धर

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱəɾ/,

Verb

धर (dhar)

  1. inflection of धरना (dharnā):
    1. stem
    2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Further reading

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the root धृ (dhṛ, to hold).

Pronunciation

Adjective

धर (dhará) stem

  1. bearer, holder, supporter

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धर (dhará)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative धरः
dharáḥ
धरौ / धरा¹
dharaú / dharā́¹
धराः / धरासः¹
dharā́ḥ / dharā́saḥ¹
Vocative धर
dhára
धरौ / धरा¹
dhárau / dhárā¹
धराः / धरासः¹
dhárāḥ / dhárāsaḥ¹
Accusative धरम्
dharám
धरौ / धरा¹
dharaú / dharā́¹
धरान्
dharā́n
Instrumental धरेण
dharéṇa
धराभ्याम्
dharā́bhyām
धरैः / धरेभिः¹
dharaíḥ / dharébhiḥ¹
Dative धराय
dharā́ya
धराभ्याम्
dharā́bhyām
धरेभ्यः
dharébhyaḥ
Ablative धरात्
dharā́t
धराभ्याम्
dharā́bhyām
धरेभ्यः
dharébhyaḥ
Genitive धरस्य
dharásya
धरयोः
dharáyoḥ
धराणाम्
dharā́ṇām
Locative धरे
dharé
धरयोः
dharáyoḥ
धरेषु
dharéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of धरा (dharā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative धरा
dharā́
धरे
dharé
धराः
dharā́ḥ
Vocative धरे
dháre
धरे
dháre
धराः
dhárāḥ
Accusative धराम्
dharā́m
धरे
dharé
धराः
dharā́ḥ
Instrumental धरया / धरा¹
dharáyā / dharā́¹
धराभ्याम्
dharā́bhyām
धराभिः
dharā́bhiḥ
Dative धरायै
dharā́yai
धराभ्याम्
dharā́bhyām
धराभ्यः
dharā́bhyaḥ
Ablative धरायाः / धरायै²
dharā́yāḥ / dharā́yai²
धराभ्याम्
dharā́bhyām
धराभ्यः
dharā́bhyaḥ
Genitive धरायाः / धरायै²
dharā́yāḥ / dharā́yai²
धरयोः
dharáyoḥ
धराणाम्
dharā́ṇām
Locative धरायाम्
dharā́yām
धरयोः
dharáyoḥ
धरासु
dharā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of धर (dhará)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative धरम्
dharám
धरे
dharé
धराणि / धरा¹
dharā́ṇi / dharā́¹
Vocative धर
dhára
धरे
dháre
धराणि / धरा¹
dhárāṇi / dhárā¹
Accusative धरम्
dharám
धरे
dharé
धराणि / धरा¹
dharā́ṇi / dharā́¹
Instrumental धरेण
dharéṇa
धराभ्याम्
dharā́bhyām
धरैः / धरेभिः¹
dharaíḥ / dharébhiḥ¹
Dative धराय
dharā́ya
धराभ्याम्
dharā́bhyām
धरेभ्यः
dharébhyaḥ
Ablative धरात्
dharā́t
धराभ्याम्
dharā́bhyām
धरेभ्यः
dharébhyaḥ
Genitive धरस्य
dharásya
धरयोः
dharáyoḥ
धराणाम्
dharā́ṇām
Locative धरे
dharé
धरयोः
dharáyoḥ
धरेषु
dharéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

धर (dhará) stemm

  1. mountain

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धर (dhará)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative धरः
dharáḥ
धरौ / धरा¹
dharaú / dharā́¹
धराः / धरासः¹
dharā́ḥ / dharā́saḥ¹
Vocative धर
dhára
धरौ / धरा¹
dhárau / dhárā¹
धराः / धरासः¹
dhárāḥ / dhárāsaḥ¹
Accusative धरम्
dharám
धरौ / धरा¹
dharaú / dharā́¹
धरान्
dharā́n
Instrumental धरेण
dharéṇa
धराभ्याम्
dharā́bhyām
धरैः / धरेभिः¹
dharaíḥ / dharébhiḥ¹
Dative धराय
dharā́ya
धराभ्याम्
dharā́bhyām
धरेभ्यः
dharébhyaḥ
Ablative धरात्
dharā́t
धराभ्याम्
dharā́bhyām
धरेभ्यः
dharébhyaḥ
Genitive धरस्य
dharásya
धरयोः
dharáyoḥ
धराणाम्
dharā́ṇām
Locative धरे
dharé
धरयोः
dharáyoḥ
धरेषु
dharéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “धर”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “dhara”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.