Dah, Daah: 13 definitions
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Dah means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Dah in Liberia is the name of a plant defined with Imperata cylindrica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calamagrostis lagurus (L.) Koeler (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Hongkongensis (1861)
· Naturalia monspeliensia. S茅rie botanique. (1958)
· Journal of Japanese Grassland Science (1991)
· The Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez (1940)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Annali di Botanica (1987)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dah, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDah (啶︵す啷�).鈥�1 P. (dahati, dad膩ha, 补诲丑腻办峁Ｄ玹, 诲丑补办峁补迟颈, dagdhum, dagdha, desid. 诲颈诲丑补办峁迟颈)
1) To burn, scorch (fig. also); 啶︵啷嵿ぇ啷佮 啶掂た啶多啶掂 啶︵す啶ㄠ啶苦ぐ啶｀啶班啶ㄠ啶︵た啶むぞ 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶︵ざ啶距ぐ啷嵿啶距 (dagdhu峁� vi艣va峁� dahanakira峁嘺irnodit膩 dv膩da艣膩rk膩岣�) Ve.3.6;5.2; 啶膏お啶︵た 啶う啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠげ啷� 啶︵す啶むた 啶ぎ 啶ぞ啶ㄠじ啶� 啶︵啶灌た 啶啶栢啶げ啶ぇ啷佮お啶距え啶 (sapadi madan膩nalo dahati mama m膩nasa峁� dehi mukhakamalamadhup膩nam) G墨tagovinda 1; 艢.3.16.
2) To consume, destroy completely; 啶忇啶啶� 啶︵す啶む啶啷嵿え啶苦ぐ啷嵿え啶班 啶︵啶班啶�- 啶膏ぐ啷嵿お啶苦ぃ啶 (ekameva dahatyagnirnara峁� durupa- sarpi峁嘺m) Manusm峁泃i 7.9.
3) To pain, torment, afflict, distress, grieve; 啶囙い啷嵿ぅ啶ぞ啶む啶啷冟い啶お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶灌い啶� 啶氞ぞ啶げ啶� 啶︵す啶むた (ittham膩tmak峁泃amapratihata峁� c膩pala峁� dahati) 艢.5; 啶むい啷� 啶膏さ啶苦し啶た啶� 啶多げ啷嵿く啶� 啶︵す啶むた 啶ぞ啶 (tat savi峁miva 艣alya峁� dahati m膩m) 6.9; 啶忇い啶む啶む 啶ぞ啶� 啶︵す啶むた 啶う啷� 啶椸啶灌ぎ啶膏啶う啷�啶 啶曕啶粪啶｀ぞ啶班啶ムぎ啶苦い啷嵿く- 啶むた啶ムく啶� 啶ぐ啶苦さ啶班啶溹く啶ㄠ啶むた (etattu m膩峁� dahati yad g峁沨amasmad墨ya峁� k峁Ｄ箛膩rthamitya- tithaya岣� parivarjayanti) M峁沜chaka峁璱ka 1.12; R.8.86; Uttarar膩macarita 4.14.
4) To cauterize (in medicine). -With 啶ㄠた啶膏 (nis)
1) To burn, consume.
2) to torment, distress, pain.
-pari to burn, scorch; 啶︵た啶多た 啶︵た啶多た 啶ぐ啶苦う啶椸啶оぞ 啶啶く啶� 啶ぞ啶掂啷囙え (di艣i di艣i paridagdh膩 bh奴maya岣� p膩vakena) 峁歵耻蝉补峁僪腻谤补 1.24; Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 1.3.
-pra 1 to burn.
2) to burn completely.
3) to pain, torment.
4) to trouble, tease.
-sam to burn; 啶呧き啶苦啶ㄠ 啶膏啶︵す啷嵿く啶むぞ啶� 啶掂す啷嵿え啶苦え啶� (abhijana岣� sa峁僤ahyat膩峁� vahnin膩) 叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈 2.39.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDah (啶︵す啷�).鈥擺(au) dahau] r. 1st cl. (dahati) To burn or reduce to ashes. (i) dahi r. 10th cl. (诲补峁僪补测补迟颈-迟别) 1. To shine. 2. To burn. bhv膩0 saka0 pa0 ani峁� . d墨ptau aka0 d膩he saka0 cu0 ubha0 se峁� idit .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDah (啶︵す啷�).鈥� (originally dagh), i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] (in epic poetry also [膧tmanepada.], [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 5, 33, 38; also i. 4, Mah膩bh膩rata 4, 799), 1. To consume by fire, Mah膩bh膩rata 8, 116. 2. To destroy, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 7, 9. 3. To give pain, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] pr. [distich] 4; Pass. To suffer pain, Mah膩bh膩rata 3, 2483. 4. Pass. To burn, Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 8330. Passive, with the terminations of the [Parasmaipada.], Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 2061; 8210. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. dagdha, 1. Consumed by fire, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 8, 189. 2. Pained, [峁歵耻蝉补峁僪腻谤补] 1, 10. 3. Cunning, [顿补艣补办耻尘腻谤补肠补谤颈迟补] in
鈥� With the prep. ati ati, To burn excessively, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 2, 47, 19. 2. To press hard, Mah膩bh膩rata 6, 5238.
