वैर

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɛːɾ/

Noun

वैर • (vair) m

1. hostility, enmity

   Synonyms: बैर (bair), दुशमनी (duśamnī), शत्रुता (śatrutā)

Declension

Declension of वैर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वैर vair	वैर vair
oblique	वैर vair	वैरों vairõ
vocative	वैर vair	वैरो vairo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वैर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱৈৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬿᬭ (Balinese script)
• বৈর (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰹𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑁃𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဝဲရ (Burmese script)
• વૈર (Gujarati script)
• ਵੈਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍈𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦻꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂶𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ವೈರ (Kannada script)
• វៃរ (Khmer script)
• ໄວຣ (Lao script)
• വൈര (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘺𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠧᠧᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧛𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐿𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଵୈର (Odia script)
• ꢮꣀꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆽𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖹𑖨 (Siddham script)
• වෛර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩗𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚳𑚤 (Takri script)
• வைர (Tamil script)
• వైర (Telugu script)
• ไวร (Thai script)
• ཝཻ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒻𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːj.ɾɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑj.ɾɐ/

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) stem, n

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^[1], 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	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “वैर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1024/3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 588-9