ویری
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀺 (vēri), from Sanskrit वैरिन् (vairin). By surface analysis, وَیر (vair, “enmity; hostility”) + ی (y).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʋɛː.ɾiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: وَے‧ری
Noun
وَیری • (vairī) m (female equivalent وَیرَݨ, Gurmukhi spelling ਵੈਰੀ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | وَیری (vairī) | وَیری (vairī) |
| oblique | وَیری (vairī) | وَیرِیاں (vairīyāṉ) |
| vocative | وَیرِیا (vairīyā) | وَیرِیو (vairīv) |
| ablative | وَیرِیوں (vairīvṉ) | — |
| locative | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “وَیری”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012), “ویری”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
- “ਵੈਰੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vairī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press