鈥� With anu anu, To consume completely by fire, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 63, 41.
鈥� With apa apa, To burn away, Mah膩bh膩rata 12, 7705.
鈥� With ava ava, To burn away, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 2, 35, 10.
鈥� With upa upa, To set on fire, Mah膩bh膩rata 3, 546.
鈥� With ni ni, To consume by fire, Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 4454.
鈥� With nis nis, 1. To consume by fire, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 11, 246. 2. To destroy, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 1, 54, 22. [Causal.] To order to set on fire, [搁腻箩补迟补谤补峁単颈峁嚹�] 6, 171.
鈥� With vinis vi nis, 1. To consume by fire, Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 5307. 2. To destroy completely, Mah膩bh膩rata 5, 5769.
鈥� With pari pari, To consume by fire, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 1, 155, 22. Pass. To burn, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 2, 7, 29.
鈥� With sa峁僷ari sam-pari, i. 4, To be consumed by fire, Mah膩bh膩rata 3, 10067.
鈥� With pra pra, 1. To consume by fire, Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 2120. 2. To destroy, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 24, 8. Pass. To be consumed by fire, Mah膩bh膩rata 2, 2689.
鈥� With sa峁僷ra sam-pra, 1. To consume by fire, Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 5796. 2. To destroy, 9, 3526.
鈥� With prati prati, i. 4, To be consumed by fire, Mah膩bh膩rata 8, 2750.
鈥� With vi vi, 1. To cauterise, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 1, 100, 21. 2. To consume by fire, Mah膩bh膩rata 8, 464. Pass. 1. To be consumed by fire, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 4, 60, 20. 2. To burn (as a wound), [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 1, 103, 19. 3. To be consumed by grief, Mah膩bh膩rata 12, 52. 4. To puff one鈥檚 self up, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 6, 12 Gorr. vidagdha, 1. Inflamed, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 2, 5, 21. 2. Digested, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 2, 110, 14; 118, 15. 3. Corrupt, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 2, 369, 18. 4. Clever, Mah膩bh膩rata 4, 745. 5. Well-bred, [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] 3, 12. 6. Intriguing, [叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 97. Comp. A-, adj. uncultivated, fooli峁�, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] i. [distich] 180. Dus-, adj. 1. puffed up, [叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 3. 2. stupid, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 27, 8.
鈥� With sam sam, To destroy, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 1, 77, 12 Gorr. Pass. 1. To burn, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 30, 8. 2. To grieve, [Raghuva峁兣沘, (ed. Stenzler.)] 14, 56 Calc. [Causal.] To cause to be consumed by fire, Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 4954. Cf. probably [Latin] lignum; [Old High German.] t膩ht or d膩ht; perhaps [Gothic.] dags, A. S. daeg.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDah (啶︵す啷�).鈥�dahati (dahate) [participle] dagdha (q.v.) burn, inflame (l.&[feminine]), consume, destroy. [Passive] dahyate (ti) be burnt, burn ([intransitive]), suffer, pine. [Causative] 诲腻丑补测补ti (cause to) burn. [Desiderative] 诲颈诲丑补办峁迟颈, dahati (te), [participle] dagdha (q.v.) burn, inflame (l.&[feminine]), consume, destroy. [Passive] dahyate (ti) be burnt, burn ([intransitive]), suffer, pine. [Causative] 诲腻丑补测补ti (cause to) burn. [Desiderative] 诲颈诲丑补办峁te be about to burn or destroy. [Intensive] 诲补苍诲补丑墨迟颈 & dandagdhi burn completely (tr.); dandahyate the same (tr. & [intransitive]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dah (啶︵す啷�):鈥�1. dah [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] dahati ([Epic] also [膧tmanepada]; p. dahati [imperfect tense] adahat; [Aorist] 补诲丑腻办, [峁歡-veda ii, 15, 4]; 1.sg. 办峁尘, [Mah膩bh膩rata vii]; 3. [plural] 办峁谤, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]; [subjunctive] 诲丑腻办, [峁歡-veda i, 158, 4]; 2. sg. 诲丑补办峁, [iv, 4, 4]; p. 诲丑补办峁迟 [also [nominative case] m.], [vi, 3, 4 x, 91, 7] 诲补办峁迟, [i, 130, 8]; [future] 诲丑补办峁补迟颈 [P膩峁噄ni 7-2, 10; Siddh膩nta-kaumud墨; K膩ra峁囜笉a-vy奴ha 6] [Mah膩bh膩rata] [Potential] 诲丑补办峁别迟, [i, 8383] etc.; 诲补丑颈峁, [i, 2120; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 iv; Prasa峁単膩bhara峁嘺 xix, 7]; [infinitive mood] dagdhum)
