धीर
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit धीर (dhīra).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]धीर • (dhīr)
References
[edit]- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “धीर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- “धीर”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धीर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “धीर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
Adjective
[edit]धीर
- Devanagari script form of dhīra (“wise; firm”)
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "धीर" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | धीरो (dhīro) | धीरा (dhīrā) |
| Accusative (second) | धीरं (dhīraṃ) | धीरे (dhīre) |
| Instrumental (third) | धीरेन (dhīrena) | धीरेहि (dhīrehi) or धीरेभि (dhīrebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | धीरस्स (dhīrassa) or धीराय (dhīrāya) or धीरत्थं (dhīratthaṃ) | धीरानं (dhīrānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | धीरस्मा (dhīrasmā) or धीरम्हा (dhīramhā) or धीरा (dhīrā) | धीरेहि (dhīrehi) or धीरेभि (dhīrebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | धीरस्स (dhīrassa) | धीरानं (dhīrānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | धीरस्मिं (dhīrasmiṃ) or धीरम्हि (dhīramhi) or धीरे (dhīre) | धीरेसु (dhīresu) |
| Vocative (calling) | धीर (dhīra) | धीरा (dhīrā) |
Declension table of "धीरा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | धीरा (dhīrā) | धीरायो (dhīrāyo) or धीरा (dhīrā) |
| Accusative (second) | धीरं (dhīraṃ) | धीरायो (dhīrāyo) or धीरा (dhīrā) |
| Instrumental (third) | धीराय (dhīrāya) | धीराहि (dhīrāhi) or धीराभि (dhīrābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | धीराय (dhīrāya) | धीरानं (dhīrānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | धीराय (dhīrāya) | धीराहि (dhīrāhi) or धीराभि (dhīrābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | धीराय (dhīrāya) | धीरानं (dhīrānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | धीराय (dhīrāya) or धीरायं (dhīrāyaṃ) | धीरासु (dhīrāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | धीरे (dhīre) | धीरायो (dhīrāyo) or धीरा (dhīrā) |
Declension table of "धीर" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | धीरं (dhīraṃ) | धीरानि (dhīrāni) |
| Accusative (second) | धीरं (dhīraṃ) | धीरानि (dhīrāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | धीरेन (dhīrena) | धीरेहि (dhīrehi) or धीरेभि (dhīrebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | धीरस्स (dhīrassa) or धीराय (dhīrāya) or धीरत्थं (dhīratthaṃ) | धीरानं (dhīrānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | धीरस्मा (dhīrasmā) or धीरम्हा (dhīramhā) or धीरा (dhīrā) | धीरेहि (dhīrehi) or धीरेभि (dhīrebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | धीरस्स (dhīrassa) | धीरानं (dhīrānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | धीरस्मिं (dhīrasmiṃ) or धीरम्हि (dhīramhi) or धीरे (dhīre) | धीरेसु (dhīresu) |
| Vocative (calling) | धीर (dhīra) | धीरानि (dhīrāni) |
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- ধীৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬥᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
- ধীর (Bengali script)
- 𑰠𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀥𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဓီရ (Burmese script)
- ધીર (Gujarati script)
- ਧੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌧𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦣꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂡𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಧೀರ (Kannada script)
- ធីរ (Khmer script)
- ຘີຣ (Lao script)
- ധീര (Malayalam script)
- ᢡᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘠𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠾᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧀𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐢𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଧୀର (Odia script)
- ꢤꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆣𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖠𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
- ධීර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩮𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚜𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
- தீ⁴ர (Tamil script)
- ధీర (Telugu script)
- ธีร (Thai script)
- དྷཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒡𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨜𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From the root धी (dhī, “to perceive, think”).[1] Later meanings "steady, etc." influenced by the root धृ (dhṛ, “to hold, to be firm”).[2]
Adjective
[edit]धीर • (dhī́ra) stem
- intelligent, wise, skillful, clever
- (Can we date this quote?), The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi) (subsequently translated from Pali to Sanskrit), Appamādavaɡɡa, page 32; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya[3], Colombo, 2009:
- 8. ප්රමාදමප්රමාදෙන යදා නුදති පණ්ඩිතඃ
ප්රඥාප්රසාදමාරුහ්ය ත්වශොකඃ ශොකිනීං ප්රජාම්
පර්වතස්ථ ඉව භූමිෂ්ඨාන් ධීරො බාලානවෙක්ෂතෙ- 8 Pramādamapramādena yadā nudati paṇḍitaḥ
Prajñāprasādamāruhya tvaśokaḥ śokinīṃ prajām
Parvatastha iva bhūmiṣṭhān dhīro bālānavekṣate - 8. When the astute dispel negligence by means of diligence,
having ascended the palace of wisdom, the sorrow-free then behold this generation of sorrow,
as a wise man on a mountain-top beholds the fools below. - (literally, “8. When the astute dispel negligence by means of diligence,
having ascended the palace of wisdom, the sorrow-free then behold this generation of sorrow,
as a wise man on a mountain-top beholds the fools on the ground.”)
