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-ধর [ -dhara ] a (used as a sfx.) bearing, carrying, holding ভূধর, শ্রীধর, হলধর.

ধরণী, ধরণি [ dharaṇī, dharaṇi ] n the earth, the world. ̃তল n. the surface of the earth. ̃ধর n. the lord of the earth; a king; a mountain. ̃পতি, ̃পাল n. a king. ̃পৃষ্ঠ same as ধরণীতল । ̃মন্ডল n. the terrestrial globe; the whole earth.

ধরতা [ dharatā ] n (comm.) an extra amount given by the seller to the buyer to guard against any possible shortage during weighing; a word or words sung by the leading singer used as a cue for an asso ciate singer or singers of a chorus song.

ধরতাই [ dharatāi ] a that which is generally known to be true, that which is taken for granted; fixed, ascertained.

ধরতি [ dharati ] n (comm.) an extra amount given by the seller to the buyer to guard against any possible shortage during weighing.

ধরন [ dharana ] n manner, method, way (কাজের ধরন); condition, state, (রোগীর ধরন); working, behaviour (মুখের ধরন); ap pearance, look, cut (পোশাকের ধরন); the style, fashion (লোকটার ধরন সন্দেহজনক); bearing, deportment (লোকটার ধরন সন্দেহজনক) n. pl. or collec. form of ধরন ।

ধরনা [ dharanā ] n act of lying obstinately at one's door or at the temple of a deity solicit ing or imploring something. ধরনা দেওয়া n. to lie obstinately at one's door or at the temple of a deity soliciting or im ploring something.

ধরপাকড় [ dharapākaḍ় ] n extensive or collective arrests (as by the police); insistent solicitation (চাকরির জন্য ধরপাকড়) ধরপাকড় করা v. to arrest extensively or collectively, to round up; to solicit insistently.

ধরা1 [ dharā1 ] n the earth, the world. ̃তল n. the surface or floor of the earth; the ground (মূর্ছিত হয়ে ধরাতলে পতন). ̃ধর n. a mountain. ̃ধাম n. earthly abode; the earth as an abode; the earth, the world. ̃পতি n. a king. ̃পৃষ্ঠ same as ধরাতল । ̃ভৃত্ n. a mountain. ̃শয়ন, ̃শয্যা n. the ground or the floor of the earth as bed, the bed of the earth or ground. ̃শায়ী a. lying prostrate on the ground; floored, knocked down.

