अधर्म

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधर्म (adharma), equivalent to अ- (a-) +‎ धर्म (dharm).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.d̪ʱəɾm/,
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  • Rhymes: -əɾm

Noun

अधर्म (adharmm (Urdu spelling ادھرم)

  1. irreligion, impiety
  2. vice
  3. sin, crime; injustice

Declension

Adjective

अधर्म (adharm) (indeclinable)

  1. irreligious, impious; sinful
  2. wicked
  3. not dutiful

Adverb

अधर्म (adharm)

  1. impiously
  2. wickedly

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘠𑘨𑘿𑘦 (adharma), from Sanskrit अधर्म (adharma). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ धर्म (dharma).

Pronunciation

Adjective

अधर्म (adharma)

  1. irreligious, impious; sinful
  2. not dutiful

Noun

अधर्म (adharmam

  1. unrighteousness
  2. irreligion, impiety
  3. sin
    Synonym: पाप (pāp)

Declension

Declension of अधर्म (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
अधर्म
adharma
direct
plural
अधर्म
adharma
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
अधर्म
adharma
अधर्म
adharma
oblique
सामान्यरूप
अधर्मा
adharmā
अधर्मां-
adharmān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
अधर्माला
adharmālā
अधर्मांना
adharmānnā
ergative अधर्माने, अधर्मानं
adharmāne, adharmāna
अधर्मांनी
adharmānnī
instrumental अधर्माशी
adharmāśī
अधर्मांशी
adharmānśī
locative
सप्तमी
अधर्मात
adharmāt
अधर्मांत
adharmāt
vocative
संबोधन
अधर्मा
adharmā
अधर्मांनो
adharmānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of अधर्म (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
अधर्माचा
adharmāċā
अधर्माचे
adharmāċe
अधर्माची
adharmācī
अधर्माच्या
adharmācā
अधर्माचे, अधर्माचं
adharmāċe, adharmāċa
अधर्माची
adharmācī
अधर्माच्या
adharmācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
अधर्मांचा
adharmānċā
अधर्मांचे
adharmānċe
अधर्मांची
adharmāñcī
अधर्मांच्या
adharmāncā
अधर्मांचे, अधर्मांचं
adharmānċe, adharmānċa
अधर्मांची
adharmāñcī
अधर्मांच्या
adharmāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अधर्म”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “अधर्म”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

अ- (a-) +‎ धर्म (dharma)

Noun

अधर्म (adharma) stemm

  1. unrighteousness, wickedness, demerit, guilt, injustice, sin, irreligion

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अधर्म (adharma)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अधर्मः
adharmaḥ
अधर्मौ / अधर्मा¹
adharmau / adharmā¹
अधर्माः / अधर्मासः¹
adharmāḥ / adharmāsaḥ¹
Vocative अधर्म
adharma
अधर्मौ / अधर्मा¹
adharmau / adharmā¹
अधर्माः / अधर्मासः¹
adharmāḥ / adharmāsaḥ¹
Accusative अधर्मम्
adharmam
अधर्मौ / अधर्मा¹
adharmau / adharmā¹
अधर्मान्
adharmān
Instrumental अधर्मेण
adharmeṇa
अधर्माभ्याम्
adharmābhyām
अधर्मैः / अधर्मेभिः¹
adharmaiḥ / adharmebhiḥ¹
Dative अधर्माय
adharmāya
अधर्माभ्याम्
adharmābhyām
अधर्मेभ्यः
adharmebhyaḥ
Ablative अधर्मात्
adharmāt
अधर्माभ्याम्
adharmābhyām
अधर्मेभ्यः
adharmebhyaḥ
Genitive अधर्मस्य
adharmasya
अधर्मयोः
adharmayoḥ
अधर्माणाम्
adharmāṇām
Locative अधर्मे
adharme
अधर्मयोः
adharmayoḥ
अधर्मेषु
adharmeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Lao: ອະທຳ (ʼa tham)
  • Thai: อธรรม