समृद्ध

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समृद्ध (sámṛddha). By surface analysis, सम्- (sam-) +‎ ऋद्ध (ŕddh). Cognate with Gujarati સમૃદ્ધ (samŕddh), Marathi समृद्ध (samruddha), and Nepali समृद्ध (samr̥ddha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /səm.ɾɪd̪d̪ʱ/, [sɐ̃m.ɾɪd̪(ː)ʱ]

Adjective

समृद्ध • (samŕddh) (indeclinable)

1. prosperous, thriving

   Synonyms: आबाद (ābād), संपन्न (sampann)

2. affluent, wealthy

   Synonyms: धनी (dhanī), अमीर (amīr), धनवान (dhanvān), आढ्य (āḍhya), धनाढ्य (dhanāḍhya)

3. enriched (as a language)

   हिंदी बहुत ही समृद्ध भाषा है।

   hindī bahut hī samŕddh bhāṣā hai.

   Hindi is a very rich language.

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “समृद्ध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “समृद्ध”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समृद्ध (sámṛddha). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘭𑘦𑘵𑘟𑘿𑘠 (samṛddha). Related to समृद्धी (samruddhī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səm.ɾud̪.d̪ʱə/

Adjective

समृद्ध • (samruddha)

1. prosperous
2. well-endowed

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “समृद्ध”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “समृद्ध”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “समृध्द”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समृद्ध (sámṛddha). Cognate with Gujarati સમૃદ્ધ (samŕddh), Hindi समृद्ध (samŕddh), and Marathi समृद्ध (samruddha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʌmɾid̪̚d̪ʱʌ̤]
• Phonetic Devanagari: सम्रिद्ध

Adjective

समृद्ध • (samr̥ddha)

1. prosperous, thriving, wealthy, happy

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সমৃদ্ধ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬫᬺᬤ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
• সমৃদ্ধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰦𑰴𑰟𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀫𑀾𑀤𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• သမၖဒ္ဓ (Burmese script)
• સમૃદ્ધ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਮ੍ਰਦ੍ਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦩꦽꦢ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂧𑃂𑂠𑂹𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಮೃದ್ಧ (Kannada script)
• សម្ឫទ្ធ (Khmer script)
• ສມ຺ຣິທ຺ຘ (Lao script)
• സമൃദ്ധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᡵᡳᡩᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘦𑘵𑘟𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠷᠢᢑᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧆𑧖𑦿𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐩𑐺𑐡𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
• ସମୃଦ୍ଧ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢪꢺꢣ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆩𑆸𑆢𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖦𑖴𑖟𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
• සමෘද‍්ධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩴𑩙𑩭 𑪙𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚢𑚛𑚶𑚜 (Takri script)
• ஸம்ரித்³த⁴ (Tamil script)
• సమృద్ధ (Telugu script)
• สมฺฤทฺธ (Thai script)
• ས་མྲྀ་དྡྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒧𑒵𑒠𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨢𑨼𑨉𑨛𑩇𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सम्- (sam-) +‎ ऋद्ध (ṛddha), from the root समृध् (samṛdh).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ́.mr̩d.dʱɐ/, [sɐ́.mr̩d̚.dʱɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ.mr̩d̪.d̪ʱɐ/, [s̪ɐ.mr̩d̪̚.d̪ʱɐ]

Adjective

समृद्ध • (sámṛddha) stem

1. prosperous, flourishing, thriving
2. happy, successful, fortunate
3. rich, wealthy
4. abundant, abounding in
5. fruitful
6. full-grown, increased
7. full, complete, entire, whole

