ઘર
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ઘર
Gujarati
Alternative forms
- گھر (ghar) — Lisan ud-Dawat
Etymology
Inherited from Old Gujarati घर (ghara), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha), vriddhi of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós, from *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”). Doublet of ગૃહ (gŕh) and ઘરું (gharũ). Cognate with Hindustani گھر / घर (ghar), Marathi, Marwari, and Nepali घर (ghar), and Punjabi گھر / ਘਰ (ghar).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɡʱəɾ/
- Rhymes: -əɾ
Noun
ઘર • (ghar) n
- house, home, dwelling, residence
- office
- flat, apartment
- (by extension) household
- (figuratively) homeland, country, birthplace
- (astrology) house
- (chess) square
- (chess) house
Declension
| Declension of ઘર | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ઘર (ghar) | ઘરો (gharo) |
| oblique | ઘર (ghar) | ઘરો (gharo) |
| vocative | ઘર (ghar) | ઘરો (gharo) |
| instrumental | ઘરે (ghare) | ઘરોએ (gharoe) |
| locative | ઘરે (ghare) | ઘરોએ (gharoe) |
Derived terms
Vaghri
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit गृह (gṛha).
Noun
ઘર (ghar) m
Declension
| Declension of ઘર | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ઘર (ghar) | ઘર (ghar), ઘરૂં (gharū̃) |
| oblique | ઘર (ghar) | ઘરેં (gharẽ) |
| vocative | ઘર (ghar) | ઘર (ghar), ઘરૂં (gharū̃) |
| instrumental | ઘરે (ghare) | ઘરે (ghare), ઘરૂંએ (gharū̃e) |
| locative | ઘરે (ghare) | ઘરે (ghare), ઘરૂંએ (gharū̃e) |