अर्ह्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂elgʷʰ- (to be worth; value; gain). See अर्हति (arhati) and अर्घ (argha, price, value) for more.[1]

Pronunciation

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Root

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अर्ह् (arh)

  1. to deserve, merit, be worthy of
  2. to have a claim to
  3. to be entitled to (accusative case)
  4. to be allowed to do anything
  5. to be obliged or required to do anything (accusative)
  6. to be worth, counterbalance, to be able
  7. to honor

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “ARH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 124

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