ধরা2 [ dharā2 ] v to hold with the hand (বইখানা ধরো); to catch (বলটা ছুড়ে দিচ্ছি-ধরো); to hold, to seize; to take (এই ভিক্ষা দিলাম-ধরো); to touch (চোর-চোর খেলায় বুড়ি ধরা, বাচ্ছাটা যেন গরম দুধটা না ধরে); to reach (হাত দিয়ে চাঁদ ধরা); to overtake (যতই জোরে যাও-তোমাকে ধরব); to ar rest, to apprehend, to capture (চোর ধরা); to entrap, to catch (বাঘ ধরা, মাছ ধরা); to restrain, to check; to hold (পাখিটাকে ধরো নইলে পালিয়ে যাবে); to contain, to hold, to accommodate (পাত্রে জল ধরা, ঘরে লোক ধরা); to bear (গাছে ফল ধরা); to carry, to bear (গর্ভে ধরা); to cherish (অন্তরে উচ্চাশা ধরা); to wear, to put on (বেশ ধরা); to assume (মূর্তি ধরা); to take to, to resort to (লাঠি ধরা); to be obstinate about (গোঁ ধরা); to take up (অস্ত্র ধরা); to follow (পথ ধরা); to give support to (লোকটিকে ধরো নইলে পড়ে যাবে); to attack (ডাকাতে ধরা, রোগে ধরা); to affect or infect (চোখে চালশে ধরা, যক্ষায় ধরা); to ache (মাথা ধরা); to be benumbed (দাঁড়িয়ে থেকে থেকে পা ধরা); to infest or attack or damage or contact (পোকায় ধরা, মরচে ধরা); to ac cept, to take in (ছবিতে রং ধরা); to act upon successfully, to work (ওষুধ ধরা); to start practising (জুয়াচুরি ধরা); to be accustomed or addicted to (নেশা ধরা); to be under the influence of (নেশায় ধরা); to be stricken or affected with (শীতে বা ভয়ে ধরা); to catch or board or embark (তিনি মুম্বই থেকে জাহাজ ঝরবেন); to be in time to catch (এখন না গেলে ট্রেন ধরতে পারব না); to stop at, to touch (এ স্টেশনে মেল ট্রেন ধরে না); to terminate, to cease (বৃষ্টি ধরা); to commence, to begin, to start (গান ধরা); to find out, to detect (ভূল ধরা); to impose or assess (ট্যাক্স ধরা); to charge or fix or ascertain (দাম ধরা); to pronounce, to utter (ঈশ্বরের নাম ধরা); to declare, to stake or bet or bid (বাজি ধরা); to insist upon, to beseech (অনেক ধরে-করে); to sustain, to preserve, to maintain (প্রাণ করা); to run hoarse, to choke (ঠাম্ডায় গলা ধরা); to grasp, to make out, to understand, to comprehend (কথার অর্থ ধরা); to deter mine or discern (কার লেখা ধরা শক্ত); to take fire, to ignite (উনুন ধরা); to catch fire (আগুনের কাছ থেকে সরে যাও-কাপড় ধরে যাবে); to be set on (ঘরে আগুন ধরা); to adopt (সেলিম জাহাঙ্গির নাম ধরলেন); to test (পড়া ধরা); to be pleasing or ac ceptable to (মনে ধরা); to turn (চুলে পাক ধরা); to be under, to contact (টান ধরা); to count, to consider, to regard (মানুষের মধ্যে ধরা); to pay heed to, to listen to (আমার কথা ধরো); to be overfried or overdone (তরকারিটা ধরে গেছে) ☐ a. held; caught; seized; arrested, apprehended, captured; entrapped; contained; re served or kept in a container; aching; terminated, ceased; commenced, started; found out, detected; seen through (চালাকি ধরা পড়েছে); declared or bidden; fixed or ascertained; run hoarse or choked; ignited; tested; one who or that which holds or catches (মাছ-ধরা জাল). ধরা-ছোঁয়া n. proximity; reach; tangibility; (fig.) comprehension or detection. ধরা-ছোঁয়ার বাইরে distant; beyond reach; intangible; (fig.) incom prehensible or beyond detection. ধরা ছোঁয়ার মধ্যে proximate; within reach; tan gible; (fig.) comprehensible or detect able. ধরানো v. to cause to hold or catch or seize or arrest or apprehend or en trap or contain or accommodate or wear or assume or take to or resort to or follow or take up or be attacked or ache or be dazed or be benumbed or contact or accept or work successfully or be accustomed to or addicted to or practise or board or embark or be in time to catch or terminate or com mence or find out or detect or declare or bid or buy a ticket of or lie obsti nately at or charge or fix or ascertain or run hoarse or choke or ignite or be set or adopt or test or be pleasing or acceptable to or turn or be under; to set to (ঘরে আগুন ধরানো). ̃ধরি n. persistent request; importunities; insistent solici tation; rounding up, arrests. ̃বাঁধা a. rigidly fixed; hard and fast; rigid; fixed.

ধরাকাট [ dharākāṭa ] n stringency; bindings.

ধরাট [ dharāṭa ] n (comm.) discount.

ধরিত্রী [ dharitrī ] n the earth; the world.

ধরিয়ে [ dhariẏē ] a. & n (used as a sfx.) one who holds or catches or captures.

ধর্তব্য [ dhartabya ] a worthy of being taken into con sideration, countable.

