आधा

See also: आंधी and आँधी

Hindi

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    Cardinal: दो (do)
    Ordinal: दूसरा (dūsrā), दूजा (dūjā), द्वितीय (dvitīya)
    Adverbial: दोबारा (dobārā), दुबारा (dubārā)
    Multiplier: दोगुना (dogunā), दुगना (dugnā), दोहरा (dohrā)
    Collective: दोनों (donõ)
    Fractional: आधा (ādhā)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *h₁erdʰe
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₁érdʰ-o-s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰas
Sanskrit अर्ध (ardha)
Prakrit 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥 (addha)
Old Hindi आधा (ādhā)
Hindi आधा

    Inherited from Old Hindi आधा (ādhā), आध (ādha),[1] from Prakrit अद्ध (addha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit अर्धक (ardhaka), अर्ध (ardha).[2][3] Doublet of अर्धक (ardhak) and अर्ध (ardh). Cognate with Gujarati અરધું (aradhũ), Marathi अर्धा (ardhā).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.d̪ʱɑː/, [äː.d̪ʱäː]
    • Audio:(file)

    Adjective

    आधा • (ādhā) (Urdu spelling آدھا)

    1. half
      मुझे सिर्फ़ आधी बोतल पानी चाहिए।
      mujhe sirf ādhī botal pānī cāhie.
      I only want half a bottle of water.

    Declension

    Declension of आधा (ā-stem)
    masculine feminine
    singular plural singular plural
    direct आधा
    ādhā     		आधे
    ādhe     		आधी
    ādhī     		आधी
    ādhī
    oblique आधे
    ādhe     		आधे
    ādhe     		आधी
    ādhī     		आधी
    ādhī
    vocative आधे
    ādhe     		आधे
    ādhe     		आधी
    ādhī     		आधी
    ādhī

    Noun

    आधा • (ādhā) m (Urdu spelling آدھا)[4]

    1. a half of something

    Declension

    Declension of आधा (masc ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct आधा
    ādhā     		आधे
    ādhe
    oblique आधे
    ādhe     		आधों
    ādhõ
    vocative आधे
    ādhe     		आधो
    ādho

    References

    1. ^ Winand M. Callewaert; Swapna Sharma (2009), Dictionary of Bhakti, volume 1, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 170.
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ardhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    3. ^ Platts, John T. (1884), “आधा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
    4. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आधा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

    Further reading

    • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “आधा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
    • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “आधा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
    • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “आधा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
    • “आधा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
    • Fallon, S. W. (1879), “आधा”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.

    Old Hindi

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
    Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁erdʰe
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁érdʰ-o-s
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰas
    Sanskrit अर्ध (ardha)
    Prakrit 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥 (addha)
    Old Hindi आधा

      From Prakrit अद्ध (addha).

      Adjective

      आधा (ādhā)

      1. half

      Descendants

      • Hindi: आधा (ādhā)
      • Urdu: آدھا (ādhā)

      Sanskrit

      Alternative scripts

      Alternative scripts
      • আধা (Assamese script)
      • ᬆᬥᬵ (Balinese script)
      • আধা (Bengali script)
      • 𑰁𑰠𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
      • 𑀆𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
      • အာဓာ (Burmese script)
      • આધા (Gujarati script)
      • ਆਧਾ (Gurmukhi script)
      • 𑌆𑌧𑌾 (Grantha script)
      • ꦄꦴꦣꦴ (Javanese script)
      • 𑂄𑂡𑂰 (Kaithi script)
      • ಆಧಾ (Kannada script)
      • អាធា (Khmer script)
      • ອາຘາ (Lao script)
      • ആധാ (Malayalam script)
      • ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢡᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
      • 𑘁𑘠𑘰 (Modi script)
      • ᠠᢗᢑᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
      • 𑦡𑧀𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
      • 𑐁𑐢𑐵 (Newa script)
      • ଆଧା (Odia script)
      • ꢃꢤꢵ (Saurashtra script)
      • 𑆄𑆣𑆳 (Sharada script)
      • 𑖁𑖠𑖯 (Siddham script)
      • ආධා (Sinhalese script)
      • 𑩐𑩛𑩮𑩛 (Soyombo script)
      • 𑚁𑚜𑚭 (Takri script)
      • ஆத⁴ா (Tamil script)
      • ఆధా (Telugu script)
      • อาธา (Thai script)
      • ཨཱ་དྷཱ (Tibetan script)
      • 𑒂𑒡𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
      • 𑨀𑨊𑨜𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

      Etymology

      From आ- (ā-) +‎ धा (dhā, root).

      Pronunciation

      Root

      आधा • (ādhā)

      1. to place on, put down, deposit, put
        • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.29.4:
          वज्र॒मेको॑ बिभर्ति॒ हस्त॒ आहि॑तं॒ तेन॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जिघ्नते॥
          vájraméko bibharti hásta ā́hitaṃ téna vṛtrā́ṇi jighnate.
          A mace this one bears in his hand, set there; with it he keeps smashing obstacles (A riddle, answer: Indra).
      2. to impregnate, instil, impress (good sentiments)
      3. to apply, appoint
      4. to add (fuel to fire)
      5. to give or deposit in pledge, stake (money)
      6. to give, supply, lend, deliver
      7. to accept, receive
      8. to make, constitute, effect
      9. to keep, preserve, hold, possess, take
      10. to conceive, get children (as a woman)

      Derived terms

      Further reading

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