धर्म

Hindi

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold, to support”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱəɾm/, [d̪ʱɐɾm]
• Rhymes: -əɾm

Noun

धर्म • (dharm) m (Urdu spelling دھرم)

1. religion, faith

   हम किसी धर्म का तिरस्कार नहीं करना चाहते।

   ham kisī dharm kā tiraskār nahī̃ karnā cāhte.

   We do not want to disregard any religion.

   धर्म हमारे समाज की रीढ़ है।

   dharm hamāre samāj kī rīṛh hai.

   Religion is the backbone of our society.

   Synonym: मज़हब (mazhab)

2. virtue, righteousness; morality

   हमारा नेता एक धर्म-स्तम्भ है।

   hamārā netā ek dharm-stambh hai.

   Our leader is a pillar of righteousness.

3. duty

   तुम्हारी मृत्यु से पहले, अपना अन्तिम धर्म निभाना पड़ता।

   tumhārī mŕtyu se pahle, apnā antim dharm nibhānā paṛtā.

   Before your death, you must fulfill your duty.

   Synonyms: कर्तव्य (kartavya), फर्ज़ (pharz)

Derived terms

• अधर्म (adharm, “unrighteousness; irreligion”)
• धर्मकार्य (dharmakārya, “religious rite or function”)
• धर्मग्रंथ (dharmagranth, “religious scripture”)
• धर्मतन्त्र (dharmatantra, “theocracy”)
• धर्ममार्ग (dharmamārg, “the path of virtue”)
• धर्मव्रती (dharmavratī, “duty-bound”)
• धार्मिक (dhārmik, “religious”)
• विधर्म (vidharm, “heresy”)

 

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “धर्म”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “धर्म”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma).

Noun

धर्म • (dharma) m

1. religion

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Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma).

Noun

धर्म • (dharma)

1. religion

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Newar

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma).

Noun

धर्म • (dharma)

1. religion

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Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma).

Noun

धर्म • (dharma) m

1. duty
2. dharma

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Sanskrit

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-mos, from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”), whence English firm and throne. Cognate with Latin firmus (“stable, strong”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɐ́ɾ.mɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱɐɾ.mɐ/

Noun

धर्म • (dhárma) stem, m

1. morality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good works
2. that which is established or firm, steadfast decree, statute, ordinance, law
3. usage, practice, customary observance or prescribed conduct, duty
4. right, justice (often as a synonym of punishment)
5. religion, religious merit
6. Law or Justice personified
7. the law or doctrine of Buddhism
8. the ethical precepts of Buddhism
9. the law of Northern Buddhism
10. nature, character, peculiar condition or essential quality, property, mark, peculiarity
11. a particular ceremony
12. sacrifice
13. the ninth mansion
14. Upanishad
15. associating with the virtuous
16. religious abstraction, devotion
17. bow
18. Soma-drinker
19. name of the 15th अर्हत् (arhat) of the present अवसर्पिणी (ava-sarpiṇī)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धर्म (dhárma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धर्मः dhármaḥ	धर्मौ / धर्मा¹ dhármau / dhármā¹	धर्माः / धर्मासः¹ dhármāḥ / dhármāsaḥ¹
Vocative	धर्म dhárma	धर्मौ / धर्मा¹ dhármau / dhármā¹	धर्माः / धर्मासः¹ dhármāḥ / dhármāsaḥ¹
Accusative	धर्मम् dhármam	धर्मौ / धर्मा¹ dhármau / dhármā¹	धर्मान् dhármān
Instrumental	धर्मेण dhármeṇa	धर्माभ्याम् dhármābhyām	धर्मैः / धर्मेभिः¹ dhármaiḥ / dhármebhiḥ¹
Dative	धर्माय dhármāya	धर्माभ्याम् dhármābhyām	धर्मेभ्यः dhármebhyaḥ
Ablative	धर्मात् dhármāt	धर्माभ्याम् dhármābhyām	धर्मेभ्यः dhármebhyaḥ
Genitive	धर्मस्य dhármasya	धर्मयोः dhármayoḥ	धर्माणाम् dhármāṇām
Locative	धर्मे dhárme	धर्मयोः dhármayoḥ	धर्मेषु dhármeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• धर्मन् (dhárman)
• धर्मन् (dharmán)

Descendants

• Balinese: ᬥᬃᬫ (darma, dharma)
• Bengali: ধর্ম (dhôrmô)
• Chinese: 達摩／达摩 (dámó)
• English: dharma
• Gujarati: ધર્મ (dharma)
• Hindi: धर्म (dharm)
• Indonesian: darma, derma
• Japanese: 達磨, ダルマ, ダーマ
• Javanese: ꦝꦂꦩ (dharma)
• Kannada: ಧರ್ಮ (dharma)
• Khmer: ធម៌ (tʰoa)
• Korean: 달마 (dalma)
• Lao: ທຳ (tham)

• Malay: درما (derma)
• Mongolian: дарма (darma)
• Nepali: धर्म (dharma)
• Pali: dhamma
  • Burmese: ဓမ္မ (dhamma.)
• Punjabi: ਧਰਮ (dharam)
• Tamil: தருமம் (tarumam)
• Telugu: ధర్మము (dharmamu)
• Thai: ธรรม (tam)
• Tibetan: ལྷ་ཆོས (lha chos)
• Tocharian B: agradharma

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “धर्म”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0510.