ধর্ম [ dharma ] n religion, faith, creed; piety, virtue (অহিংসা পরম ধর্ম); scriptural laws or directions (ধর্মসম্মত); a form of wor ship (তান্ত্রিক ধর্ম); theology (ধর্মগ্রন্হ); natural quality or behaviour or disposi tion, property or function (মানবধর্ম, কালধর্ম, আগুনের ধর্ম); virtuousness, righteousness, morality (ধর্মহীন আচরণ); law (ধর্মপত্নী); justice (ধর্মাধিকরণ); holi ness, sacredness (ধর্মের সংসারে পাপ); Yama (যম) the god of piety and death; a popular god of Bengal (ধর্মঠাকুর); chastity (স্ত্রীলোকের ধর্মনাশ); (astrol.) the ninth house from the house of birth in the zodiac. ধর্মে সওয়া v. (of a sin, mis deed etc.) to be tolerated by God or the Divine Judge. ধর্মের কল বাতাসে নড়ে, ধর্মের ঢাক আপনি বাজে (fig.) truth cannot be kept concealed, truth must come out; the irrevocable rod of Nemesis is sure to strike in course of time. ধর্মের ষাঁড় (fig.) a wildly wayward man al lowed to move scotfree. ধর্মের সংসার a family practising virtue, a pious fam ily. ধর্ম-অর্থ-কাম-মোক্ষ n the four princi pal aims of human life; piety, wealth, love or fulfilment of desire, and salvation of the soul. ̃কন্যা n. fem. one solemnly accepted as a daughter by a person other than one's parents; (loos.) a god-daughter. ধর্ম-কর্ম, ̃কার্য n. reli gious practices (esp. as enjoined by scriptures). ̃কাম a. desirous of attain ing virtue through religious practices. ̃কৃত্য, ̃ক্রিয়া same as ধর্মকর্ম । ̃ক্ষেত্র n. a holy or consecrated place, a place of pilgrimage. ̃গত a. pious, virtuous; concerning or pertaining to religion, religious. ̃গতপ্রাণ a. having one's life devoted to religion or piety; very reli gious-minded; profoundly or deeply pious. ̃গ্রন্হ n. a holy book or text, a scripture; a religious book; a theologi cal treatise. ̃ঘট n. (ori.) a religious practice consisting in giving away pitchers filled with holy water; (pol. & pop.) cessation of work as a means of putting pressure on employers, a strike. ধর্মঘটকালীন ভাতা strike-pay. ধর্মঘটী n. (pol.) a striker. ˜চক্র n. the four laws or directives of Buddha conducive to at taining final salvation. ̃চর্চা n. reli gious discussion or practice. ̃চর্যা n. observance of religious rules and rites, religious practice; practice of virtue. ̃চারী a. observant of religious rules and rites, devoted to religious practices; virtuous, pious. ̃চিন্তা n. reli gious meditation; spiritual meditation; theological meditation; theology. ̃চ্যুত same as ধর্মভ্রষ্টা । ̃জ a. legitimately born. ̃জিজ্ঞাসা n. religious inquiry; spiritual inquiry. ̃জিজ্ঞাসু a. seeking af ter or inquisitive about religious or spiritual truths. ̃জীবন n. religious or spiritual life; pious or virtuous life; ecclesiastical life. ̃জ্ঞ a. conversant with religious rules and duties; conver sant with religion; pious, virtuous, reli gious. ̃জ্ঞান n. religious knowledge; religious-mindedness; deep sense of piety. ̃ঠাকুর n. a popular god of Ben gal named Dharma (ধর্ম). ̃তা adv. in the eye of righteousness or piety; ac cording to or conforming to righteous ness, piously. ̃তত্ত্ব n the mysteries of religion; theology; theosophy, a reli gious doctrine. ̃তত্ত্ববিদ n. one conver sant with the mysteries of religion; a theologian; one conversant with a reli gious doctrine. ̃তত্ত্বীয় a. concerning the mysteries of religion, religious; theological; concerning a religious doctrine. ̃ত্যাগ n. abandonment of one's religion, adoption of another reli gion, apostasy. ধর্মত্যাগ করা v. to aban don one's religion, to adopt another re ligion. ☐ n. an apostate, a renegade. ̃দ্বেষী, ̃দ্রোহী a. revolting against or hostile to religion; irreligious; impious; ungodly. fem. ধর্মদ্বেষিণী, ধর্মদ্রোহিণী । ̃দ্রোহ, ̃দ্রোহিতা n. revolt against or hos tility towards religion; irreligion; impi ety; ungodliness. ̃ধ্বজী a. simulating piety or virtuousness; sanctimonious; hypocritical. ☐ n. one simulating piety or virtuousness, a religious imposter. ̃নাশ n. ravishment of a woman's chas tity, rape; profanation or defilement of one's religion or idol. ধর্মনাশ করা v. to ravish or outrage one's chastity, to rape; to profane or defile one's religion or idol. ̃নিন্দা n. disparagement of reli gion; blasphemy. ধর্মের নিন্দা করা v. to disparage religion; to blaspheme. ̃নিরপেক্ষ a. irrespective of creed (ধর্মনিরপেক্ষ বিচার); secular (ধর্মনিরপেক্ষ রাষ্ট্র). ̃নির্দিষ্ট a. enjoined by religion; en joined by scriptures, scriptural. ̃নিষ্ঠ a. devoted to religion or religious prac tices; pious, virtuous, righteous. ̃নিষ্ঠা n. devotion to religion or religious practices; piety, virtuousness, righ teousness. ̃নীতি n. a religious prin ciple or principles; a principle or prin ciples of virtue; a moral principle or principles; ethics. ̃পত্নী n. a lawful wife; a lawfully married wife. ̃পথ n. the path of virtue or piety. ধর্মপথে থাকা v. to follow the path of virtue or piety, to practise virtue or piety; to walk in the presence of God. ̃পর, ̃পরায়ণ same as ধর্মনিষ্ঠ । ̃পাল n. a defender of religion; (Christ.) a bishop. ̃পালক n. one who observes religious rites and practices; a defender of religion or faith. ̃পালন n. observance of religious rites and practices; defence of religion. ̃পিতা n. one solemnly accepted as fa ther by a person other than one's chil dren; (loos.) a godfather. ̃পিপাসা n. a strong desire for learning religious truths, thirst for religion. ̃পিপাসু a. de sirous of learning religious truths, thirsty of religion. ̃পুত্র, (coll. corrup.) ̃পুত্তুর