धीर

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱiːɾ/
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Adjective

धीर • (dhīr)

1. steadfast, resolute; bold

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “धीर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “धीर”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धीर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “धीर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• dhīra (Latin script)
• 𑀥𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ধীর (Bengali script)
• ධීර (Sinhalese script)
• ဓီရ or ဓဳရ or ꩪီရ (Burmese script)
• ธีร or ธีระ (Thai script)
• ᨵᩦᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ຘີຣ or ຘີຣະ (Lao script)
• ធីរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄙𑄩𑄢 (Chakma script)

Adjective

धीर

1. Devanagari script form of dhīra (“wise; firm”)

Declension

Declension table of "धीर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	धीरो (dhīro)	धीरा (dhīrā)
Accusative (second)	धीरं (dhīraṃ)	धीरे (dhīre)
Instrumental (third)	धीरेन (dhīrena)	धीरेहि (dhīrehi) or धीरेभि (dhīrebhi)
Dative (fourth)	धीरस्स (dhīrassa) or धीराय (dhīrāya) or धीरत्थं (dhīratthaṃ)	धीरानं (dhīrānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	धीरस्मा (dhīrasmā) or धीरम्हा (dhīramhā) or धीरा (dhīrā)	धीरेहि (dhīrehi) or धीरेभि (dhīrebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	धीरस्स (dhīrassa)	धीरानं (dhīrānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	धीरस्मिं (dhīrasmiṃ) or धीरम्हि (dhīramhi) or धीरे (dhīre)	धीरेसु (dhīresu)
Vocative (calling)	धीर (dhīra)	धीरा (dhīrā)

Declension table of "धीरा" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	धीरा (dhīrā)	धीरायो (dhīrāyo) or धीरा (dhīrā)
Accusative (second)	धीरं (dhīraṃ)	धीरायो (dhīrāyo) or धीरा (dhīrā)
Instrumental (third)	धीराय (dhīrāya)	धीराहि (dhīrāhi) or धीराभि (dhīrābhi)
Dative (fourth)	धीराय (dhīrāya)	धीरानं (dhīrānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	धीराय (dhīrāya)	धीराहि (dhīrāhi) or धीराभि (dhīrābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	धीराय (dhīrāya)	धीरानं (dhīrānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	धीराय (dhīrāya) or धीरायं (dhīrāyaṃ)	धीरासु (dhīrāsu)
Vocative (calling)	धीरे (dhīre)	धीरायो (dhīrāyo) or धीरा (dhīrā)

Declension table of "धीर" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	धीरं (dhīraṃ)	धीरानि (dhīrāni)
Accusative (second)	धीरं (dhīraṃ)	धीरानि (dhīrāni)
Instrumental (third)	धीरेन (dhīrena)	धीरेहि (dhīrehi) or धीरेभि (dhīrebhi)
Dative (fourth)	धीरस्स (dhīrassa) or धीराय (dhīrāya) or धीरत्थं (dhīratthaṃ)	धीरानं (dhīrānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	धीरस्मा (dhīrasmā) or धीरम्हा (dhīramhā) or धीरा (dhīrā)	धीरेहि (dhīrehi) or धीरेभि (dhīrebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	धीरस्स (dhīrassa)	धीरानं (dhīrānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	धीरस्मिं (dhīrasmiṃ) or धीरम्हि (dhīramhi) or धीरे (dhīre)	धीरेसु (dhīresu)
Vocative (calling)	धीर (dhīra)	धीरानि (dhīrāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধীৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
• ধীর (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဓီရ (Burmese script)
• ધીર (Gujarati script)
• ਧੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಧೀರ (Kannada script)
• ធីរ (Khmer script)
• ຘີຣ (Lao script)
• ധീര (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଧୀର (Odia script)
• ꢤꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ධීර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
• தீ⁴ர (Tamil script)
• ధీర (Telugu script)
• ธีร (Thai script)
• དྷཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱíː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱiː.ɾɐ/

Etymology 1

From the root धृ (dhṛ, “to be hold, to be firm”) from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold, support”).

