वीर

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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

Adjective

वीर • (vīr)

  1. heroic, brave

Noun

वीर • (vīr) m

  1. hero, fighter, one who is brave

Declension

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Adjective

वीर

  1. Devanagari script form of vīra

Noun

वीर m

  1. Devanagari script form of vīra

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

Noun

वीर • (vīrá) stem, 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.
  2. hero
  3. husband
  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 / वीरा¹
vīraú / vīrā́¹ 		वीराः / वीरासः¹
vīrā́ḥ / vīrā́saḥ¹
Vocative वीर
vī́ra 		वीरौ / वीरा¹
vī́rau / vī́rā¹ 		वीराः / वीरासः¹
vī́rāḥ / vī́rāsaḥ¹
Accusative वीरम्
vīrám 		वीरौ / वीरा¹
vīraú / vīrā́¹ 		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

Borrowed terms

  • → Hindi: वीर (vīr)
  • → Indonesian: wira
  • → Javanese: wira
  • → Kannada: ವೀರ (vīra)
  • → Malay: wira
  • → Marathi: वीर (vīr)

Descendants

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  • Pali: vīra
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
    • Gujarati: વીર (vīr), વીરૉ (vīrŏ, “brother (from a sister)”)
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References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vīrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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