ઘર

Gujarati
ઘર

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati घर (ghara), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha), vriddhi of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós, from *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”). Doublet of ગૃહ (gŕh) and ઘરું (gharũ). Cognate with Hindustani گھر / घर (ghar), Marathi घर (ghar) / 𑘑𑘨 (ghar), Marwari 𑅘 (ghar), Punjabi گھر / ਘਰ (ghar) and Nepali घर (ghar).

Pronunciation

Noun

ઘર • (ghar) n

  1. house, home, dwelling, residence
    Synonyms: ગૃહ (gŕh), મકાન (makān), આવાસ (āvās), ખાનું (khānũ), કાશાના (kāśānā), રહેઠાણ (raheṭhāṇ), ઠેકાણું (ṭhekāṇũ)
  2. office
    Synonyms: કચેરી (kacerī), કાર્યાલય (kāryālya), ઓફિસ (ophis)
  3. (by extension) household
  4. (figuratively) homeland, country, birthplace
  5. (astrology) house
  6. (chess) square
  7. (chess) house

Declension
Declension of ઘર
singular plural
nominative ઘર (ghar) ઘરો (gharo)
oblique ઘર (ghar) ઘરો (gharo)
vocative ઘર (ghar) ઘરો (gharo)
instrumental ઘરે (ghare) ઘરોએ (gharoe)
locative ઘરે (ghare) ઘરોએ (gharoe)

Derived terms
  • ઘર બેસવું (ghar besvũ)
  • ઘરકાજ (gharkāj)
  • ઘરકૂકડી (gharkūkḍī)
  • ઘરફોડુ (gharphoḍu)
  • ઘરવાળી (gharvāḷī)

Vaghri

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit गृह (gṛha).

Noun

ઘર (ghar) m

  1. house, abode, dwelling
  2. family

Declension
Declension of ઘર
singular plural
nominative ઘર (ghar) ઘર (ghar), ઘરૂં (gharū̃)
oblique ઘર (ghar) ઘરેં (gharẽ)
vocative ઘર (ghar) ઘર (ghar), ઘરૂં (gharū̃)
instrumental ઘરે (ghare) ઘરે (ghare), ઘરૂંએ (gharū̃e)
locative ઘરે (ghare) ઘરે (ghare), ઘરૂંએ (gharū̃e)
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