ادھیڑ

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀯𑁂𑀟 (*addhaveḍa), from Sanskrit अर्ध (ardha, “half”) +‎ *वेड (veḍa) with the second term possibly related to वेला (velā, “time, occasion”). Cognate with Punjabi ਅਧੇੜ (adheṛ), Gujarati આધેડ (ādheḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ə.d̪ʱeːɽ/
• Rhymes: -eːɽ

Adjective

ادھیڑ • (adheṛ) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling अधेड़)

1. middle-aged

References

• “ادھیڑ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ardhavēḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 30