अर्थ

See also: अर्थ्

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əɾt̪ʰ/, [ɐɾt̪ʰ]
  • Hyphenation: अर्थ
  • Rhymes: -əɾt̪ʰ

Noun

अर्थ • (arth) m (Urdu spelling اَرتھ)

  1. meaning, purport
    Synonym: मतलब (matlab)
    इस शब्द के कई अर्थ हैं। ― is śabd ke kaī arth ha͠i. ― This word has several meanings.
  2. sense
    अब जाने का कोई अर्थ नहीं है।
    ab jāne kā koī arth nahī̃ hai.
    There is no sense in going now.
  3. (in compounds) wealth, prosperity
    चोरी करने का अर्थदंड बहुत ऊँचा है।
    corī karne kā arthadaṇḍ bahut ū̃cā hai.
    The fine (lit. money-penalty) for stealing is very high.

Declension
Declension of अर्थ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अर्थ
arth		 अर्थ
arth
oblique अर्थ
arth		 अर्थों
arthõ
vocative अर्थ
arth		 अर्थो
artho

Derived terms
  • अर्थकर (arthakar)
  • अर्थगत (arthagat)
  • अर्थगर्भित (arthagarbhit)
  • अर्थदंड (arthadaṇḍ)
  • अर्थनीति (arthanīti)
  • अर्थनैतिक (arthanaitik)
  • अर्थपूर्ण (arthapūrṇ)
  • अर्थप्रक्रिया (arthaprakriyā)
  • अर्थभेद (arthabhed)
  • अर्थविचार (arthavicār)
  • अर्थविज्ञान (arthavijñān)
  • अर्थविधि (arthavidhi)
  • अर्थविवाद (arthavivād)
  • अर्थव्यवस्था (arthavyavasthā)
  • अर्थशास्त्र (arthaśāstra)
  • अर्थहीन (arthahīn)
  • अर्थागम (arthāgam)
  • अर्थाधिकारिणी (arthādhikāriṇī)
  • अर्थाधिकारी (arthādhikārī)
  • अर्थानुबन्ध (arthānubandh)
  • अर्थार्जन (arthārjan)
  • अर्थोपार्जन (arthopārjan)

Further reading

Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha).

Noun

अर्थ • (artha) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

  1. meaning, sense

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əɾ.t̪ʰə/
  • Hyphenation: अर्‧थ, अर्थ
  • Rhymes: -ə

Noun

अर्थ • (artha) m

  1. meaning, significance
    या शब्दाचा अर्थ काय?
    yā śabdācā artha kāy?
    What is the meaning of this word?
  2. intention, aim
    Synonym: हेतू (hetū)
  3. substance, money, wealth, property
    Synonyms: पैसा (paisā), वित्त (vitta)

Declension
Declension of अर्थ (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular		 अर्थ
artha
direct
plural		 अर्थ
artha
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा		 अर्थ
artha		 अर्थ
artha
oblique
सामान्यरूप		 अर्था
arthā		 अर्थां-
arthān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी		 अर्थाला
arthālā		 अर्थांना
arthānnā
ergative अर्थाने, अर्थानं
arthāne, arthāna		 अर्थांनी
arthānnī
instrumental अर्थाशी
arthāśī		 अर्थांशी
arthānśī
locative
सप्तमी		 अर्थात
arthāt		 अर्थांत
arthāt
vocative
संबोधन		 अर्था
arthā		 अर्थांनो
arthānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of अर्थ (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म		 feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		 neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		 oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular*
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता		 अर्थाचा
arthāċā		 अर्थाचे
arthāċe		 अर्थाची
arthācī		 अर्थाच्या
arthācā		 अर्थाचे, अर्थाचं
arthāċe, arthāċa		 अर्थाची
arthācī		 अर्थाच्या
arthācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता		 अर्थांचा
arthānċā		 अर्थांचे
arthānċe		 अर्थांची
arthāñcī		 अर्थांच्या
arthāncā		 अर्थांचे, अर्थांचं
arthānċe, arthānċa		 अर्थांची
arthāñcī		 अर्थांच्या
arthāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms
  • अर्थपूर्ण (arthapūrṇa, “meaningful”)
  • अर्थमंत्रालय (arthamantrālay, “ministry of finance”)
  • अर्थमंत्री (arthamantrī, “finance minister”)
  • अर्थार्जन (arthārjan)
  • निरर्थक (nirarthak, “meaningless”)

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “अर्थ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अर्थ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “अर्थ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha).

