अझ़दहा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• अज़दहा (azdahā), अझदहा (ajhdahā) (nuqtaless), अजदहा (ajdahā) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اژدها (aždahâ), from Middle Persian ʾcydhʾk' (az(i)dahāg), from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀 (aži.dahāka). Compare Bengali আজদাহা (ajdaha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əʒ.d̪ə.ɦɑː/, [ɐʒ.d̪ɐ.ɦäː], /əz.d̪ə.ɦɑː/, [ɐz.d̪ɐ.ɦäː]

Noun

अझ़दहा • (aźdahā) m (Urdu spelling اژدہا)

1. dragon
2. a very large snake; python; boa

   Synonym: अजगर (ajgar)

Declension

Declension of अझ़दहा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अझ़दहा aźadhā	अझ़दहे aźadhe
oblique	अझ़दहे aźadhe	अझ़दहों aźadhõ
vocative	अझ़दहे aźadhe	अझ़दहो aźadho

References

• अझ़दहा शब्द के अर्थ azhdahaa - Hindi meaning‎^[1], Rekhta Dictionary, 2023
• अझ़दहा‎^[2], Glosbe Hindi-English Dictionary, 2023