महावीर
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महावीर (mahāvīra), from महा (mahā) + वीर (vīra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɑː.ʋiːɾ/, [mɐ.ɦäː.ʋiːɾ]
- Rhymes: -iːɾ
Adjective
महावीर • (mahāvīr) (indeclinable)
- (literally) very brave, courageous
Proper noun
महावीर • (mahāvīr) m
- Mahavir, 24th Tirthankara of Jainism in the current avsarpini time cycle
- (Hinduism) an epithet of Hanuman
- an epithet of Gautama Buddha
- Synonyms: बुद्ध (buddh), गौतम बुद्ध (gautam buddh)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | महावीर mahāvīr |
| oblique | महावीर mahāvīr |
| vocative | महावीर mahāvīr |
Noun
महावीर • (mahāvīr) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | महावीर mahāvīr |
महावीर mahāvīr |
| oblique | महावीर mahāvīr |
महावीरों mahāvīrõ |
| vocative | महावीर mahāvīr |
महावीरो mahāvīro |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “महावीर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3854
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “महावीर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 586
Prakrit
Proper noun
महावीर (mahāvīra) m
Declension
| Maharastri declension of महावीर (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | महावीरो (mahāvīro) | महावीरा (mahāvīrā) |
| Accusative | महावीरं (mahāvīraṃ) | महावीरे (mahāvīre) or महावीरा (mahāvīrā) |
| Instrumental | महावीरेण (mahāvīreṇa) or महावीरेणं (mahāvīreṇaṃ) | महावीरेहि (mahāvīrehi) or महावीरेहिं (mahāvīrehiṃ) |
| Dative | महावीराअ (mahāvīrāa) | — |
| Ablative | महावीराओ (mahāvīrāo) or महावीराउ (mahāvīrāu) or महावीरा (mahāvīrā) or महावीराहि (mahāvīrāhi) or महावीराहिंतो (mahāvīrāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | महावीरस्स (mahāvīrassa) | महावीराण (mahāvīrāṇa) or महावीराणं (mahāvīrāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | महावीरम्मि (mahāvīrammi) or महावीरे (mahāvīre) | महावीरेसु (mahāvīresu) or महावीरेसुं (mahāvīresuṃ) |
| Vocative | महावीर (mahāvīra) or महावीरा (mahāvīrā) | महावीरा (mahāvīrā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- মহাৱীৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬳᬵᬯᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
- মহাবীর (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰪𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀯𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- မဟာဝီရ (Burmese script)
- મહાવીર (Gujarati script)
- ਮਹਾਵੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦲꦴꦮꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂫𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಹಾವೀರ (Kannada script)
- មហាវីរ (Khmer script)
- ມຫາວີຣ (Lao script)
- മഹാവീര (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠊ᠠᠸᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘪𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠸᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑧊𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐰𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
- ମହାଵୀର (Odia script)
- ꢪꢲꢵꢮꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆮𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖪𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
- මහාවීර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚦𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
- மஹாவீர (Tamil script)
- మహావీర (Telugu script)
- มหาวีร (Thai script)
- མ་ཧཱ་ཝཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒫𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of महा (mahā́, “great”) + वीर (vīrá, “hero”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.ʋiː.ɾɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.ʋiː.ɾɐ/
Proper noun
म॒हा॒वी॒र • (mahāvīrá) stem, m
- Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara of Jainism in the current avasarpiṇī time cycle.
- an epithet of Hanuman
- Synonym: हनुमत् (hanumat)
- an epithet of Gautam Buddha
- Synonym: बुद्ध (buddha)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | म॒हा॒वी॒रः (mahāvīráḥ) | म॒हा॒वी॒रौ (mahāvīráu) म॒हा॒वी॒रा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
म॒हा॒वी॒राः (mahāvīrā́ḥ) म॒हा॒वी॒रासः॑¹ (mahāvīrā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | म॒हा॒वी॒रम् (mahāvīrám) | म॒हा॒वी॒रौ (mahāvīráu) म॒हा॒वी॒रा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
म॒हा॒वी॒रान् (mahāvīrā́n) |
