घर

See also: घार, घेर, and घोर

Dogri

Etymology

From a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós.

Noun

घर (ghar) m (Dogra 𑠍𑠤)

  1. house; home

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá). Doublet of गृह (gŕh). Cognate with English yard, German Garten, French jardin, and Russian го́род (górod).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱəɾ/, [ɡʱɐɾ]
  • Rhymes: -ər

Noun

घर • (ghar) m (Urdu spelling گھر)

  1. house, home; dwelling
    Synonyms: गृह (gŕh), मकान (makān), भवन (bhavan)
  2. den
  3. nest

Declension
Declension of घर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct घर
ghar		 घर
ghar
oblique घर
ghar		 घरों
gharõ
vocative घर
ghar		 घरो
gharo

Further reading
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “घर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “घर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
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  • “घर”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghara-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गृह (gṛha).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡʱəɾ]

Noun

घर • (ghar) n (Latin script ghor, Kannada script ಘರ್)

  1. house

Marathi

Etymology

From a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós. Cognate with Gujarati ઘર (ghar), Hindi घर (ghar), Nepali घर (ghar).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡʱəɾ/

Noun

घर • (ghar) n

  1. home, house

Declension
Declension of घर (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular		 घर
ghar
direct
plural		 घरे, घरं
ghare, ghara
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा		 घर
ghar		 घरे, घरं
ghare, ghara
oblique
सामान्यरूप		 घरा
gharā		 घरां-
gharān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी		 घराला
gharālā		 घरांना
gharānnā
ergative घराने, घरानं
gharāne, gharāna		 घरांनी
gharānnī
instrumental घराशी
gharāśī		 घरांशी
gharānśī
locative
सप्तमी		 घरात
gharāt		 घरांत
gharāt
vocative
संबोधन		 घरा
gharā		 घरांनो
gharānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of घर (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म		 feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		 neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		 oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular*
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता		 घराचा
gharāċā		 घराचे
gharāċe		 घराची
gharācī		 घराच्या
gharācā		 घराचे, घराचं
gharāċe, gharāċa		 घराची
gharācī		 घराच्या
gharācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता		 घरांचा
gharānċā		 घरांचे
gharānċe		 घरांची
gharāñcī		 घरांच्या
gharāncā		 घरांचे, घरांचं
gharānċe, gharānċa		 घरांची
gharāñcī		 घरांच्या
gharāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “घर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “घर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “घर”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Nepali

Etymology

From a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡʱʌ̤r]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: घर्
  • (locative) IPA(key): [ɡʱʌ̤ɾʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: घरअ

Noun

घर • (ghar)

  1. house, home
  2. building
  3. family
  4. women's marital home
  5. marriage

Declension
Declension of घर
Singular Plural
nominative घर [ɡʱʌr] घरहरू [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾu]
accusative घरलाई [ɡʱʌrläi] घरहरूलाई [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative घरले [ɡʱʌrle] घरहरूले [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾule]
dative घरलाई [ɡʱʌrläi] घरहरूलाई [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾuläi]
ablative घरबाट [ɡʱʌrbäʈʌ] घरहरूबाट [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive घरको [ɡʱʌrko] घरहरूको [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾuko]
locative घरमा [ɡʱʌrmä] घरहरूमा [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading
  • “घर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “घर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Old Gujarati

Etymology

From a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós.

Noun

घर • (ghara) m

  1. house, palace

Descendants
  • Gujarati: ઘર (ghar)
  • Marwari: घर (ghar)

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • ghara (Latin script)
  • 𑀖𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • ঘর (Bengali script)
  • ඝර (Sinhalese script)
  • ဃရ or ꧠရ (Burmese script)
  • ฆร or ฆะระ (Thai script)
  • ᨥᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຆຣ or ຆະຣະ (Lao script)
  • ឃរ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄊𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

घर n

  1. Devanagari script form of ghara (“house”)

Declension
Declension table of "घर" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)घरं (gharaṃ)घरानि (gharāni)
Accusative (second)घरं (gharaṃ)घरानि (gharāni)
Instrumental (third)घरेन (gharena)घरेहि (gharehi) or घरेभि (gharebhi)
Dative (fourth)घरस्स (gharassa) or घराय (gharāya) or घरत्थं (gharatthaṃ)घरानं (gharānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)घरस्मा (gharasmā) or घरम्हा (gharamhā) or घरा (gharā) or घरतो (gharato)घरेहि (gharehi) or घरेभि (gharebhi)
Genitive (sixth)घरस्स (gharassa)घरानं (gharānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)घरस्मिं (gharasmiṃ) or घरम्हि (gharamhi) or घरे (ghare)घरेसु (gharesu)
Vocative (calling)घर (ghara)घरानि (gharāni)
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