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धीर

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit धीर (dhīra).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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धीर • (dhīr)

  1. steadfast, resolute; bold

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘠𑘲𑘨 (dhīra), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀭 (dhīra), from Sanskrit धीर (dhīra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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धीर • (dhīra) m[1][2][3][4]

  1. encouragement, comfort, or reassurance given to someone in distress or grief
    Synonyms: सांत्वन (sāntvan), दिलासा (dilāsā)
  2. steadfastness, patience, composure, or presence of mind in times of difficulty, danger, or adversity
    Synonyms: संयम (saiyam), सबुरी (saburī), धैर्य (dhairya)

Declension

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Declension of धीर (masc cons-stem)
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
धीर
dhīr
धीर
dhīr
oblique
सामान्यरूप
धीरा
dhīrā
धीरां-
dhīrā̃-
accusative / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
धीराला
dhīrālā
धीरांना
dhīrānnā
ergative धीराने, धीरानं
dhīrāne, dhīrāna
धीरांनी
dhīrānnī
instrumental धीराशी
dhīrāśī
धीरांशी
dhīrāuśī
locative
सप्तमी
धीरात
dhīrāt
धीरांत
dhīrānta
vocative
संबोधन
धीरा
dhīrā
धीरांनो
dhīrānno

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 धीर (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
धीराचा
dhīrācā
धीराचे
dhīrāce
धीराची
dhīrācī
धीराच्या
dhīrācyā
धीराचे, धीराचं
dhīrāce, dhīrāca
धीराची
dhīrācī
धीराच्या
dhīrācyā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
धीरांचा
dhīrāñcā
धीरांचे
dhīrāñce
धीरांची
dhīrāñcī
धीरांच्या
dhīrāñcyā
धीरांचे, धीरांचं
dhīrāñce, dhīrāñca
धीरांची
dhīrāñcī
धीरांच्या
dhīrāñcyā

* 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

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Further reading

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  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “धीर”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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धीर

  1. Devanagari script form of dhīra (“wise; firm”)

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From the root धी (dhī, “to perceive, think”).[1] Later meanings "steady, etc." influenced by the root धृ (dhṛ, “to hold, to be firm”).[2]

