दह्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-.

    Pronunciation

    Root

    दह् • (dah)

    1. to burn, consume by fire, scorch, roast
    2. to cauterize
    3. to consume, destroy completely
    4. to torment, torture, pain, distress, disturb, grieve
    5. to be burnt, burn, be in flames
    6. to be consumed by fire or destroyed
    7. to be inflamed (a wound)
    8. to be consumed by internal heat or grief, suffer pain, be distressed or vexed
    9. to cause to be cooked

    Derived terms

    Primary verbal forms
    Secondary forms
    • द॒ह्यते॑ (dahyáte, passive)
    • अदा॑हि (ádāhi, passive)
    • दा॒हय॑ति (dāháyati, causative)
    • अदी॑दहत् (ádīdahat, causative)
    • दिधक्षति (didhakṣati, desiderative)
    • दन्दहीति (dandahīti, intensive)
    • दन्दह्यते (dandahyate, intensive)
    Non-finite forms
    • द॒ग्ध (dagdhá, past participle)
    • दग्धु॑म् (dágdhum, infinitive)
    • दग्धो॑स् (dágdhos, infinitive)
    • द॒ग्ध्वा (dagdhvā́, gerund)
    Derived nominal forms
    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root दह् (0 c, 8 e)
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root दह् (5 c, 0 e)

    Descendants

    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root दह् (5 c, 0 e)

    References

    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 712-3
    • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
    • Cheung, Johnny (2007), Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 53-4