तीर

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪iːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit तीर (tīra).

Noun

तीर • (tīr) m (Urdu spelling تیر)

  1. shore
  2. bank
  3. margin
  4. brink
  5. edge
Declension
Declension of तीर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct तीर
tīr		 तीर
tīr
oblique तीर
tīr		 तीरों
tīrõ
vocative तीर
tīr		 तीरो
tīro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian تیر (tīr).

Proper noun

तीर • (tīr) f (Urdu spelling تیر)

  1. Tir (fourth solar month of the Persian calendar)
  2. Mercury (planet)
Declension
Declension of तीर (sg-only fem cons-stem)
singular
direct तीर
tīr
oblique तीर
tīr
vocative तीर
tīr

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Classical Persian تیر (tīr), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭲𐭩𐭠 (ḥtyʾ) / HTYA / tgl (tigr, tīr, “arrow”). Compare Bengali তীর (tir), Gujarati તીર (tīr), Marathi तीर (tīr), Nepali तीर (tīra), Punjabi ਤੀਰ (tīr), Rajasthani तीर.

Noun

तीर • (tīr) m (Urdu spelling تیر)

  1. arrow
    Synonym: बाण (bāṇ)
  2. beam
  3. pole
Declension
Declension of तीर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct तीर
tīr		 तीर
tīr
oblique तीर
tīr		 तीरों
tīrõ
vocative तीर
tīr		 तीरो
tīro

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تیر (tīr).

Noun

तीर • (tīr) ?

  1. arrow

Nepali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t̪iɾʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: तिर्

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit तीर (tīra)[1].

Noun

तीर • (tīra)

  1. bank; edge of a river
    Synonym: किनार (kinār)
  2. shore, beach
    Synonym: तट (taṭ)
Declension
Declension of तीर
Singular Plural
nominative तीर [t̪ir] तीरहरू [t̪irɦʌɾu]
accusative तीरलाई [t̪irläi] तीरहरूलाई [t̪irɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative तीरले [t̪irle] तीरहरूले [t̪irɦʌɾule]
dative तीरलाई [t̪irläi] तीरहरूलाई [t̪irɦʌɾuläi]
ablative तीरबाट [t̪irbäʈʌ] तीरहरूबाट [t̪irɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive तीरको [t̪irko] तीरहरूको [t̪irɦʌɾuko]
locative तीरमा [t̪irmä] तीरहरूमा [t̪irɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Etymology 2

From Classical Persian تیر (tīr)[2].

Noun

तीर • (tīra)

  1. arrow
    Synonyms: बाण (bāṇ), काँड (kā̃ḍ)
Declension
Declension of तीर
Singular Plural
nominative तीर [t̪ir] तीरहरू [t̪irɦʌɾu]
accusative तीरलाई [t̪irläi] तीरहरूलाई [t̪irɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative तीरले [t̪irle] तीरहरूले [t̪irɦʌɾule]
dative तीरलाई [t̪irläi] तीरहरूलाई [t̪irɦʌɾuläi]
ablative तीरबाट [t̪irbäʈʌ] तीरहरूबाट [t̪irɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive तीरको [t̪irko] तीरहरूको [t̪irɦʌɾuko]
locative तीरमा [t̪irmä] तीरहरूमा [t̪irɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References
  1. “तीर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  2. “तीर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • tīra (Latin script)
  • 𑀢𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • তীর (Bengali script)
  • තීර (Sinhalese script)
  • တီရ or တဳရ (Burmese script)
  • ตีร or ตีระ (Thai script)
  • ᨲᩦᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຕີຣ or ຕີຣະ (Lao script)
  • តីរ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄖𑄩𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

तीर n

  1. Devanagari script form of tīra (“shore”)

Declension
Declension table of "तीर" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)तीरं (tīraṃ)तीरानि (tīrāni)
Accusative (second)तीरं (tīraṃ)तीरानि (tīrāni)
Instrumental (third)तीरेन (tīrena)तीरेहि (tīrehi) or तीरेभि (tīrebhi)
Dative (fourth)तीरस्स (tīrassa) or तीराय (tīrāya) or तीरत्थं (tīratthaṃ)तीरानं (tīrānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)तीरस्मा (tīrasmā) or तीरम्हा (tīramhā) or तीरा (tīrā)तीरेहि (tīrehi) or तीरेभि (tīrebhi)
Genitive (sixth)तीरस्स (tīrassa)तीरानं (tīrānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)तीरस्मिं (tīrasmiṃ) or तीरम्हि (tīramhi) or तीरे (tīre)तीरेसु (tīresu)
Vocative (calling)तीर (tīra)तीरानि (tīrāni)

Rajasthani

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit तीर (tīra).

