गहरा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gabʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ-.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡəɦ.ɾɑː/, [ɡɛʱ.ɾäː]

Adjective

गहरा • (gahrā) (Urdu spelling گہرا)

  1. deep
    Synonym: गंभीर (gambhīr)
    Antonym: छिछला (chichlā)
    खाई दस फुट गहरी थी। ― khāī das phuṭ gahrī thī. ― The ditch was ten feet deep.
  2. close, intimate; secret
    Synonym: घनिष्ठ (ghaniṣṭh)
    वह मेरा बहुत ही गहरा दोस्त है।
    vah merā bahut hī gahrā dost hai.
    He is my very close friend.
  3. dark (in combination with colors)
    पत्तों का रंग गहरा हरा होता है।
    pattõ kā raṅg gahrā harā hotā hai.
    The leaves are dark green in color.

Declension
Declension of गहरा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct गहरा
gahrā		 गहरे
gahre		 गहरी
gahrī		 गहरी
gahrī
oblique गहरे
gahre		 गहरे
gahre		 गहरी
gahrī		 गहरी
gahrī
vocative गहरे
gahre		 गहरे
gahre		 गहरी
gahrī		 गहरी
gahrī

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गहरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “गहरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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