n. (loos.) a godson; a son of Yama (যম) the god of piety; an appellation of Yudhisthira of the Mahabharata; (sarcas.) one who poses to be a profoundly pious or truthful man; sanctimonious. ধর্মপুত্র যুধিষ্ঠির (sarcas.) a profoundly pious or truthful man, a sanctimonious person. ̃পুস্তক same as ধর্মগ্রন্হ । ̃প্রচার n. preaching of religion; religious preaching or propa ganda; evangelization; evangelism. ধর্মপ্রচার করা v. to preach religion; to evangelize. ̃প্রচারক a. preaching reli gion; evangelizing. ☐ n. a religious preacher; an evangelist. ̃প্রধান a. chiefly guided by religion or religious principles; religious-minded, devout. ̃প্রবক্তা n. a prophet. ̃প্রবণ a. having propensity towards religion; religious minded. ̃প্রবনতা n. leaning towards re ligion; religious-mindednesss. ̃প্রবর্তক n. the founder of a religion. ̃প্রাণ a. counting or regarding religion as pre cious as one's life; profoundly devout. ̃প্রাণতা n. act of counting religion as precious as one's life; profound de voutness. ̃বন্ধন n. the bond of religion; a sacred or solemn bond or tie; the holy bondage of being members of the same religious community. ̃বন্ধু n. a friend or servant of religion; a friend or helper in religious matters. ̃বল n. force of piety or virtuousness. ̃বাণী n. a word or teaching of religion; a holy word; an evangel, a gospel. ̃বিধান, ̃বিধি n. a religious law or rule; a sa cred law; a scriptural injunction or pre scription. ̃বিপ্লব n. a revolution in the world of religion; a great religious change, a religious revolution. ̃বিরুদ্ধ, ̃বিরোধী a. hostile to religion or piety; irreligious or impious, ungodly. ̃বিশ্বাস n. a religious faith, a creed; faith in re ligion. ̃বিশ্বাসী a. having faith in a par ticular religion or creed; following a particular creed; having faith in reli gion; virtuous, pious, godly. ̃বুদ্ধি n. virtuous or pious or just thought or in tention; conscientiousness, conscion ableness; good conscience. ̃বৃদ্ধ n. a religious or ecclesiastical elder; a member of a priesthood, a father. ̃ভয় n. fear of God; religious qualm. ̃ভগিনী n. one solemnly accepted as a sister by a person other than one's brother or sister; a female disciple of the same teacher; a member of a sisterhood, a nun, a sister. ̃ভাই coll. form of ধর্মভ্রাতা । ̃ভীরু a. God-fearing. ̃ভীরুতা n. God-fearing conduct or nature. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. gone astray from the religious or righteous course; fallen from one's re ligious belief. ̃ভ্রাতা n. one solemnly accepted as a brother by a person other than one's brother or sister; a disciple of the same teacher or preceptor; a member of a brotherhood or sect or faith; a brother. ̃মঙ্গল n. a long poem narrating the glory of Dharmathakur (ধর্মঠাকুর). ̃মত n. a religious tenet or doctrine. ̃মন্দির n. a house of worship, a temple, a shrine. ̃ময় a. full of piety; devout or pious. ̃মা, ̃মাতা n. one sol emnly accepted as mother by a person other than one's child. ̃মূলক a. con cerning religion, religious. ̃যাজক n. an ecclesiastic; a clergyman; a priest. ̃যুদ্ধ n. a war for the cause of religion, (cp.) a crusade, a holy war. ̃যোদ্ধা n. one fighting for the cause of religion, (cp.) a crusader; a holy warrior. ̃রক্ষা n. de fence of religion; preservation of one's religion or piety; preservation of chas tity (স্ত্রীলোকের ধর্মরক্ষা). ̃রাজ n. the lord of justice; an appellation of Yudhisthira of the Mahabharata or that of Yama (যম) or Dharmathakur (ধর্মঠাকুর) or Bud dha. ̃রাজ্য n. a state or kingdom admin istered with scrupulous justice, a realm of justice; a state or kingdom founded on religion or piety, a holy state. ̃রাষ্ট্র n. a theocratic state. ̃লক্ষণ n. any one of the (ten) characteristic signs of piety or virtuousness. ̃লোপ n. destruction or extinction of religion or piety; profana tion of one's religion; ravishment of (a woman's) chastity. ̃শালা n. a guesthouse where pilgrims and travel lers are accommodated temporarily at a low cost or free of cost; (ori.) a court of justice. ̃শাসন n. a religious or scrip tural edict; administration of justice; lawful judgment; rule of the ecclesias tics, theocracy. ̃শাস্ত্র n. scripture. ̃শাস্ত্রব্যবসায়ী n. a dealer in religious books and scriptures; an expounder and teacher of scriptures, a scribe. ̃শাস্ত্রানুমত a. conforming to or as prescribed by scriptures. ̃শিক্ষক n. a religious teacher or preceptor. ̃শিক্ষা n. religious educa tion or teaching. ̃শীল a. pious, virtu ous. ̃সংস্কার n. religious reformation; a holy sacrament. ̃সংস্কারক n. a religious reformer. ̃সংস্হাপন n. introduction or founding of a religion; firm establish ment of a religion; rejuvenation or rein forcement or restoration of a religion. ̃সংহিতা n. a religious code, a book of holy laws. ̃সংগত same as ধর্মসম্মত । ̃সংগীত n. a devotional song or hymn, a psalm. ̃সভা n. a religious gathering or congress or convention or congregation or society. ̃সম্প্রদায় n. a religious com munity, a religious group or sect. ̃সম্মত a. conforming to the rules and prescrip tion of religion or piety; pious, virtu ous; rightful; just. ̃সাক্ষী a. having or claiming the god of piety as witness. ☐ n. an oath in the name of the god of pi ety. ধর্মসাক্ষী করে বলা to take an oath in the name of God, to take a solemn oath. ̃সাধন n. practice of virtue or re ligion. ̃হানি same as ধর্মনাশ । ̃হীন a. godless, ungodly, irreligious, impious; blasphemous. ̃হীনতা n. ungodliness; impiety.