Pronunciation

Noun

अर्थ • (artha)

  1. meaning, purport
  2. wealth, prosperity
  3. sense

Further reading
  • “अर्थ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • অৰ্থ (Assamese script)
  • ᬅᬃᬣ (Balinese script)
  • অর্থ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰀𑰨𑰿𑰞 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀅𑀭𑁆𑀣 (Brahmi script)
  • အရ်္ထ (Burmese script)
  • અર્થ (Gujarati script)
  • ਅਰ੍ਥ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥 (Grantha script)
  • ꦄꦂꦡ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂃𑂩𑂹𑂟 (Kaithi script)
  • ಅರ್ಥ (Kannada script)
  • អថ៌ (Khmer script)
  • ອຣ຺ຖ (Lao script)
  • അര്ഥ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠠᡵᡨᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘀𑘨𑘿𑘞 (Modi script)
  • ᠠᠷᠲᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦠𑧈𑧠𑦾 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐀𑐬𑑂𑐠 (Newa script)
  • ଅର୍ଥ (Odia script)
  • ꢂꢬ꣄ꢢ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆃𑆫𑇀𑆡 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖀𑖨𑖿𑖞 (Siddham script)
  • අර්‍ථ (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩐𑩼 𑪙𑩬 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚀𑚤𑚶𑚚 (Takri script)
  • அர்த² (Tamil script)
  • అర్థ (Telugu script)
  • อรฺถ (Thai script)
  • ཨ་རྠ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒁𑒩𑓂𑒟 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨀𑨫𑩇𑨚 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hártʰam (“matter, object, purpose”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ert-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬀 (arəθa).

Pronunciation

Noun

अर्थ • (ártha) stem, m or n

  1. aim, purpose, meaning
  2. advantage, use, utility
  3. profit
  4. prosperity
  5. interest
  6. thing, object
  7. money, wealth, property, opulence, substance
  8. affair, concern
  9. (in law) lawsuit, action
  10. sense, notion
  11. manner, kind
  12. price

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of अर्थ (artha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अर्थः
arthaḥ		 अर्थौ / अर्था¹
arthau / arthā¹		 अर्थाः / अर्थासः¹
arthāḥ / arthāsaḥ¹
Vocative अर्थ
artha		 अर्थौ / अर्था¹
arthau / arthā¹		 अर्थाः / अर्थासः¹
arthāḥ / arthāsaḥ¹
Accusative अर्थम्
artham		 अर्थौ / अर्था¹
arthau / arthā¹		 अर्थान्
arthān
Instrumental अर्थेन
arthena		 अर्थाभ्याम्
arthābhyām		 अर्थैः / अर्थेभिः¹
arthaiḥ / arthebhiḥ¹
Dative अर्थाय
arthāya		 अर्थाभ्याम्
arthābhyām		 अर्थेभ्यः
arthebhyaḥ
Ablative अर्थात्
arthāt		 अर्थाभ्याम्
arthābhyām		 अर्थेभ्यः
arthebhyaḥ
Genitive अर्थस्य
arthasya		 अर्थयोः
arthayoḥ		 अर्थानाम्
arthānām
Locative अर्थे
arthe		 अर्थयोः
arthayoḥ		 अर्थेषु
artheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of अर्थ (artha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अर्थम्
artham		 अर्थे
arthe		 अर्थानि / अर्था¹
arthāni / arthā¹
Vocative अर्थ
artha		 अर्थे
arthe		 अर्थानि / अर्था¹
arthāni / arthā¹
Accusative अर्थम्
artham		 अर्थे
arthe		 अर्थानि / अर्था¹
arthāni / arthā¹
Instrumental अर्थेन
arthena		 अर्थाभ्याम्
arthābhyām		 अर्थैः / अर्थेभिः¹
arthaiḥ / arthebhiḥ¹
Dative अर्थाय
arthāya		 अर्थाभ्याम्
arthābhyām		 अर्थेभ्यः
arthebhyaḥ
Ablative अर्थात्
arthāt		 अर्थाभ्याम्
arthābhyām		 अर्थेभ्यः
arthebhyaḥ
Genitive अर्थस्य
arthasya		 अर्थयोः
arthayoḥ		 अर्थानाम्
arthānām
Locative अर्थे
arthe		 अर्थयोः
arthayoḥ		 अर्थेषु
artheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References
  • “अ॑र्थ” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 41, column 2.
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “अर्थ”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 027
  • Monier Williams (1899) “अर्थ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 90, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 117
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.