Adjective

धीर • (dhī́ra) stem

1. steady, constant, firm, resolute, brave, energetic, courageous, self-possessed, composed, calm, grave
2. deep, low, dull (as sound)
3. gentle, soft
4. well-conducted, well-bred

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धीर (dhī́ra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धीरः dhī́raḥ	धीरौ / धीरा¹ dhī́rau / dhī́rā¹	धीराः / धीरासः¹ dhī́rāḥ / dhī́rāsaḥ¹
Vocative	धीर dhī́ra	धीरौ / धीरा¹ dhī́rau / dhī́rā¹	धीराः / धीरासः¹ dhī́rāḥ / dhī́rāsaḥ¹
Accusative	धीरम् dhī́ram	धीरौ / धीरा¹ dhī́rau / dhī́rā¹	धीरान् dhī́rān
Instrumental	धीरेण dhī́reṇa	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरैः / धीरेभिः¹ dhī́raiḥ / dhī́rebhiḥ¹
Dative	धीराय dhī́rāya	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरेभ्यः dhī́rebhyaḥ
Ablative	धीरात् dhī́rāt	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरेभ्यः dhī́rebhyaḥ
Genitive	धीरस्य dhī́rasya	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीराणाम् dhī́rāṇām
Locative	धीरे dhī́re	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीरेषु dhī́reṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of धीरा (dhī́rā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धीरा dhī́rā	धीरे dhī́re	धीराः dhī́rāḥ
Vocative	धीरे dhī́re	धीरे dhī́re	धीराः dhī́rāḥ
Accusative	धीराम् dhī́rām	धीरे dhī́re	धीराः dhī́rāḥ
Instrumental	धीरया / धीरा¹ dhī́rayā / dhī́rā¹	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीराभिः dhī́rābhiḥ
Dative	धीरायै dhī́rāyai	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीराभ्यः dhī́rābhyaḥ
Ablative	धीरायाः / धीरायै² dhī́rāyāḥ / dhī́rāyai²	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीराभ्यः dhī́rābhyaḥ
Genitive	धीरायाः / धीरायै² dhī́rāyāḥ / dhī́rāyai²	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीराणाम् dhī́rāṇām
Locative	धीरायाम् dhī́rāyām	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीरासु dhī́rāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Feminine ī-stem declension of धीरी (dhī́rī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धीरी dhī́rī	धीर्यौ / धीरी¹ dhī́ryau / dhī́rī¹	धीर्यः / धीरीः¹ dhī́ryaḥ / dhī́rīḥ¹
Vocative	धीरि dhī́ri	धीर्यौ / धीरी¹ dhī́ryau / dhī́rī¹	धीर्यः / धीरीः¹ dhī́ryaḥ / dhī́rīḥ¹
Accusative	धीरीम् dhī́rīm	धीर्यौ / धीरी¹ dhī́ryau / dhī́rī¹	धीरीः dhī́rīḥ
Instrumental	धीर्या dhī́ryā	धीरीभ्याम् dhī́rībhyām	धीरीभिः dhī́rībhiḥ
Dative	धीर्यै dhī́ryai	धीरीभ्याम् dhī́rībhyām	धीरीभ्यः dhī́rībhyaḥ
Ablative	धीर्याः / धीर्यै² dhī́ryāḥ / dhī́ryai²	धीरीभ्याम् dhī́rībhyām	धीरीभ्यः dhī́rībhyaḥ
Genitive	धीर्याः / धीर्यै² dhī́ryāḥ / dhī́ryai²	धीर्योः dhī́ryoḥ	धीरीणाम् dhī́rīṇām
Locative	धीर्याम् dhī́ryām	धीर्योः dhī́ryoḥ	धीरीषु dhī́rīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of धीर (dhī́ra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धीरम् dhī́ram	धीरे dhī́re	धीराणि / धीरा¹ dhī́rāṇi / dhī́rā¹
Vocative	धीर dhī́ra	धीरे dhī́re	धीराणि / धीरा¹ dhī́rāṇi / dhī́rā¹
Accusative	धीरम् dhī́ram	धीरे dhī́re	धीराणि / धीरा¹ dhī́rāṇi / dhī́rā¹
Instrumental	धीरेण dhī́reṇa	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरैः / धीरेभिः¹ dhī́raiḥ / dhī́rebhiḥ¹
Dative	धीराय dhī́rāya	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरेभ्यः dhī́rebhyaḥ
Ablative	धीरात् dhī́rāt	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरेभ्यः dhī́rebhyaḥ
Genitive	धीरस्य dhī́rasya	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीराणाम् dhī́rāṇām
Locative	धीरे dhī́re	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीरेषु dhī́reṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Punjabi: ਧੀਰਾ (dhīrā)

Etymology 2

From the root धी (dhī, “to perceive, think”) from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyh₂- (“mind, thought”).

