ग्रभ्
See also: गर्भ
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- ग्रह् (grah)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡 (garəβ, “to seize”), English grab (a borrowing from another Germanic language).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐbʱ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐbʱ/
Root
ग्रभ् • (grabh)
- to seize
Derived terms
- अग्रभण (agrabhaṇa, “having nothing which can be grasped”)
- गृभ (gṛbhá, “dwelling-place”)
- गृभि (gṛ́bhi, “holding, containing”)
- गृभीत (gṛbhītá, “seized”)
- गृभ् (gṛbh, “grasping, seizing”)
- गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇā́ti, “he seizes”)
- ग्रभ (grábha, “taking possession”)
- ग्रभीतृ (grabhītṛ, “one who seizes”)
- ग्राभ (grābha, ““one who seizes”, a demon causing diseases”)
References
- William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 40