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Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *adᶻdʰáH (“known, true”), which see for further etymology. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (azdā), Old Persian 𐎠𐏀𐎭𐎠 (a-z-d-a).
Pronunciation
Adverb
अद्धा • (addhā́)
- certainly, surely, with certainty
c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE,
Ṛgveda 3.54.5:
- को अ॒द्धा वे॑द॒ क इ॒ह प्र वो॑चद्दे॒वाँ अच्छा॑ प॒थ्या॒३॒॑ का समे॑ति ।
- kó addhā́ veda ká ihá prá vocaddevā́m̐ ácchā pathyā̀ kā́ sámeti.
- What pathway leads to the Gods? Who knows this for sure, and who will now declare it?