धरा

See also: धर, धरे, धरी, धरीं, धार, धारा, धारी, and -धारी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱə.ɾɑː/, [d̪ʱɐ.ɾäː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit धरा (dharā).

Noun

धरा • (dharā) f

1. the earth

   Synonyms: पृथ्वी (pŕthvī), ज़मीन (zamīn), धरती (dhartī), भूमि (bhūmi)

2. the world

   Synonyms: संसार (sansār), जगत् (jagat), दुनिया (duniyā), विश्व (viśva)

Declension

Declension of धरा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धरा dharā	धराएँ dharāẽ
oblique	धरा dharā	धराओं dharāõ
vocative	धरा dharā	धराओ dharāo

Derived terms

• धरातल (dharātal)
• धराशायी (dharāśāyī)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

धरा • (dharā)

1. inflection of धरना (dharnā):
   1. direct masculine singular perfective participle
   2. masculine singular perfect indicative

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• ধরা (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဓရာ (Burmese script)
• ધરા (Gujarati script)
• ਧਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಧರಾ (Kannada script)
• ធរា (Khmer script)
• ຘຣາ (Lao script)
• ധരാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠠᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଧରା (Odia script)
• ꢤꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ධරා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• த⁴ரா (Tamil script)
• ధరా (Telugu script)
• ธรา (Thai script)
• དྷ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɐ.ɾɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱɐ.ɾɑː/

Noun

धरा • (dharā) stem, ?

1. ground, earth, land
2. vein
3. Marrow.
4. The womb or uterus.
5. A mass of gold or other valuables given as a present to Brāhmaṇas.

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “धरा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]