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)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀕 (*addhaga), from Sanskrit अर्धक (ardhaka).[1][2] Doublet of अर्धक (ardhak) and अर्ध (ardh). Cognate with Gujarati અર્ધો (ardho), Marathi अर्धा (ardhā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.d̪ʱɑː/, [äː.d̪ʱäː]

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)[3]

  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. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ardhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Platts, John T. (1884) “आधा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  3. 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, 2024.
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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. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 08.029.04:
      vájram éko bibharti hásta ā́hitaṃ téna vr̥trā́ṇi 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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