नीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नीर (nīra).

Noun

नीर (nīr) m (Urdu spelling نیر)

  1. neera
  2. (rare) water

Sanskrit

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *nīr.

Pronunciation

Noun

नीर (nīrá) n

  1. water.
  2. juice, liquor.
  3. name of a teacher.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of नीर
Nom. sg. नीरम् (nīram)
Gen. sg. नीरस्य (nīrasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नीरम् (nīram) नीरे (nīre) नीराणि (nīrāṇi)
Vocative नीर (nīra) नीरे (nīre) नीराणि (nīrāṇi)
Accusative नीरम् (nīram) नीरे (nīre) नीराणि (nīrāṇi)
Instrumental नीरेण (nīreṇa) नीराभ्याम् (nīrābhyām) नीरैः (nīraiḥ)
Dative नीराय (nīrāya) नीराभ्याम् (nīrābhyām) नीरेभ्यः (nīrebhyaḥ)
Ablative नीरात् (nīrāt) नीराभ्याम् (nīrābhyām) नीरेभ्यः (nīrebhyaḥ)
Genitive नीरस्य (nīrasya) नीरयोः (nīrayoḥ) नीराणाम् (nīrāṇām)
Locative नीरे (nīre) नीरयोः (nīrayoḥ) नीरेषु (nīreṣu)

Descendants

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 566
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