As a deity name
Name 398 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
तीव्रा · noun · feminine
षढज स्वर की चार श्रुतियों में से पहली श्रुति · महकारिणी । खुरासानौ अजवायन · राई — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "तीव्रा" is तीव्र + -आ: तीव्र means "Strong, severe, violent, inteuse, fierce, ardent, impetuous", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "तीव्रा" is तीव्र + -आ: तीव्र means "Strong, severe, violent, inteuse, fierce, ardent, impetuous", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Helleborus niger
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tīvrā" is the feminine form of "tīvra" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
tīvrā (ā), f. Helleborus niger, L.
black mustard, L.
basil, L.
gaṇḍa-dūrvā, L.
taradī, L.
tīvra mf(ā)n. (fr. tiv-ra, √ tu) strong, severe, violent, intense, hot, pervading, excessive, ardent, sharp, acute, pungent, horrible, RV. &c.
tīvra m. sharpness, pungency, Pāṇ. ii, 2, 8, Vārtt. 3., Pat.
Alternative readings
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