ग्रभ्

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See also: गर्भ

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡 (garəβ, to seize), English grab (a borrowing from another Germanic language), and Proto-Slavic *gràbiti (to grab, seize).

Pronunciation

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Root

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ग्रभ् (grabh)

  1. to seize

Derived terms

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References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “ग्रभ्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 371/2.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 40
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 505-7