तीर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪iːɾ/
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit तीर (tīra).

Noun

तीर • (tīr) m (Urdu spelling تیر)

1. shore
2. bank
3. margin
4. brink
5. edge

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian تیر (tir).

Proper noun

तीर • (tīr) f (Urdu spelling تیر)

1. Tir, fourth solar month of the Persian calendar.
2. Mercury (planet)

Etymology 3

From Persian تیر (tir), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭲𐭩𐭠 (ḥtyʾ) / HTYA / tgl (tigr, tīr, “arrow”)

Noun

तीर • (tīr) m (Urdu spelling تیر)

1. arrow
2. beam
3. pole

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Marathi

Etymology

From Persian تیر (tir).

Noun

तीर • (tīr) ?

1. arrow

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• tīra (Latin script)
• 𑀢𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• তীর (Bengali script)
• තීර (Sinhalese script)
• တီရ or တဳရ (Burmese script)
• ตีร or ตีระ (Thai script)
• ᨲᩦᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ຕີຣ or ຕີຣະ (Lao script)
• តីរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄩𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

तीर ?

1. shore, riverbank

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Rajasthani

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit तीर (tīra).

Noun

तीर (tīr) ?

1. shore
2. bank

Etymology 2

From Persian تیر (tir).

Noun

तीर (tīr) ?

1. arrow

References

• Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 155. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).

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Sanskrit

Noun

तीर • (tīra) stem, m

1. beach, shore
2. bank

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तीर
Nom. sg.	तीरः (tīraḥ)
Gen. sg.	तीरस्य (tīrasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तीरः (tīraḥ)	तीरौ (tīrau)	तीराः (tīrāḥ)
Vocative	तीर (tīra)	तीरौ (tīrau)	तीराः (tīrāḥ)
Accusative	तीरम् (tīram)	तीरौ (tīrau)	तीरान् (tīrān)
Instrumental	तीरेन (tīrena)	तीराभ्याम् (tīrābhyām)	तीरैः (tīraiḥ)
Dative	तीराय (tīrāya)	तीराभ्याम् (tīrābhyām)	तीरेभ्यः (tīrebhyaḥ)
Ablative	तीरात् (tīrāt)	तीराभ्याम् (tīrābhyām)	तीरेभ्यः (tīrebhyaḥ)
Genitive	तीरस्य (tīrasya)	तीरयोः (tīrayoḥ)	तीरानाम् (tīrānām)
Locative	तीरे (tīre)	तीरयोः (tīrayoḥ)	तीरेषु (tīreṣu)

Descendants

• Rajasthani: तीर (tīr)
• Bengali: তীর (tir)
• Telugu: తీరము (tīramu) / తీరం (tīraṁ)