गर्व

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गर्व (garva).

Noun

गर्व (garvm

  1. pride
  2. arrogance

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Probably related to गुरु (guru), as well as to Tocharian B śarwarñe (arrogance) and Sogdian (ywr'k, arrogant). The root गर्व् (garv, to be or become proud or haughty) is perhaps a denominal form of the word.

Pronunciation

Noun

गर्व (garva) stemm

  1. pride, arrogance, haughtiness
    Synonym: अहंकार (ahaṃkāra)
  2. (drama) proud speech

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गर्व (garva)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गर्वः
garvaḥ
गर्वौ / गर्वा¹
garvau / garvā¹
गर्वाः / गर्वासः¹
garvāḥ / garvāsaḥ¹
Vocative गर्व
garva
गर्वौ / गर्वा¹
garvau / garvā¹
गर्वाः / गर्वासः¹
garvāḥ / garvāsaḥ¹
Accusative गर्वम्
garvam
गर्वौ / गर्वा¹
garvau / garvā¹
गर्वान्
garvān
Instrumental गर्वेण
garveṇa
गर्वाभ्याम्
garvābhyām
गर्वैः / गर्वेभिः¹
garvaiḥ / garvebhiḥ¹
Dative गर्वाय
garvāya
गर्वाभ्याम्
garvābhyām
गर्वेभ्यः
garvebhyaḥ
Ablative गर्वात्
garvāt
गर्वाभ्याम्
garvābhyām
गर्वेभ्यः
garvebhyaḥ
Genitive गर्वस्य
garvasya
गर्वयोः
garvayoḥ
गर्वाणाम्
garvāṇām
Locative गर्वे
garve
गर्वयोः
garvayoḥ
गर्वेषु
garveṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “गर्व”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 350, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 329
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “217”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press