दवर

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • दोरक (doraka)[1]

Etymology

    Unknown.[2] Possibly a Sanskritization of Prakrit 𑀤𑀯𑀭 (davara), 𑀤𑁄𑀭 (dora), 𑀟𑁄𑀭 (ḍora), but the existence of the exact Prakrit form davara makes it possible that this term is original.[3] Compare दा (, to bind, root).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    दवर • (davara) stemm [4][5]

    1. string

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of दवर
    singular dual plural
    nominative दवरः (davaraḥ) दवरौ (davarau) दवराः (davarāḥ)
    accusative दवरम् (davaram) दवरौ (davarau) दवरान् (davarān)
    instrumental दवरेण (davareṇa) दवराभ्याम् (davarābhyām) दवरैः (davaraiḥ)
    dative दवराय (davarāya) दवराभ्याम् (davarābhyām) दवरेभ्यः (davarebhyaḥ)
    ablative दवरात् (davarāt) दवराभ्याम् (davarābhyām) दवरेभ्यः (davarebhyaḥ)
    genitive दवरस्य (davarasya) दवरयोः (davarayoḥ) दवराणाम् (davarāṇām)
    locative दवरे (davare) दवरयोः (davarayoḥ) दवरेषु (davareṣu)
    vocative दवर (davara) दवरौ (davarau) दवराः (davarāḥ)

    Derived terms

    • दवरक (davaraka)

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “doraka-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 270
    2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “davara-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 263
    3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963), “davaraḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[3] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 25
    4. ^ Monier Williams (1899), “दवर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 471.
    5. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “davara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 356