گھر
See also: کهر
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Old Gujarati घर (ghara), from Sanskrit गृह (gṛha).
Noun
گھر • (ghar) m (Standard Gujarati ઘર)
- (Lisan ud-Dawat) house, home
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha), from a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi, India) IPA(key): /kə˨ɾə̆/
- (Pakistan) IPA(key): /käː˨ɾə̆/ (singular)
- Phonetic: kàră, (PK) kā̀ră
Noun
گَھر • (ghar) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਘਰ)
- house, home
- (by extension) household
- (in compounds) building, place
Declension
| Declension of گھر | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | گَھر (ghar) | |
| dir. pl. | گَھر (ghar) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | گَھر (ghar) | گَھر (ghar) |
| oblique | گَھر (ghar) | گَھراں (gharāṉ) |
| vocative | گَھرا (gharā) | گَھرو (gharo) |
| ablative | گَھروں (gharoṉ) | — |
| locative | گَھرے (ghare) | گَھرِیں (gharīṉ) |
| instrumental | گَھرے (ghare) | گَھرِیں (gharīṉ) |
Further reading
- “گھر”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “گھر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ghara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 239
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡʱəɾ/
- Rhymes: -əɾ
Noun
گَھر • (ghar) m (Hindi spelling घर)
- (chiefly) house, home
- Synonym: مکان (makān)
- place, abode
Declension
| Declension of گھر | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | گَھر (ghar) | گَھر (ghar) |
| oblique | گَھر (ghar) | گَھروں (gharō̃) |
| vocative | گَھر (ghar) | گَھرو (gharō) |
References
- “گھر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “گھر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.