તીર

See also: તારા, તારું, તારો, and તેર

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪iɾ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian تیر (tīr). Compare Hindi तीर (tīr).

Noun

તીર • (tīr) n

1. arrow

   Synonym: બાણ (bāṇ)

Alternative forms

• તીરડું (tīrḍũ)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀻𑀭 (tīra), from Sanskrit तीर (tīra).

Noun

તીર • (tīr) n

1. coast, shore, bank

   Synonyms: તટ (taṭ), કિનારો (kināro)

Further reading

• “તીર”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “તીર”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tī́ra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 333