As a deity name
Name 643 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
भीरा · noun · masculine
एक प्रकार का वृक्ष जो मध्य भारत तथा दक्षिण भारत में होता है । इसकी लकड़ियों से शहतीर बनते हैं और इनमें से गोंद, रंग और तेल निकलता है — Śabdasāgara
भीरा · adj
डरपोक । कायर — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "भीरा" is भीर + -आ: भीर means "Hero, &c. = bīr, q.v", 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 "भीरा" is भीरना + -आ: भीरना means "अ॰ [सं॰ भी या हिं॰ भीरु] डरना । भयभीत होना", 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: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "भीरा" is भीर + -आ: भीर means "Hero, &c. = bīr, q.v", 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
intimidating — feminine form of bhīra
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "bhīrā" is the feminine form of "bhīra" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
1. bhīra mfn. (for 2. See p. 759) intimidating, Śiś.
2. bhīra m. pl. (for 1. See p. 758, col. 2) N. of a people, VP. (prob. w.r. for ābhīrā).
Alternative readings
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