देवर

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Hindi

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

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪eː.ʋəɾ/,

Noun

देवर (devarm (feminine देवरानी, Urdu spelling دیور)

  1. brother-in-law (husband's brother)

Declension

References

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit देवर (devara), from Sanskrit देवर (devara).

Pronunciation

Noun

देवर (dewarm

  1. 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
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

  • देवर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś), Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “देवर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative scripts

Noun

देवर m

  1. Devanagari script form of devara

Declension

Prakrit

Noun

देवर (devaram

  1. 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

Etymology

    Derived from देवृ (devṛ); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (brother in law).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    देवर (devará) stemm

    1. woman's brother-in-law, husband's brother
    2. woman’s partner
      1. husband
      2. lover

    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
    • ¹Vedic

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