घराना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀖𑀭𑀸𑀬𑀬𑀡 (*gharāyayaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) from Sanskrit *घरायतन (gharāyatana), from *घर (ghara) + आयतन (āyátana), in which *घर (ghara) is a reborrowed Prakrit form of गृह (gṛhá), which is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós, from *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”). Cognate with Punjabi ਘਰਾਨਾ (gharānā) / گھرانہ (ghrānh), Sindhi گھراڻو / घराणो, Marathi घराणे (gharāṇe).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱə.ɾɑː.nɑː/, [ɡʱɐ.ɾäː.näː]

Noun

घराना • (gharānā) m (Urdu spelling گَھرَانَا)

1. family, household

   Synonym: परिवार (parivār)

2. lineage
3. gharana

Declension

Declension of घराना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घराना gharānā	घराने gharāne
oblique	घराने gharāne	घरानों gharānõ
vocative	घराने gharāne	घरानो gharāno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घराना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gharāyatana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press