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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਘਰੁ (gharu), from Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha), from a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਘਰ • (ghară) m (Shahmukhi spelling گَھر)
- house, home
- Synonym: ਮਕਾਨ (makān)
- household
- (in compounds) building, place
Declension
| Declension of ਘਰ
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| dir. sg.
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ਘਰ (ghar)
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| dir. pl.
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ਘਰ (ghar)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਘਰ (ghar)
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ਘਰ (ghar)
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| oblique
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ਘਰ (ghar)
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ਘਰਾਂ (gharā̃)
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| vocative
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ਘਰਾ (gharā)
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ਘਰੋ (gharo)
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| ablative
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ਘਰੋਂ (gharõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਘਰੇ (ghare)
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ਘਰੀਂ (gharī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਘਰੇ (ghare)
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ਘਰੀਂ (gharī̃)
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “ਘਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਘਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 239