dharaáṇ ground; earth

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form دھراݨ
Phonetic Form dharaáɳ
Morphemic Form dharáṇ
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl): dharaṇí
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form dharáṇī- 'ground (fem)' (T: 6744)
Variant Form(s) dharáṇ (Biori)
    • ground; earth
      • Example 85:
        aaghaá ta dhúura, dharaáṇ ba ḍang.
        aaghaá
        sky
        ta
        DS
        dhúura
        far.away
        dharáṇ
        ground
        ba
        top
        ḍang
        hard
        The sky is far away and the ground is hard. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:081
      • Example 679:
        áak ba muṭá ǰe na ukháai bhóo de, so ba dharaṇí pharé dhreég dítu hínu.
        ak
        one
        ba
        top
        muṭ
        tree
        -a
        -obl
        ǰe
        up
        na
        neg
        ukhéi
        come.up
        -áa
        -inf
        bha
        be.able.to
        -e
        -3sg
        de
        pst
        so
        3MSG.nom
        ba
        top
        dharáṇ
        ground
        -í
        -obl
        pharé
        along
        dhreég
        stretched.out
        dit
        fall.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        The other one did not know how to climb a tree, so he stretched out along the ground.
        Source: A:UNF009-10