वीर

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)

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