धीरे

See also: धीर

Hindi

Etymology

From the oblique singular of धीरा (dhīrā, “slow”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱiː.ɾeː/

Adverb

धीरे • (dhīre) (Urdu spelling دھیرے)

1. slowly, sluggishly

   Synonym: धीमे (dhīme)

   मैं बहुत धीरे लिखता हूँ। ― ma͠i bahut dhīre likhtā hū̃. ― I write very slowly.

2. mildly, gently; without making a sound

   Synonyms: आहिस्ता (āhistā), धीमे (dhīme)

   द्वार धीरे से बंद करो। ― dvār dhīre se band karo. ― Close the door gently.

3. gradually

   Synonym: क्रमशः (kramśaḥ)

Derived terms

• धीरे धीरे (dhīre dhīre)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “धीरे”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• dhīre (Latin script)
• 𑀥𑀻𑀭𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• ধীরে (Bengali script)
• ධීරෙ (Sinhalese script)
• ဓီရေ or ဓဳရေ or ꩪီရေ (Burmese script)
• ธีเร (Thai script)
• ᨵᩦᩁᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ຘີເຣ (Lao script)
• ធីរេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄙𑄩𑄢𑄬 (Chakma script)

Adjective form

धीरे

1. Devanagari script form of dhīre, locative singular masculine/neuter and accusative plural masculine and vocative singular feminine of धीर (“firm; wise”)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ধীৰে (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬷᬭᬾ (Balinese script)
• ধীরে (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰱𑰨𑰸 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀻𑀭𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• ဓီရေ (Burmese script)
• ધીરે (Gujarati script)
• ਧੀਰੇ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑍇 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦷꦫꦺ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂲𑂩𑂵 (Kaithi script)
• ಧೀರೇ (Kannada script)
• ធីរេ (Khmer script)
• ຘີເຣ (Lao script)
• ധീരേ (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᡳᡳᡵᡝ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘲𑘨𑘹 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠢᠢᠷᠧ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧓𑧈𑧚 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐷𑐬𑐾 (Newa script)
• ଧୀରେ (Odia script)
• ꢤꢷꢬꢾ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆵𑆫𑆼 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖱𑖨𑖸 (Siddham script)
• ධීරෙ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩑𑩛𑩼𑩔 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚯𑚤𑚲 (Takri script)
• தீ⁴ரே (Tamil script)
• ధీరే (Telugu script)
• ธีเร (Thai script)
• དྷཱི་རེ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒲𑒩𑒹 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨁𑨊𑨫𑨄 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

Adjective

धीरे • (dhīre)

1. locative singular masculine/neuter and vocative singular feminine and nominative/vocative/accusative feminine/neuter dual of धीर (dhīra, “firm”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

धीरे • (dhīre)

1. locative singular masculine/neuter and vocative singular feminine and nominative/vocative/accusative dual feminine/neuter of धीर (dhīra, “wise”)

Etymology 3

Noun

धीरे • (dhīre)

1. locative singular of धीर (dhīra, “ocean”)

Etymology 4

Noun

धीरे • (dhīre)

1. locative singular and nominative/vocative/accusative dual of धीर (dhīra, “saffron”)