नाध्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *naHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *neh₃dʰ-, related to आध्र (ādhra, poor, destitute) and perhaps Ancient Greek νωθρός (nōthrós, sluggish, slothful). Influenced नाथ् (nāth), but not etymologically related to it, contrary to Monier-Williams and Whitney.

Pronunciation

Root

नाध् • (nādh)

  1. to be in distress
  2. to seek help, ask, beg

Derived terms

Category Sanskrit terms belonging to the root नाध् not found
Category Terms derived from the Sanskrit root नाध् not found
Primary Verbal Forms
  • नाधते (nā́dhate) (Present)
Non-Finite Forms
  • नाधित (nādhitá) (Past Participle)
Derived Nominal Forms
  • नाधस् (nā́dhas)

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “NĀDH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 34
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “nādh”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 340