धारा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धारा (dhā́rā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪ʱɑː.ɾɑː/

Noun

धारा • (dhārā) f

  1. stream, current, flow
    विद्युत धारा ― vidyut dhārā ― electrical current
    Synonym: प्रवाह (pravāh)
  2. waterfall
    धारा में नहाने में बहुत मज़ा आता है।
    dhārā mẽ nahāne mẽ bahut mazā ātā hai.
    It is very fun to bathe in a waterfall.

Declension
Declension of धारा
Singular Plural
Direct धारा (dhārā) धाराएँ (dhārāẽ)
Oblique धारा (dhārā) धाराओं (dhārāon)
Vocative धारा (dhārā) धाराओ (dhārāo)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰā́raH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂, from *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬁𐬭𐬁‎‎ (dārā‎), Old English daru (whence English dere). Compare also English dart, ultimately from Frankish *daroth.

Pronunciation

Noun

धारा • (dhā́rā) f

  1. edge
  2. blade
  3. current

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of धारा (dhā́rā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative धारा
dhā́rā		 धारे
dhā́re		 धाराः
dhā́rāḥ
Vocative धारे
dhā́re		 धारे
dhā́re		 धाराः
dhā́rāḥ
Accusative धाराम्
dhā́rām		 धारे
dhā́re		 धाराः
dhā́rāḥ
Instrumental धारया / धारा¹
dhā́rayā / dhā́rā¹		 धाराभ्याम्
dhā́rābhyām		 धाराभिः
dhā́rābhiḥ
Dative धारायै
dhā́rāyai		 धाराभ्याम्
dhā́rābhyām		 धाराभ्यः
dhā́rābhyaḥ
Ablative धारायाः
dhā́rāyāḥ		 धाराभ्याम्
dhā́rābhyām		 धाराभ्यः
dhā́rābhyaḥ
Genitive धारायाः
dhā́rāyāḥ		 धारयोः
dhā́rayoḥ		 धाराणाम्
dhā́rāṇām
Locative धारायाम्
dhā́rāyām		 धारयोः
dhā́rayoḥ		 धारासु
dhā́rāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants
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