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Hindi
Etymology
From Prakrit (*dhīmma, “slow”), perhaps related to a family of Prakrit words meaning "lump" with an initial ढ् (ḍh), including Prakrit (*ḍhīmma-, “lump”); the further origin of these words is unknown and perhaps borrowed from a substrate like Dravidian or Munda. Compare Punjabi ਧੀਮਾ (dhīmā) / دھِیما (dhīmā), Gujarati ધીમું (dhīmũ), Marathi धिमे (dhime), Bengali ঢিমা (ḍhima).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱiː.mɑː/,
Adjective
धीमा • (dhīmā) (Urdu spelling دِھیمِا)
- slow, sluggish, steady
- gentle
- lazy
- quiet
Declension
Declension of धीमा (ā-stem)
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