घेर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑁂𑀭 (*ghera). Compare Punjabi ਘੇਰ (gher), Gujarati ઘેરો (ghero), Marathi घेर (gher), Bengali ঘের (gher).

Noun

घेर • (gher) m (Urdu spelling گھیر)

  1. siege
  2. closure, enclosure, encirclement

Declension
Declension of घेर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct घेर
gher		 घेर
gher
oblique घेर
gher		 घेरों
gherõ
vocative घेर
gher		 घेरो
ghero

See also
  • घेर करना (gher karnā, “to surround, encircle”)
  • घेर बनाना (gher banānā, “to surround, encircle”)
  • घेरना (ghernā, “to besiege”)
  • घेरा (gherā)
  • घेराव (gherāv, “enclosure, blockade”)
  • घेरी (gherī)

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghir”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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