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धम�

Contents
Hindi
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Declension
Derived terms
References
Marathi
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Nepali
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Newar
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Noun
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
References

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धम� (dhárma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-
European *dʰer- (“to hold, to support”).

Pronunciation

▪ (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ ʱəɾm/

▪ Rhymes: -əɾm

Noun

धम� • (dharm) m (Urdu spelling ‫)ﺩﻫﺮﻡ‬

1. religion, faith [synonym ▲]

हम िकसी धम� का �तर�ार नही ं करना चाहते।
ham kisī dharm kā tiraskār nahī ̃ karnā cāhte.
We do not want to disregard any religion.
धम� हमारे समाज क� रीढ़ है।
dharm hamāre samāj kī rīṛh hai.
Religion is the backbone of our society.
Synonym: मज़हब (mazhab)

2. virtue, righteousness; morality

हमारा नेता एक धम�-�� है।
hamārā netā ek dharm-stambh hai.
Our leader is a pillar of righteousness.
3. duty [synonyms ▲]
तु�ारी मृ�ु से पहले, अपना अ��म धम� �नभाना पड़ता।
tumhārī mŕtyu se pahle, apnā antim dharm nibhānā paṛtā.
Before your death, you must fulfill your duty.
Synonyms: कत�� (kartavya), फज़� (pharz)

Declension
Declension of धम� (masc cons-stem) [show ▼]

Derived terms

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▪ अधम� (adharm, ▪ धम�त� (dharmatantra, ▪ धा�मक (dhārmik, “religious”)

“unrighteousness; irreligion”)
▪ धम�काय� (dharmakārya,
“religious rite or function”)
▪ धम��ंथ (dharmagranth,
“religious scripture”)
“theocracy”) ▪ �वधम� (vidharm, “heresy”)
▪ धम�माग� (dharmamārg, “the path
of virtue”)
▪ धम��ती (dharmavratī, “duty-
bound”)

References

▪ Bahri, Hardev (1989), “धम� (https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/bahri_query.py?qs=धम�&searc

hhws=yes&matchtype=exact)”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English
Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
▪ Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “धम� (https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/catu
rvedi_query.py?qs=धम�&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact)”, in A practical Hindi-English
dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धम� (dhárma).

Pronunciation

▪ IPA(key): /d̪ ʱəɾ.mə/

Noun

धम� • (dharma) m

1. religion

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धम� (dhárma).

Pronunciation

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▪ IPA(key): [d̪ ʱʌ̤rmʌ]

▪ Phonetic Devanagari: धम�

Noun

धम� • (dharma)

1. religion

Newar

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धम� (dhárma).

Pronunciation

▪ IPA(key): [dʱəɾmə]

Noun

धम� • (dharma) ? (Newa Spelling )

1. religion

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धम� (dhárma).

Noun

धम� • (dharma) m

1. duty
2. dharma

Sanskrit

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Alternative forms
Alternative scripts [show ▼]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-mos, from *dʰer- (“to hold,
support”), whence English throne. Cognate with Latin firmus (“stable, strong”) (whence also
English firm).

Pronunciation

▪ (Vedic) IPA(key): /dʱɐ́ɾ.mɐ/

▪ (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ ʱɐɾ.mɐ/

Noun

धम� • (dhárma) m

1. morality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good works

2. that which is established or firm, steadfast decree, statute, ordinance, law
3. usage, practice, customary observance or prescribed conduct, duty
4. right, justice (often as a synonym of punishment)
5. religion, religious merit
6. Law or Justice personified
7. the law or doctrine of Buddhism
8. the ethical precepts of Buddhism
9. the law of Northern Buddhism
10. nature, character, peculiar condition or essential quality, property, mark, peculiarity
11. a particular ceremony
12. sacrifice
13. the ninth mansion
14. Upanishad
15. associating with the virtuous
16. religious abstraction, devotion
17. bow
18. Soma-drinker
19. name of the 15th अह�त् (arhat) of the present अवस�पणी (ava-sarpiṇī)

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of धम� (dhárma) [more ▼]

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Related terms

▪ धम�न् (dhárman)
▪ धम�न् (dharmán)

Descendants

▪ → Balinese: (darma, dharma) ▪ → Lao: ທໍາ (tham)

▪ → Bengali: ধর্ম (dhôrm) ▪ → Malay: derma (‫)ﺩﺭﻣﺎ‬

▪ → Chinese: 達摩 ▪ → Mongolian: дарма (darma)
▪ → Dutch: dharma ▪ → Nepali: धम� (dharma)
▪ → English: dharma ▪ Pali: dhamma
▪ → Gujarati: ધમ� (dharma) ▪ → English: dhamma
▪ → Hindi: धम� (dharm) ▪ → French: dhamma
▪ → Indonesian: darma, derma ▪ → Burmese: ဓမ� (dhamma.)
▪ → Irish: darma
▪ → Italian: dharma ▪ → Portuguese: darma
▪ → Japanese: 達磨, ダルマ, ダーマ ▪ Punjabi: ਧਰਮ (dharam)
▪ → Javanese: ꦝꦂꦩ (dharma) ▪ → Tamil: த�ம� (tarumam)

▪ → Kannada: ಧಮ� (dharma) ▪ → Telugu: ధర� � (dharmamu)

▪ → Khmer: ធម៌ (tʰoa) ▪ → Thai: ธรรม (tam)

▪ → Korean: 달마 (dalma) ▪ → Tibetan: �་ཆོས (lha chos)

▪ → Tocharian B: agradharma (with अ� (agra))

References
▪ Monier Williams (1899), “धम�”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the
Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227 (https://worldcat.org/oclc/458052227), page 0510 (http://www.sansk
rit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/2014/web/webtc/servepdf.php?page=0510).

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