दार्ढ्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दार्ढ्य (dārḍhya). Doublet of ढाढ़स (ḍhāṛhas).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) 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)

	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	दार्ढ्य dārḍhya	दार्ढ्य dārḍhya
oblique सामान्यरूप	दार्ढ्या dārḍhyā	दार्ढ्यां- dārḍhyā̃-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	दार्ढ्याला dārḍhyālā	दार्ढ्यांना dārḍhyānnā
ergative	दार्ढ्याने, दार्ढ्यानं dārḍhyāne, dārḍhyāna	दार्ढ्यांनी dārḍhyānnī
instrumental	दार्ढ्याशी dārḍhyāśī	दार्ढ्यांशी dārḍhyāuśī
locative सप्तमी	दार्ढ्यात dārḍhyāt	दार्ढ्यांत dārḍhyānta
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 dārḍhyācā	दार्ढ्याचे dārḍhyāce	दार्ढ्याची dārḍhyācī	दार्ढ्याच्या dārḍhyācyā	दार्ढ्याचे, दार्ढ्याचं dārḍhyāce, dārḍhyāca	दार्ढ्याची dārḍhyācī	दार्ढ्याच्या dārḍhyācyā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	दार्ढ्यांचा dārḍhyāñcā	दार्ढ्यांचे dārḍhyāñce	दार्ढ्यांची dārḍhyāñcī	दार्ढ्यांच्या dārḍhyāñcyā	दार्ढ्यांचे, दार्ढ्यांचं dārḍhyāñce, dārḍhyāñca	दार्ढ्यांची dārḍhyāñcī	दार्ढ्यांच्या dārḍhyāñcyā

^* 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.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• দাৰ্ঢ্য (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬵᬃᬠ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• দার্ঢ্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰛𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀠𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဒါရ်္ဎျ (Burmese script)
• દાર્ઢ્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਦਾਰ੍ਢ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌢𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦴꦂꦞꦾ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂰𑂩𑂹𑂛𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ದಾರ್ಢ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• ទាឍ៌្យ (Khmer script)
• ທາຣ຺ຒ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• ദാര്ഢ്യ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᢟᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘛𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠠᢗᠷᢎᠾᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧑𑧈𑧠𑦻𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐝𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଦାର୍ଢ୍ଯ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢵꢬ꣄ꢟ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆞𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖛𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• දාර්‍ඪ්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩩 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚭𑚤𑚶𑚗𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
• த³ார்ட்⁴ய (Tamil script)
• దార్ఢ్య (Telugu script)
• ทารฺฒฺย (Thai script)
• དཱ་རྜྷྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒜𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨗𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of दृ॒ढ (dṛḍhá) with a -य (-ya) extension.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑːɾ.ɖʱjɐ/

Noun

दार्ढ्य • (dārḍhya) stem, n

1. firmness; stability, steadiness
2. confirmation

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दार्ढ्य

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दार्ढ्यम् (dārḍhyam)	दार्ढ्ये (dārḍhye)	दार्ढ्यानि (dārḍhyāni)
accusative	दार्ढ्यम् (dārḍhyam)	दार्ढ्ये (dārḍhye)	दार्ढ्यानि (dārḍhyāni)
instrumental	दार्ढ्येन (dārḍhyena)	दार्ढ्याभ्याम् (dārḍhyābhyām)	दार्ढ्यैः (dārḍhyaiḥ)
dative	दार्ढ्याय (dārḍhyāya)	दार्ढ्याभ्याम् (dārḍhyābhyām)	दार्ढ्येभ्यः (dārḍhyebhyaḥ)
ablative	दार्ढ्यात् (dārḍhyāt)	दार्ढ्याभ्याम् (dārḍhyābhyām)	दार्ढ्येभ्यः (dārḍhyebhyaḥ)
genitive	दार्ढ्यस्य (dārḍhyasya)	दार्ढ्ययोः (dārḍhyayoḥ)	दार्ढ्यानाम् (dārḍhyānām)
locative	दार्ढ्ये (dārḍhye)	दार्ढ्ययोः (dārḍhyayoḥ)	दार्ढ्येषु (dārḍhyeṣu)
vocative	दार्ढ्य (dārḍhya)	दार्ढ्ये (dārḍhye)	दार्ढ्यानि (dārḍhyāni)

Descendants

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

    Devanagari script: द्रड्, डाड

    Arabic script: درَڈ, ڈاڈَ

• 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

    Devanagari script: ॾाढु, ॾाढो

    Arabic script: ڏاڍُ (ḏāḍhu), ڏاڍو (ḏāḍho)

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

Borrowed terms

• → Bengali: দার্ঢ্য (darḍḍho) (learned)
• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: दार्ढ्य (dārḍhya)

  Urdu: دارْڈھْیَ (dārḍhya)

• → Kannada: ದಾರ್ಢ್ಯ (dārḍhya)
• → Malayalam: ദാർഢ്യം (dāṟḍhyaṁ)
• → Marathi: दार्ढ्य (dārḍhya) (learned)
• → Odia: ଦାର୍ଢ୍ୟ (dārḍhya) (learned)
• → Tamil: தார்ட்டியம் (tārṭṭiyam)
• → Telugu: దార్ఢ్యము (dārḍhyamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “दार्ढ्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 476, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dā́rḍhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 361
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “dārḍhya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.