अर्थ

See also: अर्थ्

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) 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

Inherited from Old Marathi अर्थ (artha), from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

अर्थ • (artha) m

  1. meaning, significance
    Antonym: अनर्थ (anartha)
    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 (1982–1983) “अर्थ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • 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
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “अर्थ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʌrt̪ʰʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: अर्थ

Noun

अर्थ • (artha)

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

Further reading

  • “अर्थ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], 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”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-. 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
singular dual plural
nominative अर्थः (arthaḥ) अर्थौ (arthau)
अर्था¹ (arthā¹) 		अर्थाः (arthāḥ)
अर्थासः¹ (arthāsaḥ¹)
accusative अर्थम् (artham) अर्थौ (arthau)
अर्था¹ (arthā¹) 		अर्थान् (arthān)
instrumental अर्थेन (arthena) अर्थाभ्याम् (arthābhyām) अर्थैः (arthaiḥ)
अर्थेभिः¹ (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)
vocative अर्थ (artha) अर्थौ (arthau)
अर्था¹ (arthā¹) 		अर्थाः (arthāḥ)
अर्थासः¹ (arthāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of अर्थ
singular dual plural
nominative अर्थम् (artham) अर्थे (arthe) अर्थानि (arthāni)
अर्था¹ (arthā¹)
accusative अर्थम् (artham) अर्थे (arthe) अर्थानि (arthāni)
अर्था¹ (arthā¹)
instrumental अर्थेन (arthena) अर्थाभ्याम् (arthābhyām) अर्थैः (arthaiḥ)
अर्थेभिः¹ (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)
vocative अर्थ (artha) अर्थे (arthe) अर्थानि (arthāni)
अर्था¹ (arthā¹)
  • 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]‎[2] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 117
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