गुलाब

गुलाब

See also: गुलाबी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گلاب‎ (golâb), compound of گل‎ (gol, “rose”) +‎ آب‎ (âb, “water”). Synchronically analysable as गुल (gul, “flower”) +‎ आब (āb, “water”).

Compare Punjabi ਗੁਲਾਬ (gulāb) / گُلاب‎ (gulāb), Sindhi گُلابُ‎ / गुलाबु, Gujarati ગુલાબ (gulāb), Marathi गुलाब (gulāb), Konkani गुलाब, Oriya ଗୋଲାପ (golapô), Bengali গোলাপ (golap), Assamese গোলাপ (gülap).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊ.lɑːb/, [ɡʊ.l̪äːb]

Noun

गुलाब • (gulāb) m (Urdu spelling گُلَاب‎)

1. (flower) rose
2. (uncommon) rosewater

Declension

Declension of गुलाब (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गुलाब gulāb	गुलाब gulāb
oblique	गुलाब gulāb	गुलाबों gulābõ
vocative	गुलाब gulāb	गुलाबो gulābo

Derived terms

• गुलाबी (gulābī)
• गुलाब जामुन (gulāb jāmun)

Related terms

• गुलिस्तान (gulistān)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गुलाब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گلاب‎ (golâb), compound of گل‎ (gol, “rose”) +‎ آب‎ (âb, “water”).

Compare Konkani गुलाब, Gujarati ગુલાબ (gulāb), Hindustani گُلَاب‎ / गुलाब (gulāb), Sindhi گُلابُ‎ / गुलाबु, Punjabi ਗੁਲਾਬ (gulāb) / گُلاب‎ (gulāb), Oriya ଗୋଲାପ (golapô), Bengali গোলাপ (golap), Assamese গোলাপ (gülap).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.lab/

Noun

गुलाब • (gulāb) m

1. rose

Derived terms

• गुलाबी (gulābī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “गुलाब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “गुलाब”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “गुलाब”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.