ধর্মাত্মা [ dharmātmā ] a profoundly virtuous or pious, godly.

ধর্মাধর্ম [ dharmādharma ] n virtue and vice, piety and sin; right and wrong. ̃বিচারশূন্য a. not dis criminating between right and wrong, regardless of right and wrong; (loos.) unscrupulous.

ধর্মাধিকরণ, ধর্মাধিষ্ঠান [ dharmādhikaraṇa, dharmādhiṣṭhāna ] n a court of justice; a judge.

ধর্মাধিকার [ dharmādhikāra ] n authority to act as a judge; jurisdiction of a judge; judgeship.

ধর্মাধিকারী [ dharmādhikārī ] n a judge.

ধর্মাধ্যক্ষ [ dharmādhyakṣa ] n an official superintendent of matters concerning religion; a religious head; a chief justice.

ধর্মানুষ্ঠান [ dharmānuṣṭhāna ] n performance of a religious or scriptural rite; rituals; practice of vir tue; an act of piety. ধর্মানুষ্ঠাতা n. a per former of a rite; a ritualist; a virtuous or pious man. fem. ধর্মানুষ্ঠাত্রী ।

ধর্মান্তর [ dharmāntara ] n another religion, a different re ligion. ̃গ্রহণ n. adoption of or conver sion to a different religion. ধর্মান্তর গ্রহণ করা v. to adopt a different religion, to be converted to a different religion. ধর্মান্তরিত a. converted to a different reli gion. fem. ধর্মান্তরিতা । ধর্মান্তরিত ব্যক্তি n. a religious convert. ধর্মান্তরীকরণ n. conver sion to a different faith or religion, proselytism.

ধর্মান্দোলন [ dharmāndōlana ] n a religious or theological movement; a religious or theological discussion or consideration; (loos. but pop.) a religious or theological dispute or agitation.

ধর্মান্ধ [ dharmāndha ] a fanatical, fanatic; bigoted. ধর্মান্ধ ব্যক্তি a fanatic; a bigot. ̃তা n. fanati cism; bigotry.

ধর্মাবতার [ dharmābatāra ] n virtue or piety or justice in carnate (used in addressing a judge, a king, a patron etc.).

ধর্মাবলম্বন [ dharmābalambana ] n practising a religion; adop tion of a religion. ধর্মাবলম্বন করা v. to practise or follow a religion or creed; to adopt a religion. ধর্মাবলম্বী a. follow ing or practising a religion. fem. ধর্মাবলম্বিনী ।

ধর্মারণ্য [ dharmāraṇya ] n hermitage.

ধর্মার্জন [ dharmārjana ] n acquisition of virtue or piety. ধর্মার্জন করা v. to acquire virtue or piety.

ধর্মার্থ [ dharmārtha ] n virtue or piety and wealth. ☐ adv. for the sake of religion or faith. ধর্মার্থে same as ধর্মার্থ (adv.).

ধর্মালয় [ dharmālaẏa ] n a temple; a place of worship.

ধর্মাসন [ dharmāsana ] n a judgment-seat, a seat of jus tice; the bench.

ধর্মিষ্ঠ [ dharmiṣṭha ] a profoundly pious or virtuous or righteous. fem. ধর্মিষ্ঠা ।

ধর্মী [ dharmī ] a (chiefly used as a sfx.) having a particular property or quality (ক্ষারধর্মী, হাঁ-ধর্মী); (rare) pious, virtuous.

ধর্মীয় [ dharmīẏa ] a religious, pertaining to, relating to or concerning religion (ধর্মীয় অনুষ্ঠান, ধর্মীয় উপদেশ) ।

ধর্মোন্নতি [ dharmōnnati ] n advancement of religion.

ধর্মোন্মত্ত [ dharmōnmatta ] a having a religious craze; fa natical.

