ویری

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀺 (vēri), from Sanskrit वैरिन् (vairin). By surface analysis, وَیر (vair, “enmity; hostility”) +‎ ی (y).

Cognates

Cognates include Saraiki ویری (verī), Sindhi ويري (verī) and Gujarati વૈરી (vairī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋɛː.ɾiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: وَے‧ری

Noun

وَیری • (vairī) m (feminine وَیرَݨ, Gurmukhi spelling ਵੈਰੀ)

1. enemy; foe; adversary

   Synonym: دُشْمَݨ (duśmaṇ)

Declension

Declension of ویری
dir. sg.	وَیری (vairī)
dir. pl.	وَیری (vairī)
	singular	plural
direct	وَیری (vairī)	وَیری (vairī)
oblique	وَیری (vairī)	وَیرِیاں (vairīyāṉ)
vocative	وَیرِیا (vairīyā)	وَیرِیو (vairīv)
ablative	وَیرِیوں (vairīvṉ)	وَیرِیاں (vairīyāṉ)
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وَیری”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ویری”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਵੈਰੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vairī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press