بڑھنا

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀤𑀺 (vaḍḍhadi), from Sanskrit वर्धते (vardhate, to grow, increase). Cognate to Punjabi ਵੱਧਣਾ (vaddhaṇā) / وَدھݨا (vadhṇā), Marathi वाढणे (vāḍhṇe), Assamese বঢ়া (borha).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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بَڑْنا (baṛnā) (Hindi spelling बढ़ना)

  1. to increase (in amount or intensity)
  2. to grow, become larger (in size)
  3. to rise (e.g. price, temperature)
  4. to develop, advance, progress
  5. to flourish, thrive
  6. (with آگے (āge)) to move ahead, continue
  7. to be extended, stretch out
    ہاتھ بڑھناfor one's hand to be stretched out

Conjugation

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  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

References

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  • بڑھنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بڑھنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.