- 8 Pramādamapramādena yadā nudati paṇḍitaḥ
- steady, constant, firm, resolute, brave, energetic, courageous, self-possessed, composed, calm, grave
- deep, low, dull (as sound)
- gentle, soft
- well-conducted, well-bred
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धीरः (dhī́raḥ) | धीरौ (dhī́rau) धीरा¹ (dhī́rā¹) |
धीराः (dhī́rāḥ) धीरासः¹ (dhī́rāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | धीरम् (dhī́ram) | धीरौ (dhī́rau) धीरा¹ (dhī́rā¹) |
धीरान् (dhī́rān) |
| instrumental | धीरेण (dhī́reṇa) | धीराभ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) | धीरैः (dhī́raiḥ) धीरेभिः¹ (dhī́rebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | धीराय (dhī́rāya) | धीराभ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) | धीरेभ्यः (dhī́rebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धीरात् (dhī́rāt) | धीराभ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) | धीरेभ्यः (dhī́rebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धीरस्य (dhī́rasya) | धीरयोः (dhī́rayoḥ) | धीराणाम् (dhī́rāṇām) |
| locative | धीरे (dhī́re) | धीरयोः (dhī́rayoḥ) | धीरेषु (dhī́reṣu) |
| vocative | धीर (dhī́ra) | धीरौ (dhī́rau) धीरा¹ (dhī́rā¹) |
धीराः (dhī́rāḥ) धीरासः¹ (dhī́rāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धीरा (dhī́rā) | धीरे (dhī́re) | धीराः (dhī́rāḥ) |
| accusative | धीराम् (dhī́rām) | धीरे (dhī́re) | धीराः (dhī́rāḥ) |
| instrumental | धीरया (dhī́rayā) धीरा¹ (dhī́rā¹) |
धीराभ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) | धीराभिः (dhī́rābhiḥ) |
| dative | धीरायै (dhī́rāyai) | धीराभ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) | धीराभ्यः (dhī́rābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धीरायाः (dhī́rāyāḥ) धीरायै² (dhī́rāyai²) |
धीराभ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) | धीराभ्यः (dhī́rābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धीरायाः (dhī́rāyāḥ) धीरायै² (dhī́rāyai²) |
धीरयोः (dhī́rayoḥ) | धीराणाम् (dhī́rāṇām) |
| locative | धीरायाम् (dhī́rāyām) | धीरयोः (dhī́rayoḥ) | धीरासु (dhī́rāsu) |
| vocative | धीरे (dhī́re) | धीरे (dhī́re) | धीराः (dhī́rāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धीरी (dhīrī́) | धीर्यौ (dhīryaù) धीरी¹ (dhīrī́¹) |
धीर्यः (dhīryàḥ) धीरीः¹ (dhīrī́ḥ¹) |
| accusative | धीरीम् (dhīrī́m) | धीर्यौ (dhīryaù) धीरी¹ (dhīrī́¹) |
धीरीः (dhīrī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | धीर्या (dhīryā́) | धीरीभ्याम् (dhīrī́bhyām) | धीरीभिः (dhīrī́bhiḥ) |
| dative | धीर्यै (dhīryaí) | धीरीभ्याम् (dhīrī́bhyām) | धीरीभ्यः (dhīrī́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धीर्याः (dhīryā́ḥ) धीर्यै² (dhīryaí²) |
धीरीभ्याम् (dhīrī́bhyām) | धीरीभ्यः (dhīrī́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धीर्याः (dhīryā́ḥ) धीर्यै² (dhīryaí²) |
धीर्योः (dhīryóḥ) | धीरीणाम् (dhīrī́ṇām) |
| locative | धीर्याम् (dhīryā́m) | धीर्योः (dhīryóḥ) | धीरीषु (dhīrī́ṣu) |
| vocative | धीरि (dhī́ri) | धीर्यौ (dhī́ryau) धीरी¹ (dhī́rī¹) |
धीर्यः (dhī́ryaḥ) धीरीः¹ (dhī́rīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धीरम् (dhī́ram) | धीरे (dhī́re) | धीराणि (dhī́rāṇi) धीरा¹ (dhī́rā¹) |
| accusative | धीरम् (dhī́ram) | धीरे (dhī́re) | धीराणि (dhī́rāṇi) धीरा¹ (dhī́rā¹) |
