धीरा

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀭 (dhīra), from Sanskrit धीर (dhī́ra, steady).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱiː.ɾɑː/,

Adjective

धीरा (dhīrā) (Urdu spelling دھیرا)

  1. slow, sluggish
    Synonyms: धीमा (dhīmā), मंद (mand), (poetic) मद्धम (maddham)

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

धीरा (dhīrām (Urdu spelling دھیرا)

  1. Synonym of धैर्य (dhairya, patience)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

धीरा

  1. Devanagari script form of dhīrā, ablative singular masculine/neuter and nominative/vocative plural masculine of धीर (dhīra, firm; wise)
  2. Devanagari script form of dhīrā, nominative singular/plural feminine and vocative/accusative plural feminine of धीर (dhīra, firm; wise)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Adjective

धीरा (dhīrā)

  1. nominative singular feminine and sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine/feminine and sandhi form of accusative plural feminine of धीर (dhīra, firm)
  2. (Vedic) instrumental singular feminine and nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter of धीर (dhīra, firm)

Etymology 2

Adjective

धीरा (dhīrā)

  1. nominative singular feminine and sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine/feminine and sandhi form of accusative plural feminine of धीर (dhīra, intelligent)
  2. (Vedic) instrumental singular feminine and nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter of धीर (dhīra, intelligent)

Etymology 3

Noun

धीरा (dhīrā)

  1. sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural of धीर (dhīra, ocean)

Etymology 4

Noun

धीरा (dhīrā)

  1. (Vedic) nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter of धीर (dhīra, saffron)