ধর্মোন্মাদ [ dharmōnmāda ] n religious craze; fanaticism; a religious fanatic.

ধর্মোপদেশ [ dharmōpadēśa ] n religious instruction; a ser mon. ধর্মোপদেশ দেওয়া v. to impart reli gious instruction; to sermonize.

ধর্মোপদেশক, ধর্মোপদেষ্টা [ dharmōpadēśaka, dharmōpadēṣṭā ] a imparting reli gious instruction; sermonizing. ☐ n. a religious instructor; a semonizer.

ধর্মোপাসক [ dharmōpāsaka ] a devoted to or following a re ligion. ☐ n. a devotee (of a religion).

ধর্মোপাসনা [ dharmōpāsanā ] n religious worship or prayer. ধর্মোপাসনা করা v. to observe religious rites; to pray.

ধর্মোপাসিকা [ dharmōpāsikā ] fem of ধর্মোপাসক ।

ধর্ম্য [ dharmya ] a virtuous, righteous; rightful, just; lawful; rightfully or lawfully ob tained.

ধর্ষ, ধর্ষণ [ dharṣa, dharṣaṇa ] n oppression; act of forcing; ravishment, outrage; rape; subdual; act of defeating. ধর্ষণ করা v. to oppress; to force; to ravish, to outrage; to rape; to subdue; to defeat. ধর্ষক a. & n. one who or that which oppresses or forces or ravishes or outrages or subdues or de feats. ধর্ষীয় a. fit to be or capable of be ing oppressed or forced or ravished or outraged or subdued or defeated. fem. ধর্ষণীয়া ।

ধর্ষিত [ dharṣita ] a oppressed; forced; ravished, out raged; raped; subdued; defeated. fem. ধর্ষিতা ।

ধলা [ dhalā ] a (usu. dial.) white, fair, fair-com plexioned.

ধস1 [ dhasa1 ] int expressing a falling sound as of a landslip.

ধস2 [ dhasa2 ] n a landslip.

ধসকা [ dhasakā ] a that which may easily come down, loose (ধসকা মাটি); hanging loosely; easily indisposed, unfit for hard work (ধসকা শরীর). ধসকানো v. to become so loose that it may come down (নদীর পাড় ধসকেছে); to become weak or enfeebled (শরীর ধসকানো).

ধসা [ dhasā ] v to come off and fall down (নদীর পাড় ধসা); to collapse (বাড়ির পাঁচিল ধসা); to weaken or deteriorate (রোগে শরীর ধসা). ☐ a. that which has come off and fallen down; collapsed; weak ened or deteriorated. ধসানো v. to cause to come off and fall down; to loosen and throw down; to cause to collapse; to make weak or to impair.

ধস্তাধস্তি [ dhastādhasti ] n a scuffle or tussle or fray; a hard effort or struggle (অনেক ধস্তাধস্তির পর মাইনে বাড়ল). ধস্তাধস্তি করা v. to scuffle; to try or struggle hard.

ধা1 [ dhā1 ] n (mus.) the natural B sound; the sixth note in the Indian musical gamut.

ধা2 [ dhā2 ] sfx meaning: ways, means etc. fold (শতধা, বহুধা).

ধাই, ধাই-মা [ dhāi, dhāi-mā ] n nurse; nurse-mother; a wet-nurse; a midwife; a foster-mother.

ধাউড় [ dhāuḍ় ] n a swindler, a crook, a cheat.

ধাউড়ে [ dhāuḍ়ē ] n an errand-boy, a fast messen ger.

ধাওড়া [ dhāōḍ়ā ] n an accommodation or mud-built quarters usually for labourers.

ধাওয়া [ dhāōẏā ] v to run; to run after, to chase hotly. ধাওয়া করা same as ধাওয়া । ধাওয়ানো v. to cause to run or chase; to chase away; to give a hot chase.

ধাঁ [ dhā ] int expressing: suddenness ধাঁ করে জ্বলে ওঠা or quickness (ধাঁ করে কাজ শেষ করা) or noisy abruptness (ধাঁ করে ঝাপ ফেলা). ধাঁ করে adv. suddenly; quickly; abruptly with a noise; straightway.

ধাঁচ, ধাঁচা [ dhān̐ca, dhān̐cā ] n shape, form, cut; type, man ner, pattern; semblance of shape.

