गेह

Braj

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गेह (geha).

Noun

गेह (geh) m

  1. home, house
    • सूरदास :
      लाल माई भीजत आये गेह
      lāl māī bhījat āye geh
      o Yaśodā, Krishna lāl is drenched coming home
      (literally, “Lāl, o mother, is drenched coming home”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

A late Vedic corruption of गृह (gṛhá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós.

Pronunciation

Noun

गेह • (gehá) stem, m or n

  1. house, home, residence, dwelling
  2. household
  3. family life

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गेह (gehá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गेहः
geháḥ
गेहौ / गेहा¹
gehaú / gehā́¹
गेहाः / गेहासः¹
gehā́ḥ / gehā́saḥ¹
Vocative गेह
géha
गेहौ / गेहा¹
géhau / géhā¹
गेहाः / गेहासः¹
géhāḥ / géhāsaḥ¹
Accusative गेहम्
gehám
गेहौ / गेहा¹
gehaú / gehā́¹
गेहान्
gehā́n
Instrumental गेहेन
gehéna
गेहाभ्याम्
gehā́bhyām
गेहैः / गेहेभिः¹
gehaíḥ / gehébhiḥ¹
Dative गेहाय
gehā́ya
गेहाभ्याम्
gehā́bhyām
गेहेभ्यः
gehébhyaḥ
Ablative गेहात्
gehā́t
गेहाभ्याम्
gehā́bhyām
गेहेभ्यः
gehébhyaḥ
Genitive गेहस्य
gehásya
गेहयोः
geháyoḥ
गेहानाम्
gehā́nām
Locative गेहे
gehé
गेहयोः
geháyoḥ
गेहेषु
gehéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of गेह (gehá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गेहम्
gehám
गेहे
gehé
गेहानि / गेहा¹
gehā́ni / gehā́¹
Vocative गेह
géha
गेहे
géhe
गेहानि / गेहा¹
géhāni / géhā¹
Accusative गेहम्
gehám
गेहे
gehé
गेहानि / गेहा¹
gehā́ni / gehā́¹
Instrumental गेहेन
gehéna
गेहाभ्याम्
gehā́bhyām
गेहैः / गेहेभिः¹
gehaíḥ / gehébhiḥ¹
Dative गेहाय
gehā́ya
गेहाभ्याम्
gehā́bhyām
गेहेभ्यः
gehébhyaḥ
Ablative गेहात्
gehā́t
गेहाभ्याम्
gehā́bhyām
गेहेभ्यः
gehébhyaḥ
Genitive गेहस्य
gehásya
गेहयोः
geháyoḥ
गेहानाम्
gehā́nām
Locative गेहे
gehé
गेहयोः
geháyoḥ
गेहेषु
gehéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Grangali:
    • Kashmiri:
      Arabic script: گِی
      Devanagari script: गी
  • Prakrit: 𑀕𑁂𑀳 (geha)
    • Southern:
      • Helu Prakrit:
        • Dhivehi: ގެ (ge), ގޭ ()
        • Sinhalese: ගෙය (geya), ගේ ()

Borrowed terms

  • Tamil: கேகம் (kēkam)
  • Bengali: গেহ (gehô) (learned)
  • Braj: गेह (geh) (learned)
  • Hindi: गेह (geh) (learned)
  • Malayalam: ഗേഹം (gēhaṁ) (learned)
  • Marathi: गेह (geh) (learned)
  • Telugu: గేహము (gēhamu), గేహం (gēhaṁ) (learned)

References

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