ग्राम

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɾɑːm/,

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).

Noun

ग्राम (grāmm (Urdu spelling گرام)

  1. village
    Synonym: गाँव (gā̃v)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gram.

Noun

ग्राम (grāmm (Urdu spelling گرام)

  1. gramme
Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)gróm-os, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (to assemble, gather together). Cognate with Middle Persian (grāmag, property, wealth).

Pronunciation

Noun

ग्राम (grāma) stemm

  1. an inhabited place, village, hamlet, settlement
  2. the collective inhabitants of place, community, race
  3. any number of men associated together, multitude, troop (especially of soldiers)
  4. the old women of a family
  5. a multitude, class, collection, number
  6. a number of tones, scale, gamut
  7. indriya
  8. inhabitants, people

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ग्राम (grā́ma)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ग्रामः
grā́maḥ
ग्रामौ / ग्रामा¹
grā́mau / grā́mā¹
ग्रामाः / ग्रामासः¹
grā́māḥ / grā́māsaḥ¹
Vocative ग्राम
grā́ma
ग्रामौ / ग्रामा¹
grā́mau / grā́mā¹
ग्रामाः / ग्रामासः¹
grā́māḥ / grā́māsaḥ¹
Accusative ग्रामम्
grā́mam
ग्रामौ / ग्रामा¹
grā́mau / grā́mā¹
ग्रामान्
grā́mān
Instrumental ग्रामेण
grā́meṇa
ग्रामाभ्याम्
grā́mābhyām
ग्रामैः / ग्रामेभिः¹
grā́maiḥ / grā́mebhiḥ¹
Dative ग्रामाय
grā́māya
ग्रामाभ्याम्
grā́mābhyām
ग्रामेभ्यः
grā́mebhyaḥ
Ablative ग्रामात्
grā́māt
ग्रामाभ्याम्
grā́mābhyām
ग्रामेभ्यः
grā́mebhyaḥ
Genitive ग्रामस्य
grā́masya
ग्रामयोः
grā́mayoḥ
ग्रामाणाम्
grā́māṇām
Locative ग्रामे
grā́me
ग्रामयोः
grā́mayoḥ
ग्रामेषु
grā́meṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

ग्राम (grāma) stemn

  1. village
  2. flock

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of ग्राम (grāma)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ग्रामम्
grāmam
ग्रामे
grāme
ग्रामाणि / ग्रामा¹
grāmāṇi / grāmā¹
Vocative ग्राम
grāma
ग्रामे
grāme
ग्रामाणि / ग्रामा¹
grāmāṇi / grāmā¹
Accusative ग्रामम्
grāmam
ग्रामे
grāme
ग्रामाणि / ग्रामा¹
grāmāṇi / grāmā¹
Instrumental ग्रामेण
grāmeṇa
ग्रामाभ्याम्
grāmābhyām
ग्रामैः / ग्रामेभिः¹
grāmaiḥ / grāmebhiḥ¹
Dative ग्रामाय
grāmāya
ग्रामाभ्याम्
grāmābhyām
ग्रामेभ्यः
grāmebhyaḥ
Ablative ग्रामात्
grāmāt
ग्रामाभ्याम्
grāmābhyām
ग्रामेभ्यः
grāmebhyaḥ
Genitive ग्रामस्य
grāmasya
ग्रामयोः
grāmayoḥ
ग्रामाणाम्
grāmāṇām
Locative ग्रामे
grāme
ग्रामयोः
grāmayoḥ
ग्रामेषु
grāmeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma)
    • Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma) (see there for further descendants)
  • Dardic:
    • Dameli: (gram)
    • Gawar-Bati: (lām)
    • Grangali: (lām)
    • Indus Kohistani: (gā̃)
    • Kalami: (lām)
    • Kalasha: grom
    • Khowar: (gram) (in compounds)
    • Kashmiri: گام (gām)
    • Northeast Pashayi: (lāma)
    • Phalura: (grōm)
    • Savi: (grām)
    • Shina: (gām)
    • Shumashti: (lām)
    • Southeast Pashayi: (lām)
    • Torwali: (gām)
    • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: (gām)
  • Pali: gāma
  • Old Punjabi:
  • Tamil: கிராமம் (kirāmam)
  • Assamese: গ্ৰাম (gram) (learned)
  • Bengali: গ্রাম (gram) (learned)
  • Hindi: ग्राम (grām) (learned)
  • Kannada: ಗ್ರಾಮ (grāma) (learned)
  • Marathi: ग्राम (grām) (learned)
  • Punjabi: ਗਰਾਮ (garām) (learned)
  • Telugu: గ్రామము (grāmamu) (learned)
  • Bengali: গেরাম (geram) (semi-learned)
  • Sylheti: ꠉꠦꠞꠣꠝ (geram) (semi-learned)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “ग्राम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0373/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 507-508
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “grāˊma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press