दिढ़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀠 (diḍha), from Sanskrit दृढ (dṛḍha), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dr̥ẓḍʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰr̥ždʰás (“firm, steadfast”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰr̥ǵʰtós, from *dʰerǵʰ- (“to be firm”). Doublet of दृढ़ (dŕṛh), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪɽʱ/

Adjective

दिढ़ • (diṛh) (Urdu spelling دڑھ)

1. Alternative form of दृढ़ (dŕṛh)

Derived terms

• दिढ़ता (diṛhtā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दिढ़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press