धारा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धारा (dhā́rā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱɑː.ɾɑː/, [d̪ʱäː.ɾäː]

Noun

धारा • (dhārā) f

  1. stream, current, flow
    विद्युत धारा ― vidyut dhārā ― electrical current
    Synonym: प्रवाह (pravāh)
  2. waterfall
    धारा में नहाने में बहुत मज़ा आता है।
    dhārā mẽ nahāne mẽ bahut mazā ātā hai.
    It is very fun to bathe in a waterfall.
  3. (law) section

Declension
Declension of धारा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct धारा
dhārā		 धाराएँ
dhārāẽ
oblique धारा
dhārā		 धाराओं
dhārāõ
vocative धारा
dhārā		 धाराओ
dhārāo

Derived terms
  • उपधारा (updhārā)
  • धाराप्रवाह (dhārāpravāh)
  • धाराप्रवाही (dhārāpravāhī)
  • धारायंत्र (dhārāyantra)
  • धारावाहिक (dhārāvāhik)
  • धारावाहिकता (dhārāvāhiktā)
  • धारावाही (dhārāvāhī)
  • धारासार (dhārāsār)

References

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • dhārā (Latin script)
  • 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • ধারা (Bengali script)
  • ධාරා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဓာရာ or ꩪႃရႃ (Burmese script)
  • ธารา (Thai script)
  • ᨵᩤᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຘາຣາ (Lao script)
  • ធារា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄙𑄂𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

धारा f

  1. Devanagari script form of dhārā (“torrent”)
  2. Devanagari script form of dhārā (“edge of a weapon”)

Declension
Declension table of "धारा" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)धारा (dhārā)धारायो (dhārāyo) or धारा (dhārā)
Accusative (second)धारं (dhāraṃ)धारायो (dhārāyo) or धारा (dhārā)
Instrumental (third)धाराय (dhārāya)धाराहि (dhārāhi) or धाराभि (dhārābhi)
Dative (fourth)धाराय (dhārāya)धारानं (dhārānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)धाराय (dhārāya)धाराहि (dhārāhi) or धाराभि (dhārābhi)
Genitive (sixth)धाराय (dhārāya)धारानं (dhārānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)धाराय (dhārāya) or धारायं (dhārāyaṃ)धारासु (dhārāsu)
Vocative (calling)धारे (dhāre)धारायो (dhārāyo) or धारा (dhārā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ᬥᬵᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
  • ধাৰা (Assamese script)
  • ধারা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰠𑰯𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ધારા (Gujarati script)
  • ਧਾਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦣꦴꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
  • ធារា (Khmer script)
  • ಧಾರಾ (Kannada script)
  • ຘາຣາ (Lao script)
  • ധാരാ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘠𑘰𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᢑᠾᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • ᢡᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • ဓာရာ (Burmese script)
  • 𑧀𑧑𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐢𑐵𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ଧାରା (Oriya script)
  • ꢤꢵꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆣𑆳𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖠𑖯𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • ධාරා (Sinhalese script)
  • ధారా (Telugu script)
  • ธารา (Thai script)
  • དྷཱ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒡𑒰𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰā́raH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂, from *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬁𐬭𐬁‎ (dārā), Old English daru (whence English dere). Compare also English dart, ultimately from Frankish *darōþu.

Pronunciation

Noun

धारा • (dhā́rā) f

  1. edge
  2. blade
  3. current

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of धारा (dhā́rā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative धारा
dhā́rā		 धारे
dhā́re		 धाराः
dhā́rāḥ
Vocative धारे
dhā́re		 धारे
dhā́re		 धाराः
dhā́rāḥ
Accusative धाराम्
dhā́rām		 धारे
dhā́re		 धाराः
dhā́rāḥ
Instrumental धारया / धारा¹
dhā́rayā / dhā́rā¹		 धाराभ्याम्
dhā́rābhyām		 धाराभिः
dhā́rābhiḥ
Dative धारायै
dhā́rāyai		 धाराभ्याम्
dhā́rābhyām		 धाराभ्यः
dhā́rābhyaḥ
Ablative धारायाः
dhā́rāyāḥ		 धाराभ्याम्
dhā́rābhyām		 धाराभ्यः
dhā́rābhyaḥ
Genitive धारायाः
dhā́rāyāḥ		 धारयोः
dhā́rayoḥ		 धाराणाम्
dhā́rāṇām
Locative धारायाम्
dhā́rāyām		 धारयोः
dhā́rayoḥ		 धारासु
dhā́rāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Borrowed terms
  • → Hindi: धारा (dhārā)

Descendants
  • Dardic:
    • Dameli: [script needed] (dār)
    • Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (dhār)
    • Grangali: [script needed] (dār)
    • Kashmiri: دار‎ (dār)
    • Northeast Pashayi: [Term?] (dhār)
    • Northwest Pashayi: [script needed] (dhār)
    • Savi: [script needed] (dhāre)
    • Shina: [script needed] (dār)
    • Shumashti: [script needed] (dār)
    • Southeast Pashayi: [script needed] (dhār)
    • Southwest Pashayi: [script needed] (dhār)
    • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (dār)
  • Helu:
    • Sinhalese: දරය (daraya)
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀸 (dhārā)
    • Assamese: ধাৰ (dhar)
    • Bengali: ধার (dhar)
    • Bihari: धार (dhār)
      • Bhojpuri: धार (dhār)
      • Maithili: धार (dhār, “line”)
    • Oriya: ଧାର (dharô)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀸 (dhārā)
    • Konkani: धार (dhār, “sharpness”)
    • Marathi: धार (dhār)
  • Pali: dhārā
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀸 (dhārā)
    • Gujarati: ધાર (dhār)
    • Kumaoni: धार (dhār)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: धार (dhār)
      Urdu: دهار‎ (dhār)
    • Nepali: धार (dhār)
    • Punjabi: ਧਾਰ (dhār)

References
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