गौरव

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See also: ग्रीवा and गर्व

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गौरव (gaurava, “cumbrousness, importance”).

Pronunciation

Noun

गौरव • (gaurav) m (Urdu spelling گورو)

  1. honour, glory
    Synonym: प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā)
    आपने हमारा गौरव बढ़ाया। ― āpne hamārā gaurav baṛhāyā. ― You enhanced our glory.

Declension

Declension of गौरव (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct गौरव
gaurav 		गौरव
gaurav
oblique गौरव
gaurav 		गौरवों
gauravõ
vocative गौरव
gaurav 		गौरवो
gauravo

Derived terms

Proper noun

गौरव • (gaurav) m

  1. a male given name, Gaurav, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of गौरव (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct गौरव
gaurav 		गौरव
gaurav
oblique गौरव
gaurav 		गौरवों
gauravõ
vocative गौरव
gaurav 		गौरवो
gauravo

Further reading

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गौरव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi गौरव (gaurava), गोरव (gorava), from Sanskrit गौरव (gaurava).

Pronunciation

Noun

गौरव • (gaurav) m

  1. glory
    Synonym: प्रसिद्धी (prasiddhī)
  2. honour, dignity
    Synonym: सन्मान (sanmān)
  3. reputation; respectability
    Synonym: प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā)
  4. laurel; distinction
    Synonym: बहुमान (bahumān)

Declension

Declension of गौरव (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular 		गौरव
gaurav
direct
plural 		गौरव
gaurav
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		गौरव
gaurav 		गौरव
gaurav
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		गौरवा
gaurvā 		गौरवां-
gaurvān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		गौरवाला
gaurvālā 		गौरवांना
gaurvānnā
ergative गौरवाने, गौरवानं
gaurvāne, gaurvāna 		गौरवांनी
gaurvānnī
instrumental गौरवाशी
gaurvāśī 		गौरवांशी
gaurvānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		गौरवात
gaurvāt 		गौरवांत
gaurvāt
vocative
संबोधन 		गौरवा
gaurvā 		गौरवांनो
gaurvānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of गौरव (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		गौरवाचा
gaurvāċā 		गौरवाचे
gaurvāċe 		गौरवाची
gaurvācī 		गौरवाच्या
gaurvācā 		गौरवाचे, गौरवाचं
gaurvāċe, gaurvāċa 		गौरवाची
gaurvācī 		गौरवाच्या
gaurvācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		गौरवांचा
gaurvānċā 		गौरवांचे
gaurvānċe 		गौरवांची
gaurvāñcī 		गौरवांच्या
gaurvāncā 		गौरवांचे, गौरवांचं
gaurvānċe, gaurvānċa 		गौरवांची
gaurvāñcī 		गौरवांच्या
gaurvāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Proper noun

गौरव • (gaurav) m

  1. a male given name, Gaurav, from Sanskrit

References

  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “गौरव”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गौरव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “गौरव”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
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