दम भर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪əm bʱəɾ/, [d̪ɐ̃m‿bʱɐɾ]

Etymology 1

Literally, “for a breath”.

Adverb

दम भर • (dam bhar)

1. for a moment

   उच्च आत्माओं के लिए दम भर भी चैन नहीं ― ucc ātmāõ ke lie dam bhar bhī cain nahī̃ ― for the high souled ones, not a moment of peace

Etymology 2

Literally, “(by) filling or having filled the breath”.

Adverb

दम भर • (dam bhar)

1. by full force
2. to the fullest

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press