देवर

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit देवर (devará), from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr. Cognate with Russian де́верь (déverʹ), Lithuanian dieveris.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪eː.ʋəɾ/, [d̪eː.ʋɐɾ]

Noun

देवर • (devar) m (feminine देवरानी, Urdu spelling دیور)

  1. brother-in-law (husband's brother)

Declension

References

Nepali

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d̪ewʌr]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: देओर्

Noun

देवर • (dewar) m

  1. husband's younger brother; brother-in-law

Declension

Declension of देवर
Singular Plural
nominative देवर [d̪ewʌr] देवरहरू [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾu]
accusative देवरलाई [d̪ewʌrläi] देवरहरूलाई [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative देवरले [d̪ewʌrle] देवरहरूले [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾule]
dative देवरलाई [d̪ewʌrläi] देवरहरूलाई [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾuläi]
ablative देवरबाट [d̪ewʌrbäʈʌ] देवरहरूबाट [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive देवरको [d̪ebʌrko] देवरहरूको [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾuko]
locative देवरमा [d̪ewʌrmä] देवरहरूमा [d̪ebʌrɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

  • देवर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “देवर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Derived from देवृ (devṛ); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (brother in law).

Pronunciation

Noun

देवर • (devará) stem, m

  1. woman's brother-in-law, husband's brother
  2. woman’s partner
    1. husband
    2. lover

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of देवर (devará)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative देवरः
devaráḥ
देवरौ / देवरा¹
devaraú / devarā́¹
देवराः / देवरासः¹
devarā́ḥ / devarā́saḥ¹
Vocative देवर
dévara
देवरौ / देवरा¹
dévarau / dévarā¹
देवराः / देवरासः¹
dévarāḥ / dévarāsaḥ¹
Accusative देवरम्
devarám
देवरौ / देवरा¹
devaraú / devarā́¹
देवरान्
devarā́n
Instrumental देवरेण
devaréṇa
देवराभ्याम्
devarā́bhyām
देवरैः / देवरेभिः¹
devaraíḥ / devarébhiḥ¹
Dative देवराय
devarā́ya
देवराभ्याम्
devarā́bhyām
देवरेभ्यः
devarébhyaḥ
Ablative देवरात्
devarā́t
देवराभ्याम्
devarā́bhyām
देवरेभ्यः
devarébhyaḥ
Genitive देवरस्य
devarásya
देवरयोः
devaráyoḥ
देवराणाम्
devarā́ṇām
Locative देवरे
devaré
देवरयोः
devaráyoḥ
देवरेषु
devaréṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

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