धैर्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धैर्य (dhairya).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱɛːɾ.jᵊ/

Noun

धैर्य (dhairya) m (Urdu spelling دَھیرْیَہ)

  1. (formal) patience, calmness
    धैर्य रखनाdhairy rakhnāto be patient

Declension

Synonyms

Proper noun

धैर्य (dhairya) m

  1. a male given name, Dhairya, from Sanskrit

Further reading

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धैर्य (dhairya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ʱəiɾ.jə/

Noun

धैर्य (dhairya) n

  1. (formal) patience, calmness
    Synonym: धाडस (dhāḍas) (more common)

Declension

Declension of धैर्य (dhairya)
direct
singular
धैर्य
dhairya
direct
plural
धैर्ये, धैर्यं
dhairye, dhairya
singular plural
nominative धैर्य
dhairya
धैर्ये, धैर्यं
dhairye, dhairya
oblique धैर्या-
dhairyā-
धैर्यां-
dhairyāN-
dative धैर्याला
dhairyālā
धैर्यांना
dhairyāNnā
ergative धैर्याने
dhairyāne
धैर्यांनी
dhairyāNni
instrumental धैर्याशी
dhairyāśi
धैर्यांशी
dhairyāNśi
locative धैर्यात
dhairyāt
धैर्यांत
dhairyāNt
vocative धैर्या
dhairyā
धैर्यांनो
dhairyāNno
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 धैर्य
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject धैर्याचा
dhairyāċā
धैर्याचे
dhairyāce
धैर्याची
dhairyāci
धैर्याच्या
dhairyāca
धैर्याचे, धैर्याचं
dhairyāce, dhairyāċa
धैर्याची
dhairyāci
धैर्याच्या
dhairyāca
plural subject धैर्यांचा
dhairyāNċā
धैर्यांचे
dhairyāNce
धैर्यांची
dhairyāNci
धैर्यांच्या
dhairyāNca
धैर्यांचे, धैर्यांचं
dhairyāNce, dhairyāNċa
धैर्यांची
dhairyāNci
धैर्यांच्या
dhairyāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

  • धैर्यशील (dhairyaśīl, Dhairyashīl, a male given name)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “धैर्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Vrddhi derivative of धीर (dhī́ra) with a -य (-ya) extension, from धृ (dhṛ, to be hold, to be firm, root).

Pronunciation

Noun

धैर्य (dhairya) n

  1. firmness, constancy, calmness, patience, gravity, fortitude, courage

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of धैर्य (dhairya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative धैर्यम्
dhairyam
धैर्ये
dhairye
धैर्याणि / धैर्या¹
dhairyāṇi / dhairyā¹
Vocative धैर्य
dhairya
धैर्ये
dhairye
धैर्याणि / धैर्या¹
dhairyāṇi / dhairyā¹
Accusative धैर्यम्
dhairyam
धैर्ये
dhairye
धैर्याणि / धैर्या¹
dhairyāṇi / dhairyā¹
Instrumental धैर्येण
dhairyeṇa
धैर्याभ्याम्
dhairyābhyām
धैर्यैः / धैर्येभिः¹
dhairyaiḥ / dhairyebhiḥ¹
Dative धैर्याय
dhairyāya
धैर्याभ्याम्
dhairyābhyām
धैर्येभ्यः
dhairyebhyaḥ
Ablative धैर्यात्
dhairyāt
धैर्याभ्याम्
dhairyābhyām
धैर्येभ्यः
dhairyebhyaḥ
Genitive धैर्यस्य
dhairyasya
धैर्ययोः
dhairyayoḥ
धैर्याणाम्
dhairyāṇām
Locative धैर्ये
dhairye
धैर्ययोः
dhairyayoḥ
धैर्येषु
dhairyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

Further reading

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