देवर

Hindi

Etymology

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

Noun

देवर • (devar) m (Urdu spelling دیور‎)

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

Declension
Declension of देवर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct देवर
devar		 देवर
devar
oblique देवर
devar		 देवरों
devarõ
vocative देवर
devar		 देवरो
devaro

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
Alternative scripts
  • ᬤᬾᬯᬭ (Balinese script)
  • দেৱৰ (Assamese script)
  • দেবর (Bengali script)
  • 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌰 (Grantha script)
  • દેવર (Gujarati script)
  • ਦੇਵਰ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦢꦺꦮꦫ (Javanese script)
  • ទេវរ (Khmer script)
  • ದೇವರ (Kannada script)
  • ເທວຣ (Lao script)
  • ദേവര (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘨 (Modi script)
  • ᢑᠧᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • ᡩᡝᠸᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
  • ဒေဝရ (Burmese script)
  • 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐬 (Newa script)
  • ଦେଵର (Oriya script)
  • ꢣꢾꢮꢬ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆫 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖨 (Siddham script)
  • දේවර (Sinhalese script)
  • దేవర (Telugu script)
  • เทวร (Thai script)
  • དེ་ཝ་ར (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒩 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

देवर • (devará) 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
devaraú		 देवराः / देवरासः¹
devarā́ḥ / devarā́saḥ¹
Vocative देवर
dévara		 देवरौ
dévarau		 देवराः / देवरासः¹
dévarāḥ / dévarāsaḥ¹
Accusative देवरम्
devarám		 देवरौ
devaraú		 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
Descendants

References
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