devara

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• देवर (Devanagari 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)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit देवर (devara). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara), 𑀤𑁂𑀅𑀭 (deara), 𑀤𑀺𑀅𑀭 (diara).

Noun

devara m

1. husband's brother

Declension

Declension table of "devara" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	devaro	devarā
Accusative (second)	devaraṃ	devare
Instrumental (third)	devarena	devarehi or devarebhi
Dative (fourth)	devarassa or devarāya or devaratthaṃ	devarānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	devarasmā or devaramhā or devarā	devarehi or devarebhi
Genitive (sixth)	devarassa	devarānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	devarasmiṃ or devaramhi or devare	devaresu
Vocative (calling)	devara	devarā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “devara”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 330
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dēvŕ̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 374