鈥攖o burn, consume by fire, scorch, roast, [峁歡-veda] etc.;
鈥攖o cauterise, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补];
鈥攖o consume, destroy completely, [Manu-sm峁泃i vii, 9; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.;
鈥攖o torment, torture, pain, distress, disturb, grieve, [Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.:鈥擺Passive voice] dahyate (ti, [M膩nava-g峁沨ya-s奴tra ii, 15; Mah膩bh膩rata i f., xii f.]);
鈥攖o be burnt, burn, be in flames, [Atharva-veda; Nirukta, by Y膩ska] etc.;
鈥攖o be consumed by fire or destroyed, [Manu-sm峁泃i vi, 71];
鈥攖o be inflamed (a wound), [厂耻艣谤耻迟补 i, 28];
鈥攖o be consumed by internal heat or grief, suffer pain, be distressed or vexed, [Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.;
鈥� [Causal] 诲腻丑补测补ti to burn or be burned, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Y膩j帽avalkya i, 89; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.;
鈥攖o cause to be cooked, [Hariva峁兣沘 15523] ([Aorist] [plural] 补诲墨诲补丑补苍) :鈥擺Desiderative] 诲颈诲丑补办峁迟颈 (cf. 办峁Ｄ�, 办峁) to be about to burn or consume or destroy, [Mah膩bh膩rata i-iv; 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] (p. 办峁尘膩峁嘺) :鈥擺Desiderative] [Causal] (p. 办峁测补迟) to cause any one to make efforts to burn, [Bha峁弓i-k膩vya iii, 33] :鈥擺Intensive] 诲补苍诲补丑墨迟颈, hyate ([P膩峁噄ni 3-1, 24; 7-4, 86])
鈥攖o burn or destroy completely, [Hariva峁兣沘 8726; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 vi, 8, 21] ([imperative] dagdhi), [艢i艣up膩la-vadha; Prasannar膩ghava vi, 32 and 48];鈥擺膧tmanepada] to be burnt completely, [Hariva峁兣沘 7040; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺; 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补 i, 8, 23/24]
2) cf. [Lithuanian] deg煤, 鈥業 am hot鈥�; [Gothic] dag-s; Old [German] t膩h-t, 鈥榓 wick鈥�
3) 2. dah mfn. 鈥榖urning鈥� See 耻艣补-.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDah (啶︵す啷�):鈥�(au) dahati 1. a. To burn. (i, ka) da峁僪ayati 10. a. To shine, burn.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Dah in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) jealousy, envy, ~[hi] jealous, envious..鈥攄ah (啶∴ぞ啶�) is alternatively transliterated as 岣屇乭a.
2) Dah in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) a deep pool; in a river the spot where the water is exceptionally deep..鈥攄ah (啶︵す) is alternatively transliterated as Daha.
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDaah in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) burning, heat; inflammation; mental agony; cremation; scald; ~[karma/kriya/samskara] cremation..鈥攄aah (啶︵ぞ啶�) is alternatively transliterated as D膩ha.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDaah is another spelling for 啶∴ぞ啶� [岣嵞乭补].鈥擺岣嵞乭补 / 岣嵞乭膩] n. jealousy; envy; hatred; malice; ill-will;
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDah is another spelling for 啶︵す [daha].鈥攏. 1. a pond; a deep pool; 2. a lake;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+12): Daddha, Daha, Dahada, Dahadana, Dahadhikara, Dahadhikartrikakarmanirnaya, Dahadikarmakartrinirnaya, Dahadikarmapaddhati, Dahadiva, Dahaga, Dahagollu, Dahai, Dahak, Dahakana, Dahakashakti, Dahaladhisha, Dahalana, Dahamaya, Dahana, Dahanta.
Full-text (+142): Nirdah, Daha, Pradah, Paridah, Sthulakashthadah, Atidah, Vidahin, Nidagha, Dhak, Dahana, Dahaniya, Dagdha, Vinirdah, Adah, Sautini-daah, Dahaka, Upadah, Nidah, Dhiksh, Pratidah.
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