देवर

See also: द्वार, द्वार्, देवरौ, दीवार, and द्वारा

Hindi

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देवर

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr

Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwā́

Sanskrit देवृ (devṛ)

Sanskrit देवर (devara)

Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara)

Hindi देवर (devar)

Inherited from Prakrit देवर (devara), from Sanskrit देवर (devará), with retention of -v- influenced by the Sanskrit term. Cognate with Marathi दीर (dīr), Konkani देर (der), and Punjabi ਦੇਵਰ (devar), and more distantly with Russian де́верь (déverʹ), Pashto لېور, and English levir.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋəɾ/, [d̪eː.ʋɐɾ]

Noun

देवर • (devar) m (female equivalent देवरानी, Urdu spelling دیور)

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

Declension

Declension of देवर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	देवर devar	देवर devar
oblique	देवर devar	देवरों devarõ
vocative	देवर devar	देवरो devaro

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “देवर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “देवर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884), “देवर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “देवर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dēvŕ̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 374

Nepali

Alternative forms

• देओर (deor)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ewʌr]
• Phonetic Devanagari: देओर्

Noun

देवर • (dewar) m

1. husband's younger brother; brother-in-law

Declension

Declension of देवर
	Singular	Plural
nominative	देवर [d̪ewʌr]	देवरहरू [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾu]
accusative	देवरलाई [d̪ewʌrläi]	देवरहरूलाई [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	देवरले [d̪ewʌrle]	देवरहरूले [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾule]
dative	देवरलाई [d̪ewʌrläi]	देवरहरूलाई [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	देवरबाट [d̪ewʌrbäʈʌ]	देवरहरूबाट [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	देवरको [d̪ebʌrko]	देवरहरूको [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾuko]
locative	देवरमा [d̪ewʌrmä]	देवरहरूमा [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾumä]
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) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “देवर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• devara (Latin script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• দেৰর (Bengali script)
• දෙවර (Sinhalese script)
• ဒေဝရ or ၻေဝရ (Burmese script)
• เทวร or เทวะระ (Thai script)
• ᨴᩮᩅᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ເທວຣ or ເທວະຣະ (Lao script)
• ទេវរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄬𑅇𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

देवर m

1. Devanagari script form of devara

Declension

Declension table of "देवर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	देवरो (devaro)	देवरा (devarā)
Accusative (second)	देवरं (devaraṃ)	देवरे (devare)
Instrumental (third)	देवरेन (devarena)	देवरेहि (devarehi) or देवरेभि (devarebhi)
Dative (fourth)	देवरस्स (devarassa) or देवराय (devarāya) or देवरत्थं (devaratthaṃ)	देवरानं (devarānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	देवरस्मा (devarasmā) or देवरम्हा (devaramhā) or देवरा (devarā)	देवरेहि (devarehi) or देवरेभि (devarebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	देवरस्स (devarassa)	देवरानं (devarānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	देवरस्मिं (devarasmiṃ) or देवरम्हि (devaramhi) or देवरे (devare)	देवरेसु (devaresu)
Vocative (calling)	देवर (devara)	देवरा (devarā)

Prakrit

Noun

देवर (devara) m

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

Alternative scripts

• দেৱৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬾᬯᬭ (Balinese script)
• দেবর (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဒေဝရ (Burmese script)
• દેવર (Gujarati script)
• ਦੇਵਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦺꦮꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ದೇವರ (Kannada script)
• ទេវរ (Khmer script)
• ເທວຣ (Lao script)
• ദേവര (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡝᠸᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠧᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଦେଵର (Odia script)
• ꢣꢾꢮꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖨 (Siddham script)
• දෙවර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚤 (Takri script)
• தே³வர (Tamil script)
• దేవర (Telugu script)
• เทวร (Thai script)
• དེ་ཝ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐj.ʋɐ.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

देवर • (devará) stem, m

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of देवर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	देवरः (devaráḥ)	देवरौ (devaráu) देवरा¹ (devarā́¹)	देवराः (devarā́ḥ) देवरासः¹ (devarā́saḥ¹)
accusative	देवरम् (devarám)	देवरौ (devaráu) देवरा¹ (devarā́¹)	देवरान् (devarā́n)
instrumental	देवरेण (devaréṇa)	देवराभ्याम् (devarā́bhyām)	देवरैः (devaráiḥ) देवरेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	देवर (dévara)	देवरौ (dévarau) देवरा¹ (dévarā¹)	देवराः (dévarāḥ) देवरासः¹ (dévarāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Related terms

• देवृ (devṛ́)
• देवन् (deván).

Descendants

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kalasha: diór
  • Kashmiri: درُٛے
• Bengali: দেবর (debor)
• Gujarati: દિયર (diyar)
• Hindi: देवर (devar)
• Marathi: देवर (devar)
• Nepali: देवर (dewar)
• Punjabi: ਦਿਓਰ (diora)
• → Telugu: దేవరుడు (dēvaruḍu)
• Urdu: دیور (devar)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “देवर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 495/3.