ধাঁধা [ dhān̐dhā ] n dazzlement of sight; optical illu sion; confusion, bewilderment, daze; an intricate problem; a riddle, a puzzle; a maze; a tricky but interesting ques tion or problem, a poser. ☐ v. (usu. in poet.) to dazzle the sight of, to have one's sight dazzled, to daze. ধাঁধাঁর উত্তর the solution of a puzzle. ধাঁধাঁ দেওয়া v. to give a puzzle for solution; to hood wink; to confound; to bamboozle. ধাঁধা লাগা v. to have one's sight dazzled; to be dazed; to be confused or puzzled. ধাঁধা লাগানো v. to daze the sight of; to daze; to confound; to bewilder, to puzzle; to hoodwink; to dazzle. ধাঁধানো same as ধাঁধা লাগানো

ধাক্কা [ dhākkā ] n a push, a shove; a driving force or action (বাতাসের ধাক্কা); an impact, a collision (ট্রেনে ট্রেনে ধাক্কা); pressure or attack (কাজের ধাক্কা, রোগের ধাক্কা); a shock (মনে ধাক্কা লাগা). ধাক্কা খাওয়া v. to be shocked; to be pushed or shoved; to get or receive a jolt; to be driven on; to collide or dash against; to be impeded or hindered usu. suddenly, to get a set back (তার ব্যাবসা ধাক্কা খেয়েছে). ধাক্কা দেওয়া v. to give a push, to push, to shove; to collide or dash against; to shock; to impede or hinder usu. suddenly, to check progress of. ধাক্কা লাগা v. to have a collision; to dash or collide against; to be shoved or pushed, to be shocked; to get a set-back. ̃ধাক্কি n. mutual or continuous pushing or shoving or el bowing. ধাক্কানো v. to push, to shove; to elbow.

ধাঙর [ dhāṅara ] n a sweeper (by caste or trade).

ধাড়ি [ dhāḍ়i ] n. fem a dam of beasts (ধাড়ি ও বাচ্চা); (chiefly hum.) a mother of many children. ☐ n. (usu. masc.) (dero.) a leader or ringleader (চোরের ধাড়ি); (dero.) a grown-up person or child (ধাড়ির বায়নাও সবই নাকি?). ☐ a. grown up. (ধাড়ি ছেলে); inveterate (ধাড়ি শয়তান).

ধাত [ dhāta ] n mettle, temperament, disposition, spirit, nature (লোকের ধাত বুঝে চলা); (physiol.) any of the four fluids of the body, humour (সর্দির ধাত); pulse (ধাত ছেড়ে যাওয়া); semen, seed (ধাতের রোগ). ধাত ছেড়ে যাওয়া failing of pulse, stop ping of heart beats; to be in a state of collapse. ধাতের রোগ spermatorrhoea; (loos.) gonorrhoea. ̃সহ a. in accor dance or agreement with bodily condi tion or constitution or temperament or nature. ̃স্হ a. one who is enjoying or has regained one's mental calm, in a state of composure; one who is in his humour; one who has come round or recovered; acclimatized, accustomed.

ধাতব [ dhātaba ] a of or made of or caused by metal, metallic; mineral; (rare) con cerning semen. ধাতব দ্যুতি metallic lus tre. ধাতব প্রস্রবণ a mineral spring. ধাতব ব্যাধি a. disease or disorder of semen, spermatorrhoea; (loos.) gonorrhoea.

ধাতা [ dhātā ] n God; Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); father. ☐ a & n. one who contains or bears or pro tects or creates or builds.

ধাতানি [ dhātāni ] n a sound scolding; reprimand. ধাতানো v. to scold soundly, to repri mand, to take somebody to task se verely.

ধাতু [ dhātu ] n a metal; a mineral; mettle (লোকটি শক্ত ধাতুতে গড়া); temperament, disposi tion (শিল্পিদের ধাতুই আলাদা); (physiol.) any one of the four constituent fluids of the body, a humour; semen, sperm (ধাতুদৌর্বল্য); any one of the principal constituents of the physical world (namely, earth, water, fire, air, and at mosphere), an element; (gr.) a verbal root. অবরধাতু a base metal. বরধাতু a noble metal. ̃কল্প a. metalloid. ̃ক্ষয় n. (passive) loss of seminal fluid, seminal emission; (rare) abrasion of metal. ̃গত a. temperamental; constitutional, characteristic; seminal; (rare) metallic. ̃গর্ভ a. impregnated with minerals or metals, mineral; (of a Buddhist temple) containing the remains of a holy person's corpse. ̃ঘটিত a. of or made of metal, metallic; mineral; (of medicine) having metal as a constituent; concern ing semen. ̃দৌর্বল্য n. spermatorrhoea. ̃দ্রাবক n. borax. ̃নিঃস্রব n. a flowing out of molten metal, lava; a flowing out of semen. ̃পাত্র n. a metal vessel. ̃পোষক a. nourishing, nutritive. ̃বল্লভ n. borax. ̃বিজ্ঞান, ̃বিদ্যা n. metallurgy. ̃বিদ n. metallurgist. ̃ময় a. full of or made of or impregnated with metal, metallic or mineral. ̃মল n. rust. ̃মাক্ষিক n. sulphate of iron or pyrite. ̃রূপ n. conjugation. ̃লেপন n. plating.

