ਘਰੁ
See also: ਘਰ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha), from Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá). Cognate with Old Hindi घर (ghara), Old Gujarati घर (ghara), Old Marathi 𑘑𑘨 (ghara), Old Bengali ঘর (ghara).
Noun
ਘਰੁ (gharu) m
- house, home
- inner self, heart
Descendants
- Punjabi: ghar
- Gurmukhi: ਘਰ
- Shahmukhi: گَھر
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 104.
- “ਘਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “ghara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 239.