैरे (vaire) वैराः (vairāḥ)
Instrumental वैरया (vairayā) वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) वैराभिः (vairābhiḥ)
Dative वैरायै (vairāyai) वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) वैराभ्यः (vairābhyaḥ)
Ablative वैरायाः (vairāyāḥ) वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) वैराभ्यः (vairābhyaḥ)
Genitive वैरायाः (vairāyāḥ) वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) वैरानाम् (vairānām)
Locative वैरायाम् (vairāyām) वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) वैरासु (vairāsu)
Neuter a-stem declension of वैर
Nom. sg. वैरम् (vairam)
Gen. sg. वैरस्य (vairasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वैरम् (vairam) वैरे (vaire) वैरानि (vairāni)
Vocative वैर (vaira) वैरे (vaire) वैरानि (vairāni)
Accusative वैरम् (vairam) वैरे (vaire) वैरानि (vairāni)
Instrumental वैरेन (vairena) वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) वैरैः (vairaiḥ)
Dative वैराय (vairāya) वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) वैरेभ्यः (vairebhyaḥ)
Ablative वैरात् (vairāt) वैराभ्याम् (vairābhyām) वैरेभ्यः (vairebhyaḥ)
Genitive वैरस्य (vairasya) वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) वैरानाम् (vairānām)
Locative वैरे (vaire) वैरयोः (vairayoḥ) वैरेषु (vaireṣu)

Noun

वैर (vaira) stemn

  1. enmity, hostility, animosity, grudge, quarrel or feud with
    • (Can we date this quote?), The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi) (subsequently translated from Pali to Sanskrit), Yamakavagga, page 26; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya, Colombo, 2009:
      5. න හි වෛරෙණ වෛරාණී ශාම්‍යන‍්තීහ කදාචන
      ක්‍ෂාන‍්ත්‍යා වෛරාණී ශම්‍යන‍්ති එෂ ධර්‍මඃ සනාතනඃ.
      5. Na hi vaireṇa vairāṇi śāmyantīha kadācana.
      Kṣāntyā vairāṇi śāmyanti eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ.
      5. For in this world hatreds are not ever settled by hatred.
      Hatreds are settled by forbearance. This is an eternal truth.
      (literally, “5. For in this world hatreds are not ever settled by hatred.
      Hatreds are settled by forbearance. This truth is eternal.
      ”)
      (Wiktionary translation adapted from translation of the Pali by Ajahn Sujato.)
  2. heroism, prowess
  3. a hostile host
  4. money paid as a fine for manslaughter

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वैर (vaira)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वैरम्
vairam
वैरे
vaire
वैराणि / वैरा¹
vairāṇi / vairā¹
Vocative वैर
vaira
वैरे
vaire
वैराणि / वैरा¹
vairāṇi / vairā¹
Accusative वैरम्
vairam
वैरे
vaire
वैराणि / वैरा¹
vairāṇi / vairā¹
Instrumental वैरेण
vaireṇa
वैराभ्याम्
vairābhyām
वैरैः / वैरेभिः¹
vairaiḥ / vairebhiḥ¹
Dative वैराय
vairāya
वैराभ्याम्
vairābhyām
वैरेभ्यः
vairebhyaḥ
Ablative वैरात्
vairāt
वैराभ्याम्
vairābhyām
वैरेभ्यः
vairebhyaḥ
Genitive वैरस्य
vairasya
वैरयोः
vairayoḥ
वैराणाम्
vairāṇām
Locative वैरे
vaire
वैरयोः
vairayoḥ
वैरेषु
vaireṣu
Notes
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