̃ধাত্রী [ ̃dhātrī ] n a progenitrix, a progenitress, a mother; a nurse-mother; a wet-nurse; a foster-mother; a midwife; a nurse; the Earth (esp. as conceived as mother of all created beings). ☐ a. fem. one who carries in the womb; one who bears. ̃পুত্র n. a son of a nurse-mother or wet nurse. ̃বিদ্যা n. midwifery. ধাত্রীবিদ্যা বিশারদ n. a midwife, a gynaecologist and obstetrician.

ধাত্রীয় [ dhātrīẏa ] n a nurse-mother; a wet-nurse; a foster-mother, a midwife; a nurse.

ধান [ dhāna ] n paddy, rice (আমন ধান); measure of weight (= nearly 1 grain). আউস ধান autumn rice. আমন ধান winter rice. বীজ ধান n. paddy-seed. ধান কাটা v. to reap or harvest paddy-crop. ধান কাঁড়া same as ধান ভানা । ধান কাড়ানো v. to plough a paddy-field in order to remove weeds. ধান ঝাড়া v. to thresh paddy. ধান দিয়ে লেখাপড়া শেখা (fig.) to spend little for one's education; (fig.) to receive indif ferent or scant education. ধান নেড়ে দেওয়া v. to re-sow or transplant paddy shoots in well-arranged lines; to stir paddy when it is husked by a husking pedal. ধান বোনা v. to sow paddy-seeds. ধানভাঙা, ধানভানা v. to husk paddy. ধানভাঙা কল a husking machine. ধান ভানতে শিবের গীত (fig.) an irrelevant talk or digression (often a ludicrous one). ধান মাড়ানো v. to thresh or separate paddy (from straw by making cows walk upon it). ধান রোয়া v. to transplant paddy-shoots. কত ধানে কত চাল (fig.) actual state or correct information, knowledge of what comes out of what; (fig.) consequence. পাকা ধানে মই দেওয়া (fig.) to do (one) irreparable harm; (fig.) to blast one's hopes when they are about to be realized. ̃খেত same as ধানজমি । ̃গাছ n. a paddy-plant. ধানগাছের তক্তা (fig.) a plank of grass, an impos sible thing. ̃চারা n. a paddy-shoot. ̃জমি n. a paddy-field, a paddy-land. ̃দুর্বা n. paddy-grains and grass (used as auspicious articles in blessing).

ধানশ্রী, ধানশি [ dhānaśrī, dhānaśi ] n an Indian musical mode.

ধানাইপানাই [ dhānāipānāi ] n irrelevant talk or excuse.

ধানি [ dhāni ] a green as unripe paddy, paddy green (ধানি রং); very small, puny (ধানি লঙ্কা); containing or yielding paddy (ধানি জমি). ধানি মদ wine of inferior quality distilled from rice.

ধানী [ dhānī ] n (used chiefly as a sfx.) a place or residence or seat (রাজধানী) ।

ধানুকি, ধানুষ্ক [ dhānuki, dhānuṣka ] n a bowman, an archer; a soldier fighting with bow and arrow. ☐ a. versed in archery; armed with bow and arrow.

ধান্দা, ধান্ধা [ dhāndā, dhāndhā ] n dazzlement of sight; optical illusion; confusion, dazed condition; search (চাকরির ধান্দা, টাকার ধান্দা); cause of demand (পেটের ধান্ধা). ̃বাজ a. too self-seeking and opportunist. ☐ n. a self-seeker and opportunist.

ধান্যক, ধান্যাক [ dhānyaka, dhānyāka ] n coriander; coriander seed.

ধান্যম্ল [ dhānyamla ] n acetic acid.

ধান্যেশ্বরী [ dhānyēśbarī ] n (facet. & dero.) an inferior wine prepared from rice, rice-grog (coll. ধেনো).

ধাপ [ dhāpa ] n a step (as of a staircase); a stra tum; a leap (দৌড়ধাপ). ধাপে ধাপে at every step; step by step; in a stratified manner; by degrees.

ধাপধাড়া গোবিন্দপুর [ dhāpadhāḍ়ā gōbindapura ] n (facet. or dero.) an obscure, contemptible and remote place, an out-of-the-way place.

ধাপা [ dhāpā ] n a low and usually marshy land where rubbish and filth are deposited (also ধাপার মাঠ).

ধাপ্পা [ dhāppā ] n a bluff, a hoax. ধাপ্পা দেওয়া v. to bluff, to hoax. ̃বাজ a. (given to) bluff ing or hoaxing. ☐ n. a bluffer or a hoaxer. ̃বাজি n. practice of bluffing or hoaxing. ধাপ্পাবাজি করা v. to practise bluffing or hoaxing; to bluff or hoax.

ধাবক [ dhābaka ] a one who runs or flies; one who cleanses or washes; used in cleaning or washing (ধাবক পদার্থ); carrying a mes sage or letter. ☐ n. a washerman; a run ner; a flier; a courier, a postal runner, a messenger.