दार्ढ्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दार्ढ्य (dārḍhya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑːɾ.ɖʱjᵊ/, [d̪äːɾ.ɖʱjᵊ]

Noun

दार्ढ्य • (dārḍhya) m (Urdu spelling دارڈھی)

1. firmness, stability
2. strength

Declension

Declension of दार्ढ्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दार्ढ्य dārḍhya	दार्ढ्य dārḍhya
oblique	दार्ढ्य dārḍhya	दार्ढ्यों dārḍhyõ
vocative	दार्ढ्य dārḍhya	दार्ढ्यो dārḍhyo

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दार्ढ्य (dārḍhya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪aɾ.ɖʱjə/

Noun

दार्ढ्य • (dārḍhya) m

1. firmness, solidity, fixedness, stability

Declension

Declension of दार्ढ्य (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	दार्ढ्य dārḍhya
direct plural	दार्ढ्य dārḍhya
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	दार्ढ्य dārḍhya		दार्ढ्य dārḍhya
oblique सामान्यरूप	दार्ढ्या dārḍhyā		दार्ढ्यां- dārḍhyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	दार्ढ्याला dārḍhyālā		दार्ढ्यांना dārḍhyānnā
ergative	दार्ढ्याने, दार्ढ्यानं dārḍhyāne, dārḍhyāna		दार्ढ्यांनी dārḍhyānnī
instrumental	दार्ढ्याशी dārḍhyāśī		दार्ढ्यांशी dārḍhyānśī
locative सप्तमी	दार्ढ्यात dārḍhyāt		दार्ढ्यांत dārḍhyāt
vocative संबोधन	दार्ढ्या dārḍhyā		दार्ढ्यांनो dārḍhyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of दार्ढ्य (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	दार्ढ्याचा dārḍhyāċā	दार्ढ्याचे dārḍhyāċe	दार्ढ्याची dārḍhyācī	दार्ढ्याच्या dārḍhyācā	दार्ढ्याचे, दार्ढ्याचं dārḍhyāċe, dārḍhyāċa	दार्ढ्याची dārḍhyācī	दार्ढ्याच्या dārḍhyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	दार्ढ्यांचा dārḍhyānċā	दार्ढ्यांचे dārḍhyānċe	दार्ढ्यांची dārḍhyāñcī	दार्ढ्यांच्या dārḍhyāncā	दार्ढ्यांचे, दार्ढ्यांचं dārḍhyānċe, dārḍhyānċa	दार्ढ्यांची dārḍhyāñcī	दार्ढ्यांच्या dārḍhyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “दार्ढ्य”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• শ্ৰী (Assamese script)
• ᬰ᭄ᬭᬷ (Balinese script)
• শ্রী (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• ၐြီ (Burmese script)
• श्री (Devanagari script)
• શ્રી (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼੍ਰੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦿꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಶ್ರೀ (Kannada script)
• ឝ្រី (Khmer script)
• ຨ຺ຣີ (Lao script)
• ശ്രീ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡵᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠷᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଶ୍ରୀ (Odia script)
• ꢯ꣄ꢬꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖱 (Siddham script)
• ශ්‍රී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚯 (Takri script)
• ஶ்ரீ (Tamil script)
• శ్రీ (Telugu script)
• ศฺรี (Thai script)
• ཤྲཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of दृढ (dṛḍha). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɑ́ːɾ.ɖʱjɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑːɾ.ɖʱjɐ/

Noun

दार्ढ्य • (dārḍhya) stem, ? (root दृह्)

1. firmness; stability, steadiness; confirmation

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindustani: ḍhāṛas, ḍhāṛhas
    • Hindi: ढाड़स, ढाढ़स
    • Urdu: ڈھاڑَس, ڈھاڑھَس
• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: draḍ, ḍāḍa

    Arabic script: درَڈ, ڈاڈَ

    Devanagari script: द्रड्, डाड

• Eastern:
  • Assamese: ডাৰি (dari)
  • Odia: ଦାଢ଼ (dāṛha)
• Northern:
  • Kumaoni: ढाडस (ḍhāṛas)
  • Nepali: ढाडि (ḍhāḍi)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabic:
    • Lahnda:
      • Northern Hindko: ڈاڈھ (ḍāḍh)
    • Punjabi: ḍāḍh, ḍāḍḍhā

      Gurmukhi script: ਡਾਢ, ਡਾੱਢਾ

      Shahmukhi script: ڈاڈھ, ڈاڈّھا

  • Sindhi: ḍ̠āḍhu, ḍ̠āḍho

    Arabic script: ڏاڍُ, ڏاڍو

    Devanagari script: ॾाढु, ॾाढो

• Southern:
  • Marathi: दाढा (dāḍhā)
  • Sinhalese: දැඩි (dæḍi)

Borrowed terms

• → Bengali: দার্ঢ্য (darḍḍho) (learned)
• → Hindustani: dārḍhya
  • Hindi: दार्ढ्य
  • Urdu: دارْڈھْیَ
• → Kannada: ದಾರ್ಢ್ಯ (dārḍhya) (learned)
• → Malayalam: ദാർഢ്യം (dāṟḍhyaṁ)
• → Marathi: दार्ढ्य (dārḍhya) (learned)
• → Tamil: தார்ட்டியம் (tārṭṭiyam)
• → Telugu: దార్ఢ్యము (dārḍhyamu) (learned)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “दार्ढ्य”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dārḍhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press