Adjective

धीर • (dhī́ra) stem

1. intelligent, wise, skillful, clever
   • (Can we date this quote?), The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi) (subsequently translated from Pali to Sanskrit), Appamādavaɡɡa, page 32; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya‎^[1], Colombo, 2009:

     8. ප්‍රමාදමප්‍රමාදෙන යදා නුදති පණ‍්ඩිතඃ
     ප්‍රඥාප්‍රසාදමාරුහ්‍ය ත්‍වශොකඃ ශොකිනීං ප්‍රජාම්
     පර්‍වතස‍්ථ ඉව භූමිෂ‍්ඨාන් ධීරො බාලානවෙක්‍ෂතෙ

     8 Pramādamapramādena yadā nudati paṇḍitaḥ
     Prajñāprasādamāruhya tvaśokaḥ śokinīṃ prajām
     Parvatastha iva bhūmiṣṭhān dhīro bālānavekṣate

     8. When the astute dispel negligence by means of diligence,
     having ascended the palace of wisdom, the sorrow-free then behold this generation of sorrow,
     as a wise man on a mountain-top beholds the fools below.

     (literally, “8. When the astute dispel negligence by means of diligence,
     having ascended the palace of wisdom, the sorrow-free then behold this generation of sorrow,
     as a wise man on a mountain-top beholds the fools on the ground.”)

     (Wiktionary translation adapted from translation of the Pali by Ajahn Sujato.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धीर (dhī́ra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धीरः dhī́raḥ	धीरौ / धीरा¹ dhī́rau / dhī́rā¹	धीराः / धीरासः¹ dhī́rāḥ / dhī́rāsaḥ¹
Vocative	धीर dhī́ra	धीरौ / धीरा¹ dhī́rau / dhī́rā¹	धीराः / धीरासः¹ dhī́rāḥ / dhī́rāsaḥ¹
Accusative	धीरम् dhī́ram	धीरौ / धीरा¹ dhī́rau / dhī́rā¹	धीरान् dhī́rān
Instrumental	धीरेण dhī́reṇa	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरैः / धीरेभिः¹ dhī́raiḥ / dhī́rebhiḥ¹
Dative	धीराय dhī́rāya	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरेभ्यः dhī́rebhyaḥ
Ablative	धीरात् dhī́rāt	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरेभ्यः dhī́rebhyaḥ
Genitive	धीरस्य dhī́rasya	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीराणाम् dhī́rāṇām
Locative	धीरे dhī́re	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीरेषु dhī́reṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of धीरा (dhī́rā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धीरा dhī́rā́	धीरे dhī́re	धीराः dhī́rā́ḥ
Vocative	धीरे dhī́re	धीरे dhī́re	धीराः dhī́rāḥ
Accusative	धीराम् dhī́rā́m	धीरे dhī́re	धीराः dhī́rā́ḥ
Instrumental	धीरया / धीरा¹ dhī́rayā / dhī́rā́¹	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rā́bhyām	धीराभिः dhī́rā́bhiḥ
Dative	धीरायै dhī́rā́yai	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rā́bhyām	धीराभ्यः dhī́rā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	धीरायाः / धीरायै² dhī́rā́yāḥ / dhī́rā́yai²	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rā́bhyām	धीराभ्यः dhī́rā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	धीरायाः / धीरायै² dhī́rā́yāḥ / dhī́rā́yai²	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीराणाम् dhī́rā́ṇām
Locative	धीरायाम् dhī́rā́yām	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीरासु dhī́rā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Feminine ī-stem declension of धीरी (dhī́rī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धीरी dhī́rī	धीर्यौ / धीरी¹ dhī́ryau / dhī́rī¹	धीर्यः / धीरीः¹ dhī́ryaḥ / dhī́rīḥ¹
Vocative	धीरि dhī́ri	धीर्यौ / धीरी¹ dhī́ryau / dhī́rī¹	धीर्यः / धीरीः¹ dhī́ryaḥ / dhī́rīḥ¹
Accusative	धीरीम् dhī́rīm	धीर्यौ / धीरी¹ dhī́ryau / dhī́rī¹	धीरीः dhī́rīḥ
Instrumental	धीर्या dhī́ryā	धीरीभ्याम् dhī́rībhyām	धीरीभिः dhī́rībhiḥ
Dative	धीर्यै dhī́ryai	धीरीभ्याम् dhī́rībhyām	धीरीभ्यः dhī́rībhyaḥ
Ablative	धीर्याः / धीर्यै² dhī́ryāḥ / dhī́ryai²	धीरीभ्याम् dhī́rībhyām	धीरीभ्यः dhī́rībhyaḥ
Genitive	धीर्याः / धीर्यै² dhī́ryāḥ / dhī́ryai²	धीर्योः dhī́ryoḥ	धीरीणाम् dhī́rīṇām
Locative	धीर्याम् dhī́ryām	धीर्योः dhī́ryoḥ	धीरीषु dhī́rīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of धीर (dhī́ra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धीरम् dhī́ram	धीरे dhī́re	धीराणि / धीरा¹ dhī́rāṇi / dhī́rā¹
Vocative	धीर dhī́ra	धीरे dhī́re	धीराणि / धीरा¹ dhī́rāṇi / dhī́rā¹
Accusative	धीरम् dhī́ram	धीरे dhī́re	धीराणि / धीरा¹ dhī́rāṇi / dhī́rā¹
Instrumental	धीरेण dhī́reṇa	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरैः / धीरेभिः¹ dhī́raiḥ / dhī́rebhiḥ¹
Dative	धीराय dhī́rāya	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरेभ्यः dhī́rebhyaḥ
Ablative	धीरात् dhī́rāt	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरेभ्यः dhī́rebhyaḥ
Genitive	धीरस्य dhī́rasya	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीराणाम् dhī́rāṇām
Locative	धीरे dhī́re	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीरेषु dhī́reṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 3

