मेधिर
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মেধিৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬾᬥᬶᬭ (Balinese script)
- মেধির (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰸𑰠𑰰𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑁂𑀥𑀺𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- မေဓိရ (Burmese script)
- મેધિર (Gujarati script)
- ਮੇਧਿਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌿𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦺꦣꦶꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂵𑂡𑂱𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೇಧಿರ (Kannada script)
- មេធិរ (Khmer script)
- ເມຘິຣ (Lao script)
- മേധിര (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡝᢡᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘹𑘠𑘱𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠧᢑᠾᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧚𑧀𑧒𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐾𑐢𑐶𑐬 (Newa script)
- ମେଧିର (Odia script)
- ꢪꢾꢤꢶꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆼𑆣𑆴𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖸𑖠𑖰𑖨 (Siddham script)
- මෙධිර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩔𑩮𑩑𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚲𑚜𑚮𑚤 (Takri script)
- மேதி⁴ர (Tamil script)
- మేధిర (Telugu script)
- เมธิร (Thai script)
- མེ་དྷི་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒹𑒡𑒱𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨄𑨜𑨁𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mázdʰHras (influenced by *mazdʰáH), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *manzdʰHrás, from Proto-Indo-European *mens-dʰh₁-ró-s from *ménos (“mind”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬄𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀 (mązdra), Proto-Germanic *mundraz, Proto-Slavic *mǫdrъ.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ́j.dʱi.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /meː.d̪ʱi.ɾɐ/
Adjective
मेधि॑र • (médhira) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मेधि॑रः (médhiraḥ) | मेधि॑रौ (médhirau) मेधि॑रा¹ (médhirā¹) |
मेधि॑राः (médhirāḥ) मेधि॑रासः¹ (médhirāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मेधि॑रम् (médhiram) | मेधि॑रौ (médhirau) मेधि॑रा¹ (médhirā¹) |
मेधि॑रान् (médhirān) |
| instrumental | मेधि॑रेण (médhireṇa) | मेधि॑राभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) | मेधि॑रैः (médhiraiḥ) मेधि॑रेभिः¹ (médhirebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मेधि॑राय (médhirāya) | मेधि॑राभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) | मेधि॑रेभ्यः (médhirebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मेधि॑रात् (médhirāt) | मेधि॑राभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) | मेधि॑रेभ्यः (médhirebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मेधि॑रस्य (médhirasya) | मेधि॑रयोः (médhirayoḥ) | मेधि॑राणाम् (médhirāṇām) |
| locative | मेधि॑रे (médhire) | मेधि॑रयोः (médhirayoḥ) | मेधि॑रेषु (médhireṣu) |
| vocative | मेधि॑र (médhira) | मेधि॑रौ (médhirau) मेधि॑रा¹ (médhirā¹) |
मेधि॑राः (médhirāḥ) मेधि॑रासः¹ (médhirāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मेधि॑रा (médhirā) | मेधि॑रे (médhire) | मेधि॑राः (médhirāḥ) |
| accusative | मेधि॑राम् (médhirām) | मेधि॑रे (médhire) | मेधि॑राः (médhirāḥ) |
| instrumental | मेधि॑रया (médhirayā) मेधि॑रा¹ (médhirā¹) |
मेधि॑राभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) | मेधि॑राभिः (médhirābhiḥ) |
| dative | मेधि॑रायै (médhirāyai) | मेधि॑राभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) | मेधि॑राभ्यः (médhirābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मेधि॑रायाः (médhirāyāḥ) मेधि॑रायै² (médhirāyai²) |
मेधि॑राभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) | मेधि॑राभ्यः (médhirābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मेधि॑रायाः (médhirāyāḥ) मेधि॑रायै² (médhirāyai²) |
मेधि॑रयोः (médhirayoḥ) | मेधि॑राणाम् (médhirāṇām) |
| locative | मेधि॑रायाम् (médhirāyām) | मेधि॑रयोः (médhirayoḥ) | मेधि॑रासु (médhirāsu) |
| vocative | मेधि॑रे (médhire) | मेधि॑रे (médhire) | मेधि॑राः (médhirāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मेधि॑रम् (médhiram) | मेधि॑रे (médhire) | मेधि॑राणि (médhirāṇi) मेधि॑रा¹ (médhirā¹) |
| accusative | मेधि॑रम् (médhiram) | मेधि॑रे (médhire) | मेधि॑राणि (médhirāṇi) मेधि॑रा¹ (médhirā¹) |
| instrumental | मेधि॑रेण (médhireṇa) | मेधि॑राभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) | मेधि॑रैः (médhiraiḥ) मेधि॑रेभिः¹ (médhirebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मेधि॑राय (médhirāya) | मेधि॑राभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) | मेधि॑रेभ्यः (médhirebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मेधि॑रात् (médhirāt) | मेधि॑राभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) | मेधि॑रेभ्यः (médhirebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मेधि॑रस्य (médhirasya) | मेधि॑रयोः (médhirayoḥ) | मेधि॑राणाम् (médhirāṇām) |
| locative | मेधि॑रे (médhire) | मेधि॑रयोः (médhirayoḥ) | मेधि॑रेषु (médhireṣu) |
| vocative | मेधि॑र (médhira) | मेधि॑रे (médhire) | मेधि॑राणि (médhirāṇi) मेधि॑रा¹ (médhirā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 310-1
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*mundra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 376