Adjective

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धीर॑ • (dhī́ra) stem

  1. intelligent, wise, skillful, clever
    • (Can we date this quote?), The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi) (subsequently translated from Pali to Sanskrit), Appamādavaɡɡa, page 32; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya‎[3], Colombo, 2009:
      8. ප්‍රමාදමප්‍රමාදෙන යදා නුදති පණ‍්ඩිතඃ
      ප්‍රඥාප්‍රසාදමාරුහ්‍ය ත්‍වශොකඃ ශොකිනීං ප්‍රජාම්
      පර්‍වතස‍්ථ ඉව භූමිෂ‍්ඨාන් ධීරො බාලානවෙක්‍ෂතෙ
      8 Pramādamapramādena yadā nudati paṇḍitaḥ
      Prajñāprasādamāruhya tvaśokaḥ śokinīṃ prajām
      Parvatastha iva bhūmiṣṭhān dhīro bālānavekṣate
      8. When the astute dispel negligence by means of diligence,
      having ascended the palace of wisdom, the sorrow-free then behold this generation of sorrow,
      as a wise man on a mountain-top beholds the fools below.
      (literally, “8. When the astute dispel negligence by means of diligence,
      having ascended the palace of wisdom, the sorrow-free then behold this generation of sorrow,
      as a wise man on a mountain-top beholds the fools on the ground.
      ”)
      (Wiktionary translation adapted from translation of the Pali by Ajahn Sujato.)
  2. steady, constant, firm, resolute, brave, energetic, courageous, self-possessed, composed, calm, grave
  3. deep, low, dull (as sound)
  4. gentle, soft
  5. well-conducted, well-bred
Declension
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Masculine a-stem declension of धीर॑
singular dual plural
nominative धीरः॑ (dhī́raḥ) धीरौ॑ (dhī́rau)
धीरा॑¹ (dhī́rā¹)
धीराः॑ (dhī́rāḥ)
धीरा॑सः¹ (dhī́rāsaḥ¹)
accusative धीर॑म् (dhī́ram) धीरौ॑ (dhī́rau)
धीरा॑¹ (dhī́rā¹)
धीरा॑न् (dhī́rān)
instrumental धीरे॑ण (dhī́reṇa) धीरा॑भ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) धीरैः॑ (dhī́raiḥ)
धीरे॑भिः¹ (dhī́rebhiḥ¹)
dative धीरा॑य (dhī́rāya) धीरा॑भ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) धीरे॑भ्यः (dhī́rebhyaḥ)
ablative धीरा॑त् (dhī́rāt) धीरा॑भ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) धीरे॑भ्यः (dhī́rebhyaḥ)
genitive धीर॑स्य (dhī́rasya) धीर॑योः (dhī́rayoḥ) धीरा॑णाम् (dhī́rāṇām)
locative धीरे॑ (dhī́re) धीर॑योः (dhī́rayoḥ) धीरे॑षु (dhī́reṣu)
vocative धीर॑ (dhī́ra) धीरौ॑ (dhī́rau)
धीरा॑¹ (dhī́rā¹)
धीराः॑ (dhī́rāḥ)
धीरा॑सः¹ (dhī́rāsaḥ¹)
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Feminine ā-stem declension of धीरा॑
singular dual plural
nominative धीरा॑ (dhī́rā) धीरे॑ (dhī́re) धीराः॑ (dhī́rāḥ)
accusative धीरा॑म् (dhī́rām) धीरे॑ (dhī́re) धीराः॑ (dhī́rāḥ)
instrumental धीर॑या (dhī́rayā)
धीरा॑¹ (dhī́rā¹)
धीरा॑भ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) धीरा॑भिः (dhī́rābhiḥ)
dative धीरा॑यै (dhī́rāyai) धीरा॑भ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) धीरा॑भ्यः (dhī́rābhyaḥ)
ablative धीरा॑याः (dhī́rāyāḥ)
धीरा॑यै² (dhī́rāyai²)
धीरा॑भ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) धीरा॑भ्यः (dhī́rābhyaḥ)
genitive धीरा॑याः (dhī́rāyāḥ)
धीरा॑यै² (dhī́rāyai²)
धीर॑योः (dhī́rayoḥ) धीरा॑णाम् (dhī́rāṇām)
locative धीरा॑याम् (dhī́rāyām) धीर॑योः (dhī́rayoḥ) धीरा॑सु (dhī́rāsu)
vocative धीरे॑ (dhī́re) धीरे॑ (dhī́re) धीराः॑ (dhī́rāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Feminine ī-stem declension of धी॒री
singular dual plural
nominative धी॒री (dhīrī́) धी॒र्यौ॑ (dhīryàu)
धी॒री¹ (dhīrī́¹)
धी॒र्यः॑ (dhīryàḥ)
धी॒रीः¹ (dhīrī́ḥ¹)
accusative धी॒रीम् (dhīrī́m) धी॒र्यौ॑ (dhīryàu)
धी॒री¹ (dhīrī́¹)
धी॒रीः (dhīrī́ḥ)
instrumental धी॒र्या (dhīryā́) धी॒रीभ्या॑म् (dhīrī́bhyām) धी॒रीभिः॑ (dhīrī́bhiḥ)
dative धी॒र्यै (dhīryái) धी॒रीभ्या॑म् (dhīrī́bhyām) धी॒रीभ्यः॑ (dhīrī́bhyaḥ)
ablative धी॒र्याः (dhīryā́ḥ)
धी॒र्यै² (dhīryái²)
धी॒रीभ्या॑म् (dhīrī́bhyām) धी॒रीभ्यः॑ (dhīrī́bhyaḥ)
genitive धी॒र्याः (dhīryā́ḥ)
धी॒र्यै² (dhīryái²)
धी॒र्योः (dhīryóḥ) धी॒रीणा॑म् (dhīrī́ṇām)
धी॒री॒णाम्³ (dhīrīṇā́m³)
locative धी॒र्याम् (dhīryā́m) धी॒र्योः (dhīryóḥ) धी॒रीषु॑ (dhīrī́ṣu)
vocative धीरि॑ (dhī́ri) धीर्यौ॑ (dhī́ryau)
धीरी॑¹ (dhī́rī¹)
धीर्यः॑ (dhī́ryaḥ)
धीरीः॑¹ (dhī́rīḥ¹)
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  • ²Brāhmaṇas
  • ³Rigvedic
Neuter a-stem declension of धीर॑
singular dual plural
nominative धीर॑म् (dhī́ram) धीरे॑ (dhī́re) धीरा॑णि (dhī́rāṇi)
धीरा॑¹ (dhī́rā¹)
accusative धीर॑म् (dhī́ram) धीरे॑ (dhī́re) धीरा॑णि (dhī́rāṇi)
धीरा॑¹ (dhī́rā¹)
instrumental धीरे॑ण (dhī́reṇa) धीरा॑भ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) धीरैः॑ (dhī́raiḥ)
धीरे॑भिः¹ (dhī́rebhiḥ¹)
dative धीरा॑य (dhī́rāya) धीरा॑भ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) धीरे॑भ्यः (dhī́rebhyaḥ)
ablative धीरा॑त् (dhī́rāt) धीरा॑भ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) धीरे॑भ्यः (dhī́rebhyaḥ)
genitive धीर॑स्य (dhī́rasya) धीर॑योः (dhī́rayoḥ) धीरा॑णाम् (dhī́rāṇām)
locative धीरे॑ (dhī́re) धीर॑योः (dhī́rayoḥ) धीरे॑षु (dhī́reṣu)
vocative धीर॑ (dhī́ra) धीरे॑ (dhī́re) धीरा॑णि (dhī́rāṇi)
धीरा॑¹ (dhī́rā¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Descendants
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  • Punjabi: ਧੀਰਾ (dhīrā)

