वीर

See also: वीर्, विरा, वारि, and वर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वीर (vīrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wiHrás, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋiːɾ/
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Adjective

वीर • (vīr)

1. heroic, brave

Noun

वीर • (vīr) m

1. hero, fighter, one who is brave

Declension

Declension of वीर
	Singular	Plural
Direct	वीर (vīr)	वीर (vīr)
Oblique	वीर (vīr)	वीरों (vīrõ)
Vocative	वीर (vīr)	वीरो (vīro)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wiHrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wiHrás, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀‎ (vīra), Latin vir (“man”), Lithuanian výras, Old Irish fer, Old Norse verr, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂 (wair), Ossetian ир (ir, “Ossetians”), Old English wer (whence English wer).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋiː.ɽɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋiː.ɽɐ/

Noun

वीर • (vīrá) m

1. man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero, chief

   यः तवाः अस्ति वीरः ह वस्यस् अस्ति।

   yáḥ tavā́ḥ ásti vīráḥ ha vásyas ásti.

   The man who is strong is better.

   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
2. hero
3. husband
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
4. male child, son
5. the male of an animal
6. adept
7. heroism
8. actor

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वीर (vīrá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वीरः vīráḥ	वीरौ vīraú	वीराः / वीरासः¹ vīrā́ḥ / vīrā́saḥ¹
Vocative	वीर vī́ra	वीरौ vī́rau	वीराः / वीरासः¹ vī́rāḥ / vī́rāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वीरम् vīrám	वीरौ vīraú	वीरान् vīrā́n
Instrumental	वीरेण vīréṇa	वीराभ्याम् vīrā́bhyām	वीरैः / वीरेभिः¹ vīraíḥ / vīrébhiḥ¹
Dative	वीराय vīrā́ya	वीराभ्याम् vīrā́bhyām	वीरेभ्यः vīrébhyaḥ
Ablative	वीरात् vīrā́t	वीराभ्याम् vīrā́bhyām	वीरेभ्यः vīrébhyaḥ
Genitive	वीरस्य vīrásya	वीरयोः vīráyoḥ	वीराणाम् vīrā́ṇām
Locative	वीरे vīré	वीरयोः vīráyoḥ	वीरेषु vīréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Adjective

वीर • (vīrá)

1. heroic, powerful, strong, excellent, eminent

Descendants

• Pali: vīra
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀭 (vīra)
  • Hindi: बीर (bīr)
• → Hindi: वीर (vīr)
• → Indonesian: wira
• → Javanese: wira
• → Kannada: ವೀರ (vīra)
• → Malay: wira
• → Marathi: वीर (vīr)