समृद्ध

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समृद्ध (sámṛddha). By surface analysis, सम्- (sam-) +‎ ऋद्ध (ŕddh). Cognate with Gujarati સમૃદ્ધ (samŕddh), Marathi समृद्ध (samŕddha), and Nepali समृद्ध (samr̥ddha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /səm.ɾɪd̪d̪ʱ/, [sɐ̃m.ɾɪd̪(ː)ʱ]

Adjective

समृद्ध • (samŕddh) (indeclinable)

1. prosperous, thriving

   Synonyms: आबाद (ābād), संपन्न (sampann)

2. affluent, wealthy

   Synonyms: धनी (dhanī), अमीर (amīr), धनवान (dhanvān), आढ्य (āḍhya), धनाढ्य (dhanāḍhya)

3. enriched (as a language)

   हिंदी बहुत ही समृद्ध भाषा है।

   hindī bahut hī samŕddh bhāṣā hai.

   Hindi is a very rich language.

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “समृद्ध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “समृद्ध”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समृद्ध (sámṛddha). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘭𑘦𑘵𑘟𑘿𑘠 (samṛddha). Related to समृद्धी (samŕddhī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səm.ɾud̪.d̪ʱə/

Adjective

समृद्ध • (samŕddha)

1. prosperous
2. well-endowed

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “समृद्ध”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “समृद्ध”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “समृध्द”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समृद्ध (sámṛddha). Cognate with Gujarati સમૃદ્ધ (samŕddh), Hindi समृद्ध (samŕddh), and Marathi समृद्ध (samŕddha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʌmɾid̪̚d̪ʱʌ̤]
• Phonetic Devanagari: सम्रिद्ध

Adjective

समृद्ध • (samr̥ddha)

1. prosperous, thriving, wealthy, happy

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সমৃদ্ধ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬫᬺᬤ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
• সমৃদ্ধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰦𑰴𑰟𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀫𑀾𑀤𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• သမၖဒ္ဓ (Burmese script)
• સમૃદ્ધ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਮ੍ਰਦ੍ਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦩꦽꦢ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂧𑃂𑂠𑂹𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಮೃದ್ಧ (Kannada script)
• សម្ឫទ្ធ (Khmer script)
• ສມ຺ຣິທ຺ຘ (Lao script)
• സമൃദ്ധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᡵᡳᡩᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘦𑘵𑘟𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠷᠢᢑᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧆𑧖𑦿𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐩𑐺𑐡𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
• ସମୃଦ୍ଧ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢪꢺꢣ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆩𑆸𑆢𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖦𑖴𑖟𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
• සමෘද‍්ධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩴𑩙𑩭 𑪙𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚢𑚛𑚶𑚜 (Takri script)
• ஸம்ரித்³த⁴ (Tamil script)
• సమృద్ధ (Telugu script)
• สมฺฤทฺธ (Thai script)
• ས་མྲྀ་དྡྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒧𑒵𑒠𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨢𑨼𑨉𑨛𑩇𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सम्- (sam-) +‎ ऋद्ध (ṛddha), from the root समृध् (samṛdh).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ́.mr̩d.dʱɐ/, [sɐ́.mr̩d̚.dʱɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐˈmr̩d̪.d̪ʱɐ/, [s̪ɐˈmr̩d̪̚.d̪ʱɐ]

Adjective

समृद्ध • (sámṛddha) stem

1. prosperous, flourishing, thriving
2. happy, successful, fortunate
3. rich, wealthy
4. abundant, abounding in
5. fruitful
6. full-grown, increased
7. full, complete, entire, whole

