दाढ़ी

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See also: दाढ़ and दृढ

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit दाढिआ (dāḍhiā), from Sanskrit दाढिका (dāḍhikā, “beard”). Cognate with Marathi दाढी (dāḍhī), Punjabi ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ (dāṛhī), Bengali দাড়ি (daṛi). Equivalent to दाढ़ (dāṛh, “tusk; molar tooth”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

Noun

दाढ़ी • (dāṛhī) f (Urdu spelling داڑھی)

  1. beard (facial hair)
    • 2003, Nitendra Sharma, मुखाकृति विज्ञान , New Delhi: Diamond Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 128, →ISBN:
      पुरुषत्व का प्रतीक दाढ़ी एवं मूँछ मानी जाती है। प्राचीन समय से ही दाढ़ी एवं मूँछ की सार्थकता स्पष्ट नज़र आती है।
      puruṣatva kā pratīk dāṛhī evã mū̃ch mānī jātī hai. prācīn samay se hī dāṛhī evã mū̃ch kī sārthaktā spaṣṭ nazar ātī hai.
      Beard and mustache are considered symbols of manliness. The significance of beard and mustache is clearly visible since ancient times.
    • 2013, Ashok Maheshwari, अकबर-बीरबल की नोक-झोंक , New Delhi: Radhakrishna Prakashan, →ISBN, page 87, →ISBN:
      शाही हज्जाम उसकी दाढ़ी साफ करने के लिए फिर बढ़ा और उसकी दाढ़ी पर पानी लगाकर उसे मुलायम करने लगा ताकि उस्तरे से उसकी सफाई हो सके […]
      śāhī hajjām uskī dāṛhī sāph karne ke lie phir baṛhā aur uskī dāṛhī par pānī lagākar use mulāyam karne lagā tāki ustare se uskī saphāī ho sake […]
      The royal hairdresser advanced to clean his beard and began to soften it by applying water to his beard so that it could be cleaned with a razor
  2. chin
    Synonyms: ठोड़ी (ṭhoṛī), चिबुक (cibuk)
    • 2003, Nitendra Sharma, मुखाकृति विज्ञान , New Delhi: Diamond Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 128, →ISBN:
      दाढ़ी पर बाल अगर स्वाभाविक रूप से नहीं है तो यह व्यक्ति के नपुंसकता की ओर संकेत करता है।
      dāṛhī par bāl agar svābhāvik rūp se nahī̃ hai to yah vyakti ke napunsaktā kī or saṅket kartā hai.
      If the hair on the chin are not in a natural way then it indicates the impotence of the person.

Declension

Declension of दाढ़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct दाढ़ी
dāṛhī 		दाढ़ियाँ
dāṛhiyā̃
oblique दाढ़ी
dāṛhī 		दाढ़ियों
dāṛhiyõ
vocative दाढ़ी
dāṛhī 		दाढ़ियो
dāṛhiyo

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