धाडस

Marathi

Etymology

From धाड (dhāḍ), from Old Marathi धाड (dhāḍa), धाडा (dhāḍā), धाडी (dhāḍī)[1], from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀸𑀟𑀻 (dhāḍī), from Sanskrit धाटी (dhāṭī, “assault”)[2].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪ʱa.ɖəs/

Noun

धाडस • (dhāḍas) n

  1. courage, boldness
    Synonym: धैर्य (dhairya) (less common)

Declension
Declension of धाडस (dhāḍas)
direct
singular		 धाडस
dhāḍas
direct
plural		 धाडसे, धाडसं
dhāḍase, dhāḍasa
singular plural
nominative धाडस
dhāḍas		 धाडसे, धाडसं
dhāḍase, dhāḍasa
oblique धाडसा-
dhāḍasā-		 धाडसां-
dhāḍasāN-
dative धाडसाला
dhāḍasālā		 धाडसांना
dhāḍasāNnā
ergative धाडसाने
dhāḍasāne		 धाडसांनी
dhāḍasāNni
instrumental धाडसाशी
dhāḍasāśi		 धाडसांशी
dhāḍasāNśi
locative धाडसात
dhāḍasāt		 धाडसांत
dhāḍasāNt
vocative धाडसा
dhāḍasā		 धाडसांनो
dhāḍasāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of धाडस
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject धाडसाचा
dhāḍasāċā		 धाडसाचे
dhāḍasāce		 धाडसाची
dhāḍasāci		 धाडसाच्या
dhāḍasāca		 धाडसाचे, धाडसाचं
dhāḍasāce, dhāḍasāċa		 धाडसाची
dhāḍasāci		 धाडसाच्या
dhāḍasāca
plural subject धाडसांचा
dhāḍasāNċā		 धाडसांचे
dhāḍasāNce		 धाडसांची
dhāḍasāNci		 धाडसांच्या
dhāḍasāNca		 धाडसांचे, धाडसांचं
dhāḍasāNce, dhāḍasāNċa		 धाडसांची
dhāḍasāNci		 धाडसांच्या
dhāḍasāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms
  • धाडशी (dhāḍśī, “brave, courageous”)

References
  1. Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “धाड”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhāṭī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “धाडस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “धाडस”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “धाडस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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