Noun

धीर • (dhī́ra) stem, m

1. the ocean, sea
2. name of बलि (bali)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धीर (dhī́ra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धीरः dhī́raḥ	धीरौ / धीरा¹ dhī́rau / dhī́rā¹	धीराः / धीरासः¹ dhī́rāḥ / dhī́rāsaḥ¹
Vocative	धीर dhī́ra	धीरौ / धीरा¹ dhī́rau / dhī́rā¹	धीराः / धीरासः¹ dhī́rāḥ / dhī́rāsaḥ¹
Accusative	धीरम् dhī́ram	धीरौ / धीरा¹ dhī́rau / dhī́rā¹	धीरान् dhī́rān
Instrumental	धीरेण dhī́reṇa	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरैः / धीरेभिः¹ dhī́raiḥ / dhī́rebhiḥ¹
Dative	धीराय dhī́rāya	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरेभ्यः dhī́rebhyaḥ
Ablative	धीरात् dhī́rāt	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरेभ्यः dhī́rebhyaḥ
Genitive	धीरस्य dhī́rasya	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीराणाम् dhī́rāṇām
Locative	धीरे dhī́re	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीरेषु dhī́reṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 4

Noun

धीर • (dhī́ra) stem, n

1. saffron

Usage notes

In compounds, this meaning cannot always be distinguished from that of 'wise' etc.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of धीर (dhī́ra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धीरम् dhī́ram	धीरे dhī́re	धीराणि / धीरा¹ dhī́rāṇi / dhī́rā¹
Vocative	धीर dhī́ra	धीरे dhī́re	धीराणि / धीरा¹ dhī́rāṇi / dhī́rā¹
Accusative	धीरम् dhī́ram	धीरे dhī́re	धीराणि / धीरा¹ dhī́rāṇi / dhī́rā¹
Instrumental	धीरेण dhī́reṇa	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरैः / धीरेभिः¹ dhī́raiḥ / dhī́rebhiḥ¹
Dative	धीराय dhī́rāya	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरेभ्यः dhī́rebhyaḥ
Ablative	धीरात् dhī́rāt	धीराभ्याम् dhī́rābhyām	धीरेभ्यः dhī́rebhyaḥ
Genitive	धीरस्य dhī́rasya	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीराणाम् dhī́rāṇām
Locative	धीरे dhī́re	धीरयोः dhī́rayoḥ	धीरेषु dhī́reṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “धीर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 517, column 1.