As a Hindi name
जीर · noun · masculine
जीरा · फूल का जीरा । केसर · खडग् । तलवार — Śabdasāgara
जीर · adj
क्षिप्र । तेज । जल्दी चलनेवाला — Śabdasāgara
जीर
cummin seed
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit जीरण — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sanskrit जीरण (jīraṇa). Cognate to Dhivehi ދިރި (diri) and Sinhalese දුරු (duru)” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
jīraṇa m. = jir˚, cumin-seed, L.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
quick movement (of the Soma stones)
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
1. jīra mf(ā)n. (√ jinv, Uṇ.), quick, speedy, active, RV. (Naigh. ii, 15)
driving (with gen.), RV. i, 48, 3 (cf. go-)
jīra m. quick movement (of the Soma stones), v, 31, 12
a sword, L.
2. jīra m. (√ jṝ) = ˚raṇa, L.
Alternative readings
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