| instrumental | धीरेण (dhī́reṇa) | धीराभ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) | धीरैः (dhī́raiḥ) धीरेभिः¹ (dhī́rebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | धीराय (dhī́rāya) | धीराभ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) | धीरेभ्यः (dhī́rebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धीरात् (dhī́rāt) | धीराभ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) | धीरेभ्यः (dhī́rebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धीरस्य (dhī́rasya) | धीरयोः (dhī́rayoḥ) | धीराणाम् (dhī́rāṇām) |
| locative | धीरे (dhī́re) | धीरयोः (dhī́rayoḥ) | धीरेषु (dhī́reṣu) |
| vocative | धीर (dhī́ra) | धीरे (dhī́re) | धीराणि (dhī́rāṇi) धीरा¹ (dhī́rā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
[edit]- Punjabi: ਧੀਰਾ (dhīrā)
Etymology 2
[edit]From 'Etymology 1' (the ocean as an image of constancy)?
Noun
[edit]धीर • (dhī́ra) stem, m
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धीरः (dhī́raḥ) | धीरौ (dhī́rau) धीरा¹ (dhī́rā¹) |
धीराः (dhī́rāḥ) धीरासः¹ (dhī́rāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | धीरम् (dhī́ram) | धीरौ (dhī́rau) धीरा¹ (dhī́rā¹) |
धीरान् (dhī́rān) |
| instrumental | धीरेण (dhī́reṇa) | धीराभ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) | धीरैः (dhī́raiḥ) धीरेभिः¹ (dhī́rebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | धीराय (dhī́rāya) | धीराभ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) | धीरेभ्यः (dhī́rebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धीरात् (dhī́rāt) | धीराभ्याम् (dhī́rābhyām) | धीरेभ्यः (dhī́rebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धीरस्य (dhī́rasya) | धीरयोः (dhī́rayoḥ) | धीराणाम् (dhī́rāṇām) |
| locative | धीरे (dhī́re) | धीरयोः (dhī́rayoḥ) | धीरेषु (dhī́reṣu) |
| vocative | धीर (dhī́ra) | धीरौ (dhī́rau) धीरा¹ (dhī́rā¹) |
धीराः (dhī́rāḥ) धीरासः¹ (dhī́rāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Etymology 3
[edit]Noun
[edit]धीर • (dhīra) stem, n
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धीरम् (dhīram) | धीरे (dhīre) | धीराणि (dhīrāṇi) धीरा¹ (dhīrā¹) |
| accusative | धीरम् (dhīram) | धीरे (dhīre) | धीराणि (dhīrāṇi) धीरा¹ (dhīrā¹) |
| instrumental | धीरेण (dhīreṇa) | धीराभ्याम् (dhīrābhyām) | धीरैः (dhīraiḥ) धीरेभिः¹ (dhīrebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | धीराय (dhīrāya) | धीराभ्याम् (dhīrābhyām) | धीरेभ्यः (dhīrebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धीरात् (dhīrāt) | धीराभ्याम् (dhīrābhyām) | धीरेभ्यः (dhīrebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धीरस्य (dhīrasya) | धीरयोः (dhīrayoḥ) | धीराणाम् (dhīrāṇām) |
| locative | धीरे (dhīre) | धीरयोः (dhīrayoḥ) | धीरेषु (dhīreṣu) |
| vocative | धीर (dhīra) | धीरे (dhīre) | धीराणि (dhīrāṇi) धीरा¹ (dhīrā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
[edit]- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “DHAYI²”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 777
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “dhīra-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 278
- Monier Williams (1899) “धीर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 517, column 1.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “dhīra”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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