गभीर

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gabʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gabʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₂bʰ-rós, from *gʷeh₂bʰ- (“to be deep; to submerge”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬟𐬭𐬀 (jafra), Persian ژرف (žarf), Lurish گںهںر (gəhər, “a lake”), Middle High German erqueben (“to smother”), Ancient Greek βάπτω (báptō, “I submerge”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.bʱiː.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈbʱiː.ɾɐ/

गभीर • (gabhīrá) stem (root गाह्)

1. deep

• Dravidian:
  • → Tamil: கெவி (kevi)
  • → Kannada: ಗವಿ (gavi)
  • → Tulu: ಗವಿ (gavi)
  • → Telugu: గవి (gavi)
• Prakrit: 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), 𑀕𑀳𑀺𑀭 (gahira)
  • Middle Bengali: গহীন (gohin)
    • Bengali: গহীন (gohin)
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: ઘેરું (gherũ)
    • Marwari: गहर (gahar)
  • Maithili: gahī̃ra

    Devanagari script: गहींर

    Tirhuta script: 𑒑𑒯𑒲𑓀𑒩

  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: गहिर (gahira)

    Modi script: 𑘐𑘮𑘲𑘨 (gahīra)

  • Nepali: गहिरो (gahiro)
  • Odia: ଗହିର (gahira), ଗଇର (gaira)
  • Old Punjabi: ਗਹਿਰੁ (gahiru), ਗਹਰਾ (gaharā), ਗਹੀਰੁ (gahīru)
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਗਹਿਰਾ (gahirā)

      Shahmukhi script: گہرا (ghrā)

  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Old Hindi: गहर (gahara)
      • Braj: गहिरौ (gahirau)
      • Hindustani: gahrā

        Hindi: गहरा

        Urdu: گَہْرَا (gahrā)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: گَهَرو

    Devanagari script: गहरो

  • ⇒ Prakrit: *𑀕𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀓 (*gahiraka) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-))
    • Middle Bengali: গহিরা (gohira)
    • Odia: ଗହିରା (gahirā)