अर्ह्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂elgʷʰ- (to be worth; value; gain). See अर्हति (arhati) and अर्घ (argha, price, value) for more.[1]

Pronunciation

Root

अर्ह् • (arh)

  1. to deserve, merit, be worthy of
  2. to have a claim to
  3. to be entitled to (accusative case)
  4. to be allowed to do anything
  5. to be obliged or required to do anything (accusative)
  6. to be worth, counterbalance, to be able
  7. to honor

Derived terms

  • अर्कत् (arkat)
  • अर्ह (arha, meriting, deserving, worthy of; obliged, allowed; proper, fit)
  • अर्हक (arhaka, entitled to)
  • अर्हण (arhaṇa, deserving, meriting; being entitled to)
  • अर्हति (arhati)
  • अर्हते (arhate)
  • अर्हत् (arhat, worthy, venerable; celebrated)
  • अर्हत्तम (arhattama, most worthy, most venerable)
  • अर्हन्त (arhanta, worthy, a buddha)
  • अर्हयेत् (arhayet)
  • अर्हसि (arhasi)
  • अर्हसे (arhase)
  • अर्हित (arhita, honored, worshipped)
  • आनर्हुः (ānarhuḥ)
  • आनृहुः (ānṛhuḥ)
  • आर्जिहत् (ārjihat)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “ARH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 124

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