Noun

तीर (tīr) ?

  1. shore
  2. bank

Etymology 2

From Classical Persian تیر (tīr).

Noun

तीर (tīr) ?

  1. arrow

References
  • Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 155. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • তীৰ (Assamese script)
  • ᬢᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
  • তীর (Bengali script)
  • 𑰝𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀢𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • တီရ (Burmese script)
  • તીર (Gujarati script)
  • ਤੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌤𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
  • ꦠꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂞𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
  • ತೀರ (Kannada script)
  • តីរ (Khmer script)
  • ຕີຣ (Lao script)
  • തീര (Malayalam script)
  • ᢠᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘝𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
  • ᢐᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦽𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐟𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
  • ତୀର (Odia script)
  • ꢡꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆠𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖝𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
  • තීර (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩫𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚙𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
  • தீர (Tamil script)
  • తీర (Telugu script)
  • ตีร (Thai script)
  • ཏཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒞𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨙𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From a derivative of the root तॄ (tṝ, “to pass”).[1]

Or, according to Ferdinand Kittel, a "purely Dravidian word"; compare Malayalam തീരം (tīraṁ).[2]

Noun

तीर • (tīra) stem, n

  1. beach, shore
  2. bank of a water body
  3. the brim of a vessel
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of तीर (tīra)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative तीरम्
tīram		 तीरे
tīre		 तीराणि / तीरा¹
tīrāṇi / tīrā¹
Vocative तीर
tīra		 तीरे
tīre		 तीराणि / तीरा¹
tīrāṇi / tīrā¹
Accusative तीरम्
tīram		 तीरे
tīre		 तीराणि / तीरा¹
tīrāṇi / tīrā¹
Instrumental तीरेण
tīreṇa		 तीराभ्याम्
tīrābhyām		 तीरैः / तीरेभिः¹
tīraiḥ / tīrebhiḥ¹
Dative तीराय
tīrāya		 तीराभ्याम्
tīrābhyām		 तीरेभ्यः
tīrebhyaḥ
Ablative तीरात्
tīrāt		 तीराभ्याम्
tīrābhyām		 तीरेभ्यः
tīrebhyaḥ
Genitive तीरस्य
tīrasya		 तीरयोः
tīrayoḥ		 तीराणाम्
tīrāṇām
Locative तीरे
tīre		 तीरयोः
tīrayoḥ		 तीरेषु
tīreṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Descendants
  • Rajasthani: तीर (tīr)
  • Bengali: তীর (tir)
  • Telugu: తీరము (tīramu) / తీరం (tīraṁ)

Etymology 2

Probably a clipping of कस्तीर (kastīra, “tin”).[3]

Noun

तीर • (tīra) stem, m

  1. tin
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of तीर (tīra)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative तीरः
tīraḥ		 तीरौ / तीरा¹
tīrau / tīrā¹		 तीराः / तीरासः¹
tīrāḥ / tīrāsaḥ¹
Vocative तीर
tīra		 तीरौ / तीरा¹
tīrau / tīrā¹		 तीराः / तीरासः¹
tīrāḥ / tīrāsaḥ¹
Accusative तीरम्
tīram		 तीरौ / तीरा¹
tīrau / tīrā¹		 तीरान्
tīrān
Instrumental तीरेण
tīreṇa		 तीराभ्याम्
tīrābhyām		 तीरैः / तीरेभिः¹
tīraiḥ / tīrebhiḥ¹
Dative तीराय
tīrāya		 तीराभ्याम्
tīrābhyām		 तीरेभ्यः
tīrebhyaḥ
Ablative तीरात्
tīrāt		 तीराभ्याम्
tīrābhyām		 तीरेभ्यः
tīrebhyaḥ
Genitive तीरस्य
tīrasya		 तीरयोः
tīrayoḥ		 तीराणाम्
tīrāṇām
Locative तीरे
tīre		 तीरयोः
tīrayoḥ		 तीरेषु
tīreṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

तीर • (tīra) stem, n

  1. a kind of arrow

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 649-50
  2. Kittel, F. (1894). A Kannada-English Dictionary. India: Basel mission book and tract depository, p. XXVII
  3. Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 247
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