Hindi

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

• बुख़ार ‎(buxār)

Derived terms

• ज्वरमय ‎(jvara-may, “feverish, afflicted with fever”)
• जीर्णज्वर ‎(jīrṇ-jvar, “chronic fever”)
• पित्तज्वर ‎(pitt-jvar, “bilious fever”)
• प्रसूतिज्वर ‎(prasūti-jvar, “post-delivery fever”)
• आरक्त ज्वर ‎(ārakt-jvar, “scarlet fever”)
• परागज ज्वर ‎(parāgaj-jvar, “hay fever”)
• मस्तिष्क ज्वर ‎(mastiṣhk-jvar, “meningitis, brain fever”)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ज्वर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• ज्वर in Chaturvedi, Mahendra and Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), A practical Hindi-English dictionary (Delhi: National Publishing House)
• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.

Sanskrit

Noun

ज्वर • ‎(jvará) m

1. fever, feverish heat (in medicine)

Descendants

• Telugu: జ్వరము ‎(jvaramu)

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)