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धर्म

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).

Pronunciation

Noun

धर्म • (dharm) m (Urdu spelling دھرم)

  1. religion, faith
    Synonym: मज़हब (mazhab)
    हम किसी धर्म का तिरस्कार नहीं करना चाहते।
    ham kisī dharm kā tiraskār nahī̃ karnā cāhte.
    We do not want to disregard any religion.
    धर्म हमारे समाज की रीढ़ है।
    dharm hamāre samāj kī rīṛh hai.
    Religion is the backbone of our society.
  2. virtue, righteousness; morality
    हमारा नेता एक धर्म-स्तम्भ है।
    hamārā netā ek dharm-stambh hai.
    Our leader is a pillar of righteousness.
  3. duty
    Synonyms: कर्तव्य (kartavya), फ़र्ज़ (farz)
    तुम्हारी मृत्यु से पहले, अपना अन्तिम धर्म निभाना पड़ता।
    tumhārī mŕtyu se pahle, apnā antim dharm nibhānā paṛtā.
    Before your death, you must fulfill your duty.

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

  • अधर्म (adharm, “unrighteousness; irreligion”)
  • धर्म काँटा (dharm kā̃ṭā, “balance installed for public benefit”)
  • धर्म परिवर्तन (dharm parivartan, “religious conversion”)
  • धर्मकार्य (dharmakārya, “religious rite or function”)
  • धर्मग्रंथ (dharmagranth, “religious scripture”)
  • धर्मघड़ी (dharmaghṛī, “large clock in public space”)
  • धर्मतन्त्र (dharmatantra, “theocracy”)
  • धर्मनिष्ठ (dharmaniṣṭh, “devout; religious”)
  • धर्मभ्रष्ट (dharmabhraṣṭ, “gone astray from the path of religion or righteousness”)
  • धर्ममार्ग (dharmamārg, “the path of virtue”)
  • धर्मव्रती (dharmavratī, “duty-bound”)
  • धर्मशाला (dharmaśālā, “free-of-charge rest house”)
  • धार्मिक (dhārmik, “religious”)
  • विधर्म (vidharm, “heresy”)

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “धर्म”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “धर्म”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘠𑘨𑘿𑘦 (dharma), from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).

Pronunciation

Noun

धर्म • (dharma) m

  1. religion
  2. (Hinduism) virtue, righteousness; morality

Declension

More information Declension of धर्म (masc cons-stem), direct singular ...
More information Genitive declension of धर्म (masc cons-stem), masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म ...

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “धर्म”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
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Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).

Pronunciation

Noun

धर्म • (dharma)

  1. religion

Newar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).

Pronunciation

Noun

धर्म • (dharma) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐢𑐬𑑂𑐩)

  1. religion

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).

Noun

धर्म • (dharma) m

  1. duty
  2. dharma

Descendants

  • Gujarati: ધર્મ (dharma)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • ধৰ্ম (Assamese script)
  • ᬥᬃᬫ (Balinese script)
  • ধর্ম (Bengali script)
  • 𑰠𑰨𑰿𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀥𑀭𑁆𑀫 (Brahmi script)
  • ဓရ်္မ (Burmese script)
  • ધર્મ (Gujarati script)
  • ਧਰ੍ਮ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮 (Grantha script)
  • ꦣꦂꦩ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂡𑂩𑂹𑂧 (Kaithi script)
  • ಧರ್ಮ (Kannada script)
  • ធម៌ (Khmer script)
  • ຘຣ຺ມ (Lao script)
  • ധര്മ (Malayalam script)
  • ᢡᠠᡵᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘠𑘨𑘿𑘦 (Modi script)
  • ᢑᠾᠠᠷᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧀𑧈𑧠𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐢𑐬𑑂𑐩 (Newa script)
  • ଧର୍ମ (Odia script)
  • ꢤꢬ꣄ꢪ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆣𑆫𑇀𑆩 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖠𑖨𑖿𑖦 (Siddham script)
  • ධර්‍ම (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩮𑩼 𑪙𑩴 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚜𑚤𑚶𑚢 (Takri script)
  • த⁴ர்ம (Tamil script)
  • ధర్మ (Telugu script)
  • ธรฺม (Thai script)
  • དྷ་རྨ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒡𑒩𑓂𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨜𑨫𑩇𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-mos, from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). Cognate with Latin firmus (“stable, strong”) (whence also English firm).

Pronunciation

Noun

धर्म • (dhárma) stem, m

  1. morality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good works
  2. that which is established or firm, steadfast decree, statute, ordinance, law
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.165.50:
      य॒ज्ञेन॑ य॒ज्ञम॑यजन्त दे॒वास्तानि॒ धर्मा॑णि प्रथ॒मान्या॑सन् ।
      ते ह॒ नाकं॑ महि॒मानः॑ सचन्त॒ यत्र॒ पूर्वे॑ सा॒ध्याः सन्ति॑ दे॒वाः ॥
      yajñéna yajñámayajanta devā́stā́ni dhármāṇi prathamā́nyāsan.
      té ha nā́kaṃ mahimā́naḥ sacanta yátra pū́rve sādhyā́ḥ sánti devā́ḥ.
      By means of sacrifice the Gods accomplished their sacrifice: these were the earliest ordinances.
      These Mighty Ones attained the height of heaven, there where the Sadhyas, Gods of old, are dwelling.
  3. usage, practice, customary observance or prescribed conduct, duty
  4. right, justice (often as a synonym of punishment)
  5. religion, religious merit
  6. Law or Justice personified
  7. the law or doctrine of Buddhism
  8. the ethical precepts of Buddhism
  9. the law of Northern Buddhism
  10. nature, character, peculiar condition or essential quality, property, mark, peculiarity
  11. associating with the virtuous
  12. religious abstraction, devotion
  13. bow
  14. Soma-drinker
  15. name of the 15th अर्हत् (arhat) of the present अवसर्पिणी (avasarpiṇī)

Declension

More information singular, dual ...
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

(with अग्र (agra))

References

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