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of समृद्ध

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	समृद्धः (sámṛddhaḥ)	समृद्धौ (sámṛddhau) समृद्धा¹ (sámṛddhā¹)	समृद्धाः (sámṛddhāḥ) समृद्धासः¹ (sámṛddhāsaḥ¹)
vocative	समृद्ध (sámṛddha)	समृद्धौ (sámṛddhau) समृद्धा¹ (sámṛddhā¹)	समृद्धाः (sámṛddhāḥ) समृद्धासः¹ (sámṛddhāsaḥ¹)
accusative	समृद्धम् (sámṛddham)	समृद्धौ (sámṛddhau) समृद्धा¹ (sámṛddhā¹)	समृद्धान् (sámṛddhān)
instrumental	समृद्धेन (sámṛddhena)	समृद्धाभ्याम् (sámṛddhābhyām)	समृद्धैः (sámṛddhaiḥ) समृद्धेभिः¹ (sámṛddhebhiḥ¹)
dative	समृद्धाय (sámṛddhāya)	समृद्धाभ्याम् (sámṛddhābhyām)	समृद्धेभ्यः (sámṛddhebhyaḥ)
ablative	समृद्धात् (sámṛddhāt)	समृद्धाभ्याम् (sámṛddhābhyām)	समृद्धेभ्यः (sámṛddhebhyaḥ)
genitive	समृद्धस्य (sámṛddhasya)	समृद्धयोः (sámṛddhayoḥ)	समृद्धानाम् (sámṛddhānām)
locative	समृद्धे (sámṛddhe)	समृद्धयोः (sámṛddhayoḥ)	समृद्धेषु (sámṛddheṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of समृद्धा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	समृद्धा (sámṛddhā)	समृद्धे (sámṛddhe)	समृद्धाः (sámṛddhāḥ)
vocative	समृद्धे (sámṛddhe)	समृद्धे (sámṛddhe)	समृद्धाः (sámṛddhāḥ)
accusative	समृद्धाम् (sámṛddhām)	समृद्धे (sámṛddhe)	समृद्धाः (sámṛddhāḥ)
instrumental	समृद्धया (sámṛddhayā) समृद्धा¹ (sámṛddhā¹)	समृद्धाभ्याम् (sámṛddhābhyām)	समृद्धाभिः (sámṛddhābhiḥ)
dative	समृद्धायै (sámṛddhāyai)	समृद्धाभ्याम् (sámṛddhābhyām)	समृद्धाभ्यः (sámṛddhābhyaḥ)
ablative	समृद्धायाः (sámṛddhāyāḥ) समृद्धायै² (sámṛddhāyai²)	समृद्धाभ्याम् (sámṛddhābhyām)	समृद्धाभ्यः (sámṛddhābhyaḥ)
genitive	समृद्धायाः (sámṛddhāyāḥ) समृद्धायै² (sámṛddhāyai²)	समृद्धयोः (sámṛddhayoḥ)	समृद्धानाम् (sámṛddhānām)
locative	समृद्धायाम् (sámṛddhāyām)	समृद्धयोः (sámṛddhayoḥ)	समृद्धासु (sámṛddhāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of समृद्ध

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	समृद्धम् (sámṛddham)	समृद्धे (sámṛddhe)	समृद्धानि (sámṛddhāni) समृद्धा¹ (sámṛddhā¹)
vocative	समृद्ध (sámṛddha)	समृद्धे (sámṛddhe)	समृद्धानि (sámṛddhāni) समृद्धा¹ (sámṛddhā¹)
accusative	समृद्धम् (sámṛddham)	समृद्धे (sámṛddhe)	समृद्धानि (sámṛddhāni) समृद्धा¹ (sámṛddhā¹)
instrumental	समृद्धेन (sámṛddhena)	समृद्धाभ्याम् (sámṛddhābhyām)	समृद्धैः (sámṛddhaiḥ) समृद्धेभिः¹ (sámṛddhebhiḥ¹)
dative	समृद्धाय (sámṛddhāya)	समृद्धाभ्याम् (sámṛddhābhyām)	समृद्धेभ्यः (sámṛddhebhyaḥ)
ablative	समृद्धात् (sámṛddhāt)	समृद्धाभ्याम् (sámṛddhābhyām)	समृद्धेभ्यः (sámṛddhebhyaḥ)
genitive	समृद्धस्य (sámṛddhasya)	समृद्धयोः (sámṛddhayoḥ)	समृद्धानाम् (sámṛddhānām)
locative	समृद्धे (sámṛddhe)	समृद्धयोः (sámṛddhayoḥ)	समृद्धेषु (sámṛddheṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: samiddha
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (samiddha)
• → Assamese: সমৃদ্ধ (xomriddho) (learned)
• → Bengali: সমৃদ্ধ (śomriddho) (learned)
• → Gujarati: સમૃદ્ધ (samŕddh) (learned)
• → Hindi: समृद्ध (samŕddh) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಸಮೃದ್ಧ (samṛddha) (learned)
• → Khmer: សំរឹទ្ធ (sɑmrət) (learned)
• → Maithili: (learned)

  Devanagari script: समृद्ध

  Tirhuta script: 𑒮𑒧𑒵𑒠𑓂𑒡

• → Malayalam: സമൃദ്ധം (samr̥ddhaṁ) (learned)
• → Old Marathi: (learned) samṛddha

  Devanagari script: समृद्ध

  Modi script: 𑘭𑘦𑘵𑘟𑘿𑘠

  • Marathi: समृद्ध (samruddha)
• → Malayalam: സമൃദ്ധം (samr̥ddhaṁ) (learned)
• → Nepali: समृद्ध (samr̥ddha) (learned)
• → Odia: ସମୃଦ୍ଧ (samruddha) (learned)
• → Sinhalese: සමෘද්ධ (samr̥ddha) (learned)
• → Telugu: సమృద్ధము (samr̥ddhamu) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “समृद्ध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1171, column 1.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “समृद्ध”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sámr̥ddha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 765