अर्थ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्थ (ártha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /əɾt̪ʰ/, [ɐɾt̪ʰ]

Noun

अर्थ • (arth) m (Urdu spelling ارتھ)

1. meaning, purport

   इस शब्द के कई अर्थ हैं।

   is śabd ke kaī arth ha͠i.

   This word has several meanings.

2. sense

   अब जाने का कोई अर्थ नहीं है।

   ab jāne kā koī arth nahī̃ hai.

   There is no sense in going now.

3. (in compounds) wealth, prosperity

   चोर करने के अर्थ-दण्ड बहुत ऊँचा है।

   cor karne ke arth-daṇḍ bahut ū̃cā hai.

   The fine (lit. money-penalty) for stealing is very high.

Synonyms

• (meaning) मतलब (matlab)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “अर्थ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्थ (ártha).

Noun

अर्थ • (artha) m

1. meaning, significance
2. intention, aim
3. substance, money, wealth, property

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “अर्थ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अर्थ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्थ (ártha).

Noun

अर्थ • (artha)

1. meaning, purport, sense

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অৰ্থ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬃᬣ (Balinese script)
• অর্থ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰨𑰿𑰞 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀭𑁆𑀣 (Brahmi script)
• အရ်္ထ (Burmese script)
• અર્થ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਰ੍ਥ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦂꦡ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂩𑂹𑂟 (Kaithi script)
• ಅರ್ಥ (Kannada script)
• អថ៌ (Khmer script)
• ອຣ຺ຖ (Lao script)
• അര്ഥ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡵᡨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘨𑘿𑘞 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠷᠲᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧈𑧠𑦾 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐬𑑂𑐠 (Newa script)
• ଅର୍ଥ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢬ꣄ꢢ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆫𑇀𑆡 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖨𑖿𑖞 (Siddham script)
• අර්‍ථ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩼 𑪙𑩬 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚤𑚶𑚚 (Takri script)
• அர்த² (Tamil script)
• అర్థ (Telugu script)
• อรฺถ (Thai script)
• ཨ་རྠ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒩𑓂𑒟 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨫𑩇𑨚 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hártʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hártʰam, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ert-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬀 (ar^əθa).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́ɾ.tʰɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐɾ.t̪ʰɐ/

Noun

अर्थ • (ártha) stem, m or n

1. aim, purpose, meaning
2. advantage
3. profit
4. prosperity
5. interest
6. money, wealth

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अर्थ (ártha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अर्थः árthaḥ	अर्थौ / अर्था¹ árthau / árthā¹	अर्थाः / अर्थासः¹ árthāḥ / árthāsaḥ¹
Vocative	अर्थ ártha	अर्थौ / अर्था¹ árthau / árthā¹	अर्थाः / अर्थासः¹ árthāḥ / árthāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अर्थम् ártham	अर्थौ / अर्था¹ árthau / árthā¹	अर्थान् árthān
Instrumental	अर्थेन árthena	अर्थाभ्याम् árthābhyām	अर्थैः / अर्थेभिः¹ árthaiḥ / árthebhiḥ¹
Dative	अर्थाय árthāya	अर्थाभ्याम् árthābhyām	अर्थेभ्यः árthebhyaḥ
Ablative	अर्थात् árthāt	अर्थाभ्याम् árthābhyām	अर्थेभ्यः árthebhyaḥ
Genitive	अर्थस्य árthasya	अर्थयोः árthayoḥ	अर्थानाम् árthānām
Locative	अर्थे árthe	अर्थयोः árthayoḥ	अर्थेषु ártheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of अर्थ (ártha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अर्थम् ártham	अर्थे árthe	अर्थानि / अर्था¹ árthāni / árthā¹
Vocative	अर्थ ártha	अर्थे árthe	अर्थानि / अर्था¹ árthāni / árthā¹
Accusative	अर्थम् ártham	अर्थे árthe	अर्थानि / अर्था¹ árthāni / árthā¹
Instrumental	अर्थेन árthena	अर्थाभ्याम् árthābhyām	अर्थैः / अर्थेभिः¹ árthaiḥ / árthebhiḥ¹
Dative	अर्थाय árthāya	अर्थाभ्याम् árthābhyām	अर्थेभ्यः árthebhyaḥ
Ablative	अर्थात् árthāt	अर्थाभ्याम् árthābhyām	अर्थेभ्यः árthebhyaḥ
Genitive	अर्थस्य árthasya	अर्थयोः árthayoḥ	अर्थानाम् árthānām
Locative	अर्थे árthe	अर्थयोः árthayoḥ	अर्थेषु ártheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• सिद्धार्थ (siddhārtha)

Descendants

• Pali: attha, aṭṭha
  • → Khmer: អត្ថ (ʼat)
• ,
  • Gujarati: આથ (ātha)
• → Assamese: অৰ্থ (ortho)
• Balinese: ᬅᬃᬣ (arta)
• → Bengali: অর্থ (ôrthô)
• → Gujarati: અર્થ (arth)
• → Hindi: अर्थ (arth)
• → Indonesian: arti, erti, harta
• → Marathi: अर्थ (artha)
• → Nepali: अर्थ (artha)
• ⇒ Telugu: అర్థము (arthamu)

References

• “अ॑र्थ” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 41, column 2.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “अर्थ”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 027
• Monier Williams (1899) “अर्थ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 90, column 2.