वीर्य
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Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वीर्य (vīrya). Doublet of बीरज (bīraj).
Noun
वीर्य • (vīrya) m (Urdu spelling ویریہ)
Declension
Declension of वीर्य (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms
- स्खलित वीर्य (skhalit vīrya)
- वीर्यारोपण (vīryāropaṇ)
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘲𑘨𑘿𑘧 (vīrya, “virility”), from Sanskrit वीर्य (vīrya).
Pronunciation
Noun
वीर्य • (vīrya) m
Declension
| Declension of वीर्य (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
वीर्य vīrya | ||
| direct plural |
वीर्य vīrya | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
वीर्य vīrya |
वीर्य vīrya | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
वीर्या vīryā |
वीर्यां- vīryān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
वीर्याला vīryālā |
वीर्यांना vīryānnā | |
| ergative | वीर्याने, वीर्यानं vīryāne, vīryāna |
वीर्यांनी vīryānnī | |
| instrumental | वीर्याशी vīryāśī |
वीर्यांशी vīryānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
वीर्यात vīryāt |
वीर्यांत vīryāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
वीर्या vīryā |
वीर्यांनो vīryānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of वीर्य (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
वीर्याचा vīryāċā |
वीर्याचे vīryāċe |
वीर्याची vīryācī |
वीर्याच्या vīryācā |
वीर्याचे, वीर्याचं vīryāċe, vīryāċa |
वीर्याची vīryācī |
वीर्याच्या vīryācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
वीर्यांचा vīryānċā |
वीर्यांचे vīryānċe |
वीर्यांची vīryāñcī |
वीर्यांच्या vīryāncā |
वीर्यांचे, वीर्यांचं vīryānċe, vīryānċa |
वीर्यांची vīryāñcī |
वीर्यांच्या vīryāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वीर्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “वीर्य”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “वीर्य”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱীৰ্য (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬷᬃᬬ (Balinese script)
- বীর্য (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰱𑰨𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- ဝီရျ (Burmese script)
- વીર્ય (Gujarati script)
- ਵੀਰ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦷꦫꦾ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂲𑂩𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- ವೀರ್ಯ (Kannada script)
- វីយ៌ (Khmer script)
- ວີຣ຺ຍ (Lao script)
- വീര്യ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᡳᡳᡵᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘲𑘨𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠢᠢᠷᠶᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧓𑧈𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐷𑐬𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
- ଵୀର୍ଯ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢷꢬ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆵𑆫𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖱𑖨𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
- වීර්ය (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚯𑚤𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
- வீர்ய (Tamil script)
- వీర్య (Telugu script)
- วีรฺย (Thai script)
- ཝཱི་རྱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒲𑒩𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of वीर् (vīr, “to be valiant”) + -य (-ya)
Pronunciation
Noun
वीर्य • (vīrya) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वीर्यः (vīryaḥ) | वीर्यौ (vīryau) वीर्या¹ (vīryā¹) |
वीर्याः (vīryāḥ) वीर्यासः¹ (vīryāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | वीर्य (vīrya) | वीर्यौ (vīryau) वीर्या¹ (vīryā¹) |
वीर्याः (vīryāḥ) वीर्यासः¹ (vīryāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | वीर्यम् (vīryam) | वीर्यौ (vīryau) वीर्या¹ (vīryā¹) |
वीर्यान् (vīryān) |
| instrumental | वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) | वीर्याभ्याम् (vīryābhyām) | वीर्यैः (vīryaiḥ) वीर्येभिः¹ (vīryebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वीर्याय (vīryāya) | वीर्याभ्याम् (vīryābhyām) | वीर्येभ्यः (vīryebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वीर्यात् (vīryāt) | वीर्याभ्याम् (vīryābhyām) | वीर्येभ्यः (vīryebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वीर्यस्य (vīryasya) | वीर्ययोः (vīryayoḥ) | वीर्याणाम् (vīryāṇām) |
| locative | वीर्ये (vīrye) | वीर्ययोः (vīryayoḥ) | वीर्येषु (vīryeṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- विचित्रवीर्य (vicitravīrya)