धरना

Hindi

Etymology

Both parts of speech are ultimately from Sanskrit धृ (dhṛ, “to bear”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-. The verb is from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀭𑀤𑀺 (dharadi), from Sanskrit धरति (dharati), and the noun is from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀭𑀡 (dharaṇa), from Sanskrit धरण (dharaṇa, “bearing”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱəɾ.nɑː/, [d̪ʱɐɾ.näː]

Verb

धरना • (dharnā) (ambitransitive, Urdu spelling دھرنا‎)

to beat, give a beating
Synonyms: मरना (marnā), पीटना (pīṭnā), मारपीट करना (mārpīṭ karnā)
(rare) to hold, grip, grab, bear
Synonym: पकड़ना (pakaṛnā)

Conjugation

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Noun

धरना • (dharnā) m (Urdu spelling دھرنا‎)

picketing, striking

Declension

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Descendants

→ English: dharna

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “धरना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “धरना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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