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of समृद्ध (sámṛddha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	समृद्धः sámṛddhaḥ	समृद्धौ / समृद्धा¹ sámṛddhau / sámṛddhā¹	समृद्धाः / समृद्धासः¹ sámṛddhāḥ / sámṛddhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	समृद्ध sámṛddha	समृद्धौ / समृद्धा¹ sámṛddhau / sámṛddhā¹	समृद्धाः / समृद्धासः¹ sámṛddhāḥ / sámṛddhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	समृद्धम् sámṛddham	समृद्धौ / समृद्धा¹ sámṛddhau / sámṛddhā¹	समृद्धान् sámṛddhān
Instrumental	समृद्धेन sámṛddhena	समृद्धाभ्याम् sámṛddhābhyām	समृद्धैः / समृद्धेभिः¹ sámṛddhaiḥ / sámṛddhebhiḥ¹
Dative	समृद्धाय sámṛddhāya	समृद्धाभ्याम् sámṛddhābhyām	समृद्धेभ्यः sámṛddhebhyaḥ
Ablative	समृद्धात् sámṛddhāt	समृद्धाभ्याम् sámṛddhābhyām	समृद्धेभ्यः sámṛddhebhyaḥ
Genitive	समृद्धस्य sámṛddhasya	समृद्धयोः sámṛddhayoḥ	समृद्धानाम् sámṛddhānām
Locative	समृद्धे sámṛddhe	समृद्धयोः sámṛddhayoḥ	समृद्धेषु sámṛddheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of समृद्धा (sámṛddhā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	समृद्धा sámṛddhā	समृद्धे sámṛddhe	समृद्धाः sámṛddhāḥ
Vocative	समृद्धे sámṛddhe	समृद्धे sámṛddhe	समृद्धाः sámṛddhāḥ
Accusative	समृद्धाम् sámṛddhām	समृद्धे sámṛddhe	समृद्धाः sámṛddhāḥ
Instrumental	समृद्धया / समृद्धा¹ sámṛddhayā / sámṛddhā¹	समृद्धाभ्याम् sámṛddhābhyām	समृद्धाभिः sámṛddhābhiḥ
Dative	समृद्धायै sámṛddhāyai	समृद्धाभ्याम् sámṛddhābhyām	समृद्धाभ्यः sámṛddhābhyaḥ
Ablative	समृद्धायाः / समृद्धायै² sámṛddhāyāḥ / sámṛddhāyai²	समृद्धाभ्याम् sámṛddhābhyām	समृद्धाभ्यः sámṛddhābhyaḥ
Genitive	समृद्धायाः / समृद्धायै² sámṛddhāyāḥ / sámṛddhāyai²	समृद्धयोः sámṛddhayoḥ	समृद्धानाम् sámṛddhānām
Locative	समृद्धायाम् sámṛddhāyām	समृद्धयोः sámṛddhayoḥ	समृद्धासु sámṛddhāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of समृद्ध (sámṛddha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	समृद्धम् sámṛddham	समृद्धे sámṛddhe	समृद्धानि / समृद्धा¹ sámṛddhāni / sámṛddhā¹
Vocative	समृद्ध sámṛddha	समृद्धे sámṛddhe	समृद्धानि / समृद्धा¹ sámṛddhāni / sámṛddhā¹
Accusative	समृद्धम् sámṛddham	समृद्धे sámṛddhe	समृद्धानि / समृद्धा¹ sámṛddhāni / sámṛddhā¹
Instrumental	समृद्धेन sámṛddhena	समृद्धाभ्याम् sámṛddhābhyām	समृद्धैः / समृद्धेभिः¹ sámṛddhaiḥ / sámṛddhebhiḥ¹
Dative	समृद्धाय sámṛddhāya	समृद्धाभ्याम् sámṛddhābhyām	समृद्धेभ्यः sámṛddhebhyaḥ
Ablative	समृद्धात् sámṛddhāt	समृद्धाभ्याम् sámṛddhābhyām	समृद्धेभ्यः sámṛddhebhyaḥ
Genitive	समृद्धस्य sámṛddhasya	समृद्धयोः sámṛddhayoḥ	समृद्धानाम् sámṛddhānām
Locative	समृद्धे sámṛddhe	समृद्धयोः sámṛddhayoḥ	समृद्धेषु sámṛddheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: samiddha
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (samiddha)
• → Assamese: সমৃদ্ধ (xomriddho) (learned)
• → Bengali: সমৃদ্ধ (śomriddho) (learned)
• → Gujarati: સમૃદ્ધ (samŕddh) (learned)
• → Hindi: समृद्ध (samŕddh) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಸಮೃದ್ಧ (samṛddha) (learned)
• → Khmer: សំរឹទ្ធ (sɑmrət) (learned)
• → Maithili: (learned)

  Devanagari script: समृद्ध

  Tirhuta script: 𑒮𑒧𑒵𑒠𑓂𑒡

• → Malayalam: സമൃദ്ധം (samr̥ddhaṁ) (learned)
• → Old Marathi: samṛddha (learned)

  Devanagari script: समृद्ध

  Modi script: 𑘭𑘦𑘵𑘟𑘿𑘠

  • Marathi: समृद्ध (samŕddha)
• → Malayalam: സമൃദ്ധം (samr̥ddhaṁ) (learned)
• → Nepali: समृद्ध (samr̥ddha) (learned)
• → Odia: ସମୃଦ୍ଧ (samruddha) (learned)
• → Sinhalese: සමෘද්ධ (samr̥ddha) (learned)
• → Telugu: సమృద్ధము (samr̥ddhamu) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “समृद्ध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1171, column 1.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “समृद्ध”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sámr̥ddha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 765