Bengali

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit धरति (dharati).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dʱɔ.ra/, [ˈd̪ʱɔ.ra]
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  • Rhymes: -ɔra
  • Hyphenation: ধ‧রা

Verb

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ধরা (dhora)

  1. (transitive) to hold
    আমার হাতটা ধরো
    amar hatṭa dhorō.
    Hold my hand.
  2. (transitive) to catch
    এদিকে বলটা এলে কে ধরবে?
    edike bôlṭa ele ke dhôrbe?
    Who's going to catch the ball if it comes this way?
  3. (transitive) to capture, to catch, to apprehend
    চোরদেরকে ধরতে পারিনি।
    corderke dhôrte parini.
    We were unable to catch the thieves.
    আমি মাছ ধরতে পছন্দ করি।
    ami mach dhôrte pôchôndô kôri.
    I like to catch fish.
  4. (transitive) to hold, to be able to contain
    Synonym: আঁটা (ãṭa) (with locative case)
    এই বাটিটা বেশি জল ধরে না।
    ei baṭiṭa beśi jol dhore na.
    This bowl doesn't hold much water.
  5. (transitive) to touch
    এটা ধরবে না কিন্তু।
    eṭa dhôrbe na kintu.
    Don't touch this.
  6. (transitive) to answer (the phone)
    তুই ফোন ধরিস না কেন?
    tui phōn dhoriś na keno?
    Why don't you answer your phone?
  7. to hold (the phone, line, etc.)
    এক সেকেন্ড ফোনটা ধর তো।
    ek śekenḍo phōnṭa dhor tō.
    Hold the phone for a sec.

Conjugation

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Chalita
Sadhu

Derived terms

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Adjective

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ধরা (dhora) (comparative আরও ধরা, superlative সবচেয়ে ধরা)

  1. caught
  2. held