ज्वर

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit ज्वर (jvára), from the root verb ज्वर् (jvar, to be hot with fever or passion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒʋəɾ/

Noun

ज्वर (jvar) m (Urdu spelling جور)

  1. fever (abnormally high body temperature)
    तुम्हारा ज्वर चढ़ गया है।
    Your fever has gone up.
    इस रोगी में विषम ज्वर के लक्षण प्रकट हैं।
    This patient is showing symptoms of acute fever.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ज्वरमय (jvarmay, feverish, afflicted with fever)
  • जीर्णज्वर (jīrṇajvar, chronic fever)
  • पित्तज्वर (pittajvar, bilious fever)
  • प्रसूतिज्वर (prasūtijvar, post-delivery fever)
  • आरक्त ज्वर (ārakt jvar, scarlet fever)
  • परागज ज्वर (parāgaj jvar, hayfever)
  • मस्तिष्क ज्वर (mastiṣk jvar, meningitis, brain fever)

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), ज्वर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), ज्वर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Platts, John T. (1884), ज्वर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

Sanskrit

Noun

ज्वर (jvará) m

  1. fever, feverish heat (in medicine)

Descendants

Adjective

ज्वर (jvará)

  1. heated, inflamed

References

  • Vaman Shivaram Apte (accessed 09-11-2012), “The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)
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