𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• devara (Latin script)
• देवर (Devanagari script)
• দেৰর (Bengali script)
• දෙවර (Sinhalese script)
• ဒေဝရ or ၻေဝရ (Burmese script)
• เทวร or เทวะระ (Thai script)
• ᨴᩮᩅᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ເທວຣ or ເທວະຣະ (Lao script)
• ទេវរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄬𑅇𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 m

1. Brahmi script form of devara

Declension

Declension table of "𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁄 (devaro)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸 (devarā)
Accusative (second)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀁 (devaraṃ)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂 (devare)
Instrumental (third)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀦 (devarena)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (devarehi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀪𑀺 (devarebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (devarassa) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀬 (devarāya) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (devaratthaṃ)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀁 (devarānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (devarasmā) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (devaramhā) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸 (devarā)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (devarehi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀪𑀺 (devarebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (devarassa)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀁 (devarānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (devarasmiṃ) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (devaramhi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂 (devare)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (devaresu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸 (devarā)

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀤𑁂𑀅𑀭 (deara), 𑀤𑀺𑀅𑀭 (diara)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr

Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwā́

Sanskrit देवृ (devṛ)

Sanskrit देवर (devara)

Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara)

Inherited from Sanskrit देवर (devara).

Noun

𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara) m (Devanagari देवर)

1. husband's younger brother

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁄 (devaro)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸 (devarā)
Accusative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀁 (devaraṃ)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂 (devare) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸 (devarā)
Instrumental	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀡 (devareṇa) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (devareṇaṃ)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (devarehi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (devarehiṃ)
Dative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀅 (devarāa)	—
Ablative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀑 (devarāo) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀉 (devarāu) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸 (devarā) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (devarāhi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (devarāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (devarassa)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀡 (devarāṇa) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (devarāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (devarammi) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂 (devare)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (devaresu) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (devaresuṃ)
Vocative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara) or 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸 (devarā)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸 (devarā)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: देवर (devar)
    • Urdu: دیوَر (devar)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਦਿਓਰ (diora)

    Shahmukhi script: دیوَر (deyoar)

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Konkani: देर (der)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘟𑘹𑘨 (dera)
    • Marathi: दीर (dīr), देवर (devar)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: દિયર (diyar)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “देवर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 480.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dēvŕ̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 374

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দেৱৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬾᬯᬭ (Balinese script)
• দেবর (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• ဒေဝရ (Burmese script)
• देवर (Devanagari script)
• દેવર (Gujarati script)
• ਦੇਵਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦺꦮꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ದೇವರ (Kannada script)
• ទេវរ (Khmer script)
• ເທວຣ (Lao script)
• ദേവര (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡝᠸᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠧᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଦେଵର (Odia script)
• ꢣꢾꢮꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖨 (Siddham script)
• දෙවර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚤 (Takri script)
• தே³வர (Tamil script)
• దేవర (Telugu script)
• เทวร (Thai script)
• དེ་ཝ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Noun

𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 • (devará) stem, m

1. Brahmi script form of देवर

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devará)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀂 devaráḥ	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁅 / 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸¹ devaraú / devarā́¹	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀂 / 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀂¹ devarā́ḥ / devarā́saḥ¹
Vocative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 dévara	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁅 / 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸¹ dévarau / dévarā¹	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀂 / 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀂¹ dévarāḥ / dévarāsaḥ¹
Accusative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀫𑁆 devarám	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁅 / 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸¹ devaraú / devarā́¹	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀦𑁆 devarā́n
Instrumental	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀡 devaréṇa	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀫𑁆 devarā́bhyām	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁃𑀂 / 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀪𑀺𑀂¹ devaraíḥ / devarébhiḥ¹
Dative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀬 devarā́ya	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀫𑁆 devarā́bhyām	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀂 devarébhyaḥ
Ablative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀢𑁆 devarā́t	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀫𑁆 devarā́bhyām	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀪𑁆𑀬𑀂 devarébhyaḥ
Genitive	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀬 devarásya	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀬𑁄𑀂 devaráyoḥ	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀫𑁆 devarā́ṇām
Locative	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂 devaré	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑀬𑁄𑀂 devaráyoḥ	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭𑁂𑀱𑀼 devaréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic