गर्व

See also: गौरव, ग्रीवा, and गर्भ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गर्व (garva).

Noun

गर्व • (garv) m

1. pride
2. arrogance

Declension

Declension of गर्व (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गर्व garv	गर्व garv
oblique	गर्व garv	गर्वों garvõ
vocative	गर्व garv	गर्वो garvo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গৰ্ব (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬃᬯ (Balinese script)
• গর্ব (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰨𑰿𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ဂရွ (Burmese script)
• ગર્વ (Gujarati script)
• ਗਰ੍ਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦂꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂩𑂹𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ಗರ್ವ (Kannada script)
• គវ៌ (Khmer script)
• ຄຣ຺ວ (Lao script)
• ഗര്വ (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠᡵᠣᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘨𑘿𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᠷᢦ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧈𑧠𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐬𑑂𑐰 (Newa script)
• ଗର୍ଵ (Odia script)
• ꢔꢬ꣄ꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆫𑇀𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖨𑖿𑖪 (Siddham script)
• ගර්‍ව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩼 𑪙𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚤𑚶𑚦 (Takri script)
• க³ர்வ (Tamil script)
• గర్వ (Telugu script)
• ครฺว (Thai script)
• ག་རྭ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒩𑓂𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨫𑩇𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably related to गुरु (guru), as well as to Tocharian B śarwarñe (“arrogance”) and Sogdian [script needed] (ywr'k, “arrogant”). The root गर्व् (garv, “to be or become proud or haughty”) is perhaps a denominal form of the word.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐɾ.ʋɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐɾ.ʋɐ/

Noun

गर्व • (garva) stem, m

1. pride, arrogance, haughtiness

   Synonym: अहंकार (ahaṃkāra)

2. (drama) proud speech

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गर्व (garva)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गर्वः garvaḥ	गर्वौ / गर्वा¹ garvau / garvā¹	गर्वाः / गर्वासः¹ garvāḥ / garvāsaḥ¹
Vocative	गर्व garva	गर्वौ / गर्वा¹ garvau / garvā¹	गर्वाः / गर्वासः¹ garvāḥ / garvāsaḥ¹
Accusative	गर्वम् garvam	गर्वौ / गर्वा¹ garvau / garvā¹	गर्वान् garvān
Instrumental	गर्वेण garveṇa	गर्वाभ्याम् garvābhyām	गर्वैः / गर्वेभिः¹ garvaiḥ / garvebhiḥ¹
Dative	गर्वाय garvāya	गर्वाभ्याम् garvābhyām	गर्वेभ्यः garvebhyaḥ
Ablative	गर्वात् garvāt	गर्वाभ्याम् garvābhyām	गर्वेभ्यः garvebhyaḥ
Genitive	गर्वस्य garvasya	गर्वयोः garvayoḥ	गर्वाणाम् garvāṇām
Locative	गर्वे garve	गर्वयोः garvayoḥ	गर्वेषु garveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Old Javanese: garwa
  • > Javanese: ꦒꦂꦮ (garwa) (inherited)
• Pali: gabba
• →Tatsama:

  • Hindi: गर्व (garv)
  • Kannada: ಗರ್ವ (garva)
  • Tamil: கர்வம் (karvam)
  • Telugu: గర్వము (garvamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “गर्व”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 350, column 2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 329
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) chapter 217, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press