ज्वर
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ज्वर (jvara); from the root verb ज्वर् (jvar, “to be feverish”), which in turn is from the root verb ज्वल् (jval, “to burn brightly, blaze, shine”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʋəɾ/, [d͡ʒʋɐɾ]
Noun
ज्वर • (jvar) m (Urdu spelling جور)
- fever (abnormally high body temperature)
- तुम्हारा ज्वर चढ़ गया है। ― tumhārā jvar caṛh gayā hai. ― Your fever has gone up.
- इस रोगी में विषम ज्वर के लक्षण प्रकट हैं।
- is rogī mẽ viṣam jvar ke lakṣaṇ prakaṭ ha͠i.
- This patient is showing symptoms of acute fever
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ज्वर jvar |
ज्वर jvar |
| oblique | ज्वर jvar |
ज्वरों jvarõ |
| vocative | ज्वर jvar |
ज्वरो jvaro |
Synonyms
- बुख़ार (buxār)
Derived terms
- आरक्त ज्वर (ārakt jvar, “scarlet fever”)
- जीर्णज्वर (jīrṇajvar, “chronic fever”)
- ज्वरमय (jvarmay, “feverish, afflicted with fever”)
- परागज ज्वर (parāgaj jvar, “hayfever”)
- पित्तज्वर (pittajvar, “bilious fever”)
- प्रसूतिज्वर (prasūtijvar, “post-delivery fever”)
- मस्तिष्क ज्वर (mastiṣk jvar, “meningitis, brain fever”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ज्वर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “ज्वर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Platts, John T. (1884), “ज्वर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Monier Williams (1899), “ज्वर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 428.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- জ্বৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬚ᭄ᬯᬭ (Balinese script)
- জ্বর (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰿𑰪𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑁆𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဇွရ (Burmese script)
- જ્વર (Gujarati script)
- ਜ੍ਵਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦗ꧀ꦮꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂹𑂫𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಜ್ವರ (Kannada script)
- ជ្វរ (Khmer script)
- ຊ຺ວຣ (Lao script)
- ജ്വര (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᠣᠸᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘿𑘪𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠽᢦᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧠𑧊𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑑂𑐰𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଜ୍ଵର (Odia script)
- ꢙ꣄ꢮꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑇀𑆮𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖿𑖪𑖨 (Siddham script)
- ජ්වර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣 𑪙𑩾𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚶𑚦𑚤 (Takri script)
- ஜ்வர (Tamil script)
- జ్వర (Telugu script)
- ชฺวร (Thai script)
- ཛྭ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑓂𑒫𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑩇𑨭𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root ज्वर् (jvar, “to burn, be feverish”); related to ज्वल् (jval, “to burn, blaze”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑʋɐ.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d͡ʑʋɐ.ɾɐ/
Noun
ज्वर • (jvara) stem, m
- fever, feverish heat
- c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 1.1.92:
- न चाग्निजं भयं किं चिन् नाप्सु मज्जन्ति जन्तवः ।
न वातजं भयं किं चिन् नापि ज्वरकृतं तथा ॥- na cāgnijaṃ bhayaṃ kiṃ cin nāpsu majjanti jantavaḥ.
na vātajaṃ bhayaṃ kiṃ cin nāpi jvarakṛtaṃ tathā. - There is no fear of fire; no beings drown in water;
There is no fear of air, and neither that of fever.
- na cāgnijaṃ bhayaṃ kiṃ cin nāpsu majjanti jantavaḥ.
- न चाग्निजं भयं किं चिन् नाप्सु मज्जन्ति जन्तवः ।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) | ज्वरौ (jvarau) ज्वरा¹ (jvarā¹) |
ज्वराः (jvarāḥ) ज्वरासः¹ (jvarāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | ज्वरम् (jvaram) | ज्वरौ (jvarau) ज्वरा¹ (jvarā¹) |
ज्वरान् (jvarān) |
| instrumental | ज्वरेण (jvareṇa) | ज्वराभ्याम् (jvarābhyām) | ज्वरैः (jvaraiḥ) ज्वरेभिः¹ (jvarebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | ज्वराय (jvarāya) | ज्वराभ्याम् (jvarābhyām) | ज्वरेभ्यः (jvarebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ज्वरात् (jvarāt) | ज्वराभ्याम् (jvarābhyām) | ज्वरेभ्यः (jvarebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ज्वरस्य (jvarasya) | ज्वरयोः (jvarayoḥ) | ज्वराणाम् (jvarāṇām) |
| locative | ज्वरे (jvare) | ज्वरयोः (jvarayoḥ) | ज्वरेषु (jvareṣu) |
| vocative | ज्वर (jvara) | ज्वरौ (jvarau) ज्वरा¹ (jvarā¹) |
ज्वराः (jvarāḥ) ज्वरासः¹ (jvarāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- अज्वर (ajvara)
Descendants
- → Assamese: জ্বৰ (zor)
- → Bengali: জ্বর (jor)
- → Hindi: ज्वर (jvar)
- → Nepali: ज्वरो (jvaro)
- → Gamale Kham: जोरो
- → Kannada: ಜ್ವರ (jvara)
- → Tamil: ஜ்வரம் (jvaram), ஜுரம் (juram)
- → Telugu: జ్వరము (jvaramu)
References
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “ज्वर”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 746
- Monier Williams (1899), “ज्वर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 428, column 1.