ਗਹਿਰੁ

ਗਹਿਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਗਹਰਾ (gaharā), ਗਹੀਰੁ (gahīru)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá). Compare Old Hindi गहर (gahara), Old Marathi 𑘐𑘮𑘲𑘨 (gahīra).

Adjective

ਗਹਿਰੁ (gahiru)

1. deep

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਗਹਿਰਾ (gahirā)

  Shahmukhi: گہرا‎ (gehrā)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 95
• “ਗਹਿਰ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “gabhīrá(4024)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 215.