adjective & neuter · dhuva 1 · dhuva 2
stable
(adjective) fixed, firm; constant, lasting; permanent; certain, sure; (neuter) what is firm or constant and lasting; firmness, constancy, certainty; ~ especially for nibbāna
Dhuva (adjective) [Sanskrit dhruva, cf. Lithuanian drūta firm; Gothic triggws = Old High German triuwi (German treue, trost); Anglo-Saxon trēowe = English true, of Indo-Germanic °dheru, enlarged form of °dher, see dharati] stable, constant, permanent; fixed, regular, certain, sure D I 18; S I 142; IV 370; A II 33; Ja I 19; V 121 (°sassataṃ maraṇaṃ); III 325; Bv II 82; Miln 114 (na tā nadiyo dh.-salilā). 334 (°phala); Vism 77; Sv I 112 (maraṇaṃ apassinto dh.), 150 (= thāvara); Dhp-a III 170 (adhuvaṃ jīvitaṃ dhuvaṃ maraṇaṃ); Thig-a 241; Saddh 331. — neuter permanence, stability M I 326; Dhp 147. Also epithet of Nibbāna (see °gāmin). — neuter as adverb dhuvaṃ continuously, constantly, always Ja II 24 = Miln 172; Pv-a 207; certainly Ja I 18, V 103. — adhuva (addhuva) changing, unstable, impermanent D I 19 (anicca a. appāyuka); M I 326; S IV 302; Ja I 393; III 19 (addhuva-sīla); Vv-a 77. -gāmin leading to permanence, i.e. Nibbāna S IV 370 {343} (magga); -colā (feminine) constantly dressed, of a woman Vin III 129; -ṭṭhāniya lasting (of shoes) Vin I 190; -dhamma one who has reached a stable condition Dhp-a III 289; -paññatta (a) permanently appointed (seat) Vin IV 274; -bhatta a constant supply of food Vin I 25, 243; II 15 (°ika); Ja I 449 (where the v.l. dhura° seems to be preferable instead of dhuva°, see dhurabhatta); cf. niccabhatta; -yāgu constant (distribution of) rice gruel Vin I 292 f. ; -lohitā (feminine) a woman whose blood is stagnant Vin III 129; -ssava always discharging, constantly flowing Ja I 6, V 35.
【形】 穩定的，長備的，經常的，不變的。~vaṃ,【副】 經常地，不變地。
(adj, adj) stable; enduring; permanent; eternal; everlasting; epithet of Nibbāna stable, permanent Construction: √dhuv + a
(adj, adj) continuous; constant; regular regular, constant Construction: √dhuv + a
(adj, adj) certain; sure Construction: √dhuv + a