| instrumental | म॒हा॒वी॒रेण॑ (mahāvīréṇa) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्या॑म् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | म॒हा॒वी॒रैः (mahāvīráiḥ) म॒हा॒वी॒रेभिः॑¹ (mahāvīrébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | म॒हा॒वी॒राय॑ (mahāvīrā́ya) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्या॑म् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | म॒हा॒वी॒रेभ्यः॑ (mahāvīrébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | म॒हा॒वी॒रात् (mahāvīrā́t) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्या॑म् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | म॒हा॒वी॒रेभ्यः॑ (mahāvīrébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | म॒हा॒वी॒रस्य॑ (mahāvīrásya) | म॒हा॒वी॒रयोः॑ (mahāvīráyoḥ) | म॒हा॒वी॒राणा॑म् (mahāvīrā́ṇām) |
| locative | म॒हा॒वी॒रे (mahāvīré) | म॒हा॒वी॒रयोः॑ (mahāvīráyoḥ) | म॒हा॒वी॒रेषु॑ (mahāvīréṣu) |
| vocative | महा॑वीर (máhāvīra) | महा॑वीरौ (máhāvīrau) महा॑वीरा¹ (máhāvīrā¹) |
महा॑वीराः (máhāvīrāḥ) महा॑वीरासः¹ (máhāvīrāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Adjective
महावीर • (mahāvīra) stem
- very brave, courageous
- great
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | म॒हा॒वी॒रः (mahāvīráḥ) | म॒हा॒वी॒रौ (mahāvīráu) म॒हा॒वी॒रा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
म॒हा॒वी॒राः (mahāvīrā́ḥ) म॒हा॒वी॒रासः॑¹ (mahāvīrā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | म॒हा॒वी॒रम् (mahāvīrám) | म॒हा॒वी॒रौ (mahāvīráu) म॒हा॒वी॒रा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
म॒हा॒वी॒रान् (mahāvīrā́n) |
| instrumental | म॒हा॒वी॒रेण॑ (mahāvīréṇa) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्या॑म् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | म॒हा॒वी॒रैः (mahāvīráiḥ) म॒हा॒वी॒रेभिः॑¹ (mahāvīrébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | म॒हा॒वी॒राय॑ (mahāvīrā́ya) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्या॑म् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | म॒हा॒वी॒रेभ्यः॑ (mahāvīrébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | म॒हा॒वी॒रात् (mahāvīrā́t) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्या॑म् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | म॒हा॒वी॒रेभ्यः॑ (mahāvīrébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | म॒हा॒वी॒रस्य॑ (mahāvīrásya) | म॒हा॒वी॒रयोः॑ (mahāvīráyoḥ) | म॒हा॒वी॒राणा॑म् (mahāvīrā́ṇām) |
| locative | म॒हा॒वी॒रे (mahāvīré) | म॒हा॒वी॒रयोः॑ (mahāvīráyoḥ) | म॒हा॒वी॒रेषु॑ (mahāvīréṣu) |
| vocative | महा॑वीर (máhāvīra) | महा॑वीरौ (máhāvīrau) महा॑वीरा¹ (máhāvīrā¹) |
महा॑वीराः (máhāvīrāḥ) महा॑वीरासः¹ (máhāvīrāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | म॒हा॒वी॒रा (mahāvīrā́) | म॒हा॒वी॒रे (mahāvīré) | म॒हा॒वी॒राः (mahāvīrā́ḥ) |
| accusative | म॒हा॒वी॒राम् (mahāvīrā́m) | म॒हा॒वी॒रे (mahāvīré) | म॒हा॒वी॒राः (mahāvīrā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | म॒हा॒वी॒रया॑ (mahāvīráyā) म॒हा॒वी॒रा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्या॑म् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभिः॑ (mahāvīrā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | म॒हा॒वी॒रायै॑ (mahāvīrā́yai) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्या॑म् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्यः॑ (mahāvīrā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | म॒हा॒वी॒रायाः॑ (mahāvīrā́yāḥ) म॒हा॒वी॒रायै॑² (mahāvīrā́yai²) |
म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्या॑म् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्यः॑ (mahāvīrā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | म॒हा॒वी॒रायाः॑ (mahāvīrā́yāḥ) म॒हा॒वी॒रायै॑² (mahāvīrā́yai²) |
म॒हा॒वी॒रयोः॑ (mahāvīráyoḥ) | म॒हा॒वी॒राणा॑म् (mahāvīrā́ṇām) |
| locative | म॒हा॒वी॒राया॑म् (mahāvīrā́yām) | म॒हा॒वी॒रयोः॑ (mahāvīráyoḥ) | म॒हा॒वी॒रासु॑ (mahāvīrā́su) |
| vocative | महा॑वीरे (máhāvīre) | महा॑वीरे (máhāvīre) | महा॑वीराः (máhāvīrāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | म॒हा॒वी॒रम् (mahāvīrám) | म॒हा॒वी॒रे (mahāvīré) | म॒हा॒वी॒राणि॑ (mahāvīrā́ṇi) म॒हा॒वी॒रा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
| accusative | म॒हा॒वी॒रम् (mahāvīrám) | म॒हा॒वी॒रे (mahāvīré) | म॒हा॒वी॒राणि॑ (mahāvīrā́ṇi) म॒हा॒वी॒रा¹ (mahāvīrā́¹) |
| instrumental | म॒हा॒वी॒रेण॑ (mahāvīréṇa) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्या॑म् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | म॒हा॒वी॒रैः (mahāvīráiḥ) म॒हा॒वी॒रेभिः॑¹ (mahāvīrébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | म॒हा॒वी॒राय॑ (mahāvīrā́ya) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्या॑म् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | म॒हा॒वी॒रेभ्यः॑ (mahāvīrébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | म॒हा॒वी॒रात् (mahāvīrā́t) | म॒हा॒वी॒राभ्या॑म् (mahāvīrā́bhyām) | म॒हा॒वी॒रेभ्यः॑ (mahāvīrébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | म॒हा॒वी॒रस्य॑ (mahāvīrásya) | म॒हा॒वी॒रयोः॑ (mahāvīráyoḥ) | म॒हा॒वी॒राणा॑म् (mahāvīrā́ṇām) |
| locative | म॒हा॒वी॒रे (mahāvīré) | म॒हा॒वी॒रयोः॑ (mahāvīráyoḥ) | म॒हा॒वी॒रेषु॑ (mahāvīréṣu) |
| vocative | महा॑वीर (máhāvīra) | महा॑वीरे (máhāvīre) | महा॑वीराणि (máhāvīrāṇi) महा॑वीरा¹ (máhāvīrā¹) |
- ¹Vedic