गुजरात
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See also: गुजराती
Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā), from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā, “country of the Gurjaras”), from गुर्जर (gurjara, “Gurjaras”).
Proper noun
गुजरात • (gujrāt) m (Urdu spelling گجرات)
- Gujarat (a state in western India; capital: Gandhinagar)
Declension
Declension of गुजरात (sg-only masc cons-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | गुजरात gujrāt |
| oblique | गुजरात gujrāt |
| vocative | गुजरात gujrāt |
See also
- (states of India) भारत (bhārat) के प्रदेश (pradeś); अरुणाचल प्रदेश (aruṇācal pradeś), आसाम (āsām), आंध्र प्रदेश (āndhra pradeś), उड़ीसा (uṛīsā), उत्तर प्रदेश (uttar pradeś), उत्तराखण्ड (uttarākhaṇḍ), कर्नाटक (karnāṭak), केरलम / केरल (kerlam), गुजरात (gujrāt), गोवा (govā), छत्तीसगढ़ (chattīsgaṛh), जम्मू और कश्मीर (jammū aur kaśmīr), झारखंड (jhārkhaṇḍ), तमिल नाडु (tamil nāḍu), तेलंगाना (telaṅgānā), त्रिपुरा (tripurā), नागालैंड (nāgālaiṇḍ), पंजाब (pañjāb), पश्चिम बंगाल (paścim baṅgāl), बिहार (bihār), मणिपुर (maṇipur), मध्य प्रदेश (madhya pradeś), महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra), मिज़ोरम (mizoram), मेघालय (meghālay), राजस्थान (rājasthān), सिक्किम (sikkim), हरियाणा (hariyāṇā), हिमाचल प्रदेश (himācal pradeś) (Category: hi:States of India)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਤ (gujrāt) / گجرات (gjrāt), derived from the name of the Gujjars.
Proper noun
गुजरात • (gujrāt) m (Urdu spelling گجرات)
Declension
Declension of गुजरात (sg-only masc cons-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | गुजरात gujrāt |
| oblique | गुजरात gujrāt |
| vocative | गुजरात gujrāt |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gurjaratrā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘳𑘕𑘨𑘰𑘝 (gujarāta), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā), from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā, “country of the Gurjaras”), from गुर्जर (gurjara, “Gurjaras”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
गुजरात • (guj̈rāt) m
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गुजरात”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “गुजरात”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
Marwari
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā, “country of the Gurjaras”), from Sanskrit *गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā, “country of the Gurjaras”).
Proper noun
गुजरात (gujrāt) m
Further reading
- “गुजरात”, in Marwari Dictionary, SIL International, 2015
- “गुजरात”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस [rājasthānī sabadkos], charans.org, 2025
- Lalas, Sitaram (2013) “गुजरात”, in राजस्थानी सबद कोस: राजस्थानी-हिन्दी वृहद् कोश [rājasthānī sabad kos: rājasthānī-hindī vŕhad koś] (in Hindi), 2nd edition, Jodhpur: चौपासनी शिक्षा समिती [caupāsnī śikṣā samitī].