Etymology 2

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From 'Etymology 1' (the ocean as an image of constancy)?

Noun

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धीर॑ • (dhī́ra) stem, m

  1. the ocean, sea
  2. name of बलि (bali)
Declension
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Masculine a-stem declension of धीर॑
singular dual plural
nominative धीरः॑ (dhī́raḥ) धीरौ॑ (dhī́rau)
धीरा॑¹ (dhī́rā¹)
धीराः॑ (dhī́rāḥ)
धीरा॑सः¹ (dhī́rāsaḥ¹)
accusative धीर॑म् (dhī́ram) धीरौ॑ (dhī́rau)
धीरा॑¹ (dhī́rā¹)
धीरा॑न् (dhī́rān)
instrumental धीरे॑ण (dhī́reṇa) धीरा॑भ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) धीरैः॑ (dhī́raiḥ)
धीरे॑भिः¹ (dhī́rebhiḥ¹)
dative धीरा॑य (dhī́rāya) धीरा॑भ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) धीरे॑भ्यः (dhī́rebhyaḥ)
ablative धीरा॑त् (dhī́rāt) धीरा॑भ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) धीरे॑भ्यः (dhī́rebhyaḥ)
genitive धीर॑स्य (dhī́rasya) धीर॑योः (dhī́rayoḥ) धीरा॑णाम् (dhī́rāṇām)
locative धीरे॑ (dhī́re) धीर॑योः (dhī́rayoḥ) धीरे॑षु (dhī́reṣu)
vocative धीर॑ (dhī́ra) धीरौ॑ (dhī́rau)
धीरा॑¹ (dhī́rā¹)
धीराः॑ (dhī́rāḥ)
धीरा॑सः¹ (dhī́rāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 3

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Noun

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धीर • (dhīra) stem, n

  1. saffron
Declension
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Neuter a-stem declension of धीर
singular dual plural
nominative धीरम् (dhīram) धीरे (dhīre) धीराणि (dhīrāṇi)
धीरा¹ (dhīrā¹)
accusative धीरम् (dhīram) धीरे (dhīre) धीराणि (dhīrāṇi)
धीरा¹ (dhīrā¹)
instrumental धीरेण (dhīreṇa) धीराभ्याम् (dhīrābhyām) धीरैः (dhīraiḥ)
धीरेभिः¹ (dhīrebhiḥ¹)
dative धीराय (dhīrāya) धीराभ्याम् (dhīrābhyām) धीरेभ्यः (dhīrebhyaḥ)
ablative धीरात् (dhīrāt) धीराभ्याम् (dhīrābhyām) धीरेभ्यः (dhīrebhyaḥ)
genitive धीरस्य (dhīrasya) धीरयोः (dhīrayoḥ) धीराणाम् (dhīrāṇām)
locative धीरे (dhīre) धीरयोः (dhīrayoḥ) धीरेषु (dhīreṣu)
vocative धीर (dhīra) धीरे (dhīre) धीराणि (dhīrāṇi)
धीरा¹ (dhīrā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “DHAYI²”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 777
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “dhīra-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 278
  • Monier Williams (1899), “धीर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 517, column 1.
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “dhīra”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.