ধৰা

Assamese

Assamese verb set
ধৰা (dhora)
ধৰোৱা (dhorüa)
ধৰোওৱা (dhorüüa)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ধৰতি (dhárati, to hold, to keep). Cognate with Sylheti ꠗꠞꠣ (dora).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [dʱɔɹa]

Verb

ধৰা (dhora)

  1. to catch
    মই নিছলা মাছ ধৰি আছোঁmoi nisola mas dhori asü̃.I am catching shrimps.
  2. to begin, start [-লৈ ধৰা (-loi dhora)]
    সি কান্দিবলৈ ধৰিলে
    xi kandibloi dhorile.
    He started to cry.
    Synonym: আৰম্ভ কৰা (arombho kora)
    Antonyms: এৰা (era), বাদ দিয়া (bad dia)
  3. to suppose, imagine
    তাই গম পালে বুলি ধৰি লোৱা, তাৰপিছত তুমি কি কৰিবা?
    tai gom pale buli dhori lüa, tarpisot tumi ki koriba?
    Suppose that she finds out, then what will you do?
  4. to nitpick
  5. to use
    নাম ধৰি মাতাnam dhori matato call by name.

Conjugation

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