घर
Dogri
Etymology
From a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós.
Noun
घर (ghar) m (Dogra 𑠍𑠤)
- house; home
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá). Doublet of गृह (gŕh). Cognate with English yard, German Garten, French jardin, and Russian го́род (górod).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱəɾ/
- Rhymes: -ər
Noun
घर • (ghar) m (Urdu spelling گھر)
- house, home; dwelling
- Synonyms: गृह (gŕh), मकान (makān), भवन (bhavan)
- den
- nest
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | घर ghar | घर ghar |
| oblique | घर ghar | घरों gharõ |
| vocative | घर ghar | घरो gharo |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “घर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “घर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “घर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “घर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- S. W. Fallon (1879), “घर”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
- “घर”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
Marathi
Etymology
From a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós.
Noun
घर • (ghar) n
- home
Nepali
Etymology
From a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡʱʌ̤r]
- Phonetic Devanagari: घर्
- (locative) IPA(key): [ɡʱʌ̤ɾʌ]
- Phonetic Devanagari: घरअ
Noun
घर • (ghar)
- house, home
- building
- family
- women's marital home
- marriage
Declension
| Declension of घर | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | ||
| nominative | घर [ɡʱʌr] | घरहरू [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾu] | |
| accusative | घरलाई [ɡʱʌrläi] | घरहरूलाई [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾuläi] | |
| instrumental/ergative | घरले [ɡʱʌrle] | घरहरूले [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾule] | |
| dative | घरलाई [ɡʱʌrläi] | घरहरूलाई [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾuläi] | |
| ablative | घरबाट [ɡʱʌrbäʈʌ] | घरहरूबाट [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾubäʈʌ] | |
| genitive | घरको [ɡʱʌrko] | घरहरूको [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾuko] | |
| locative | घरमा [ɡʱʌrmä] | घरहरूमा [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾumä] | |
Notes:
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Further reading
- “घर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “घर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Old Gujarati
Etymology
From a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós.
Noun
घर • (ghara) m
- house, palace
Descendants
- Gujarati: ઘર (ghar)
- Marwari: घर (ghar)
Pali
Alternative forms
- ghara (Latin script)
- 𑀖𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ঘর (Bengali script)
- ඝර (Sinhalese script)
- ဃရ or ꧠရ (Burmese script)
- ฆร or ฆะระ (Thai script)
- ᨥᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ຆຣ or ຆະຣະ (Lao script)
- ឃរ (Khmer script)
- 𑄊𑄢 (Chakma script)
Noun
घर n
- Devanagari script form of ghara (“house”)
Declension
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | घरं (gharaṃ) | घरानि (gharāni) |
| Accusative (second) | घरं (gharaṃ) | घरानि (gharāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | घरेन (gharena) | घरेहि (gharehi) or घरेभि (gharebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | घरस्स (gharassa) or घराय (gharāya) or घरत्थं (gharatthaṃ) | घरानं (gharānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | घरस्मा (gharasmā) or घरम्हा (gharamhā) or घरा (gharā) or घरतो (gharato) | घरेहि (gharehi) or घरेभि (gharebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | घरस्स (gharassa) | घरानं (gharānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | घरस्मिं (gharasmiṃ) or घरम्हि (gharamhi) or घरे (ghare) | घरेसु (gharesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | घर (ghara) | घरानि (gharāni) |