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dhīrā

dhīra

masc nom pl of dhīra (adj); fem nom sg of dhīra (adj); fem nom pl of dhīra (adj); nt nom pl of dhīra (adj); …

1. dhīra (adj): stable; constant; reliable; firm
2. dhīra (adj): wise; intelligent
3. dhīra (masc): wise man; sage; intelligent person
4. dhīrā (fem): name of an arahant nun; lit. wise woman

Etymology. From PIE *dhre- 'to hold, support', related to Sanskrit dhīra (courageous, wise), Greek thronos 'seat' (what holds one), and English throne — the concrete sense of holding firm becomes the mental steadiness of wisdom.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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