ਘਰ

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See also: ਘਰੁ

Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Punjabi ਘਰੁ (gharu), from Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha), from a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਘਰ (gharăm (Shahmukhi spelling گَھر)

  1. house, home
    Synonym: ਮਕਾਨ (makān)
  2. household
  3. (in compounds) building, place

Declension

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Declension of ਘਰ
dir. sg. ਘਰ (ghar)
dir. pl. ਘਰ (ghar)
singular plural
direct ਘਰ (ghar) ਘਰ (ghar)
oblique ਘਰ (ghar) ਘਰਾਂ (gharā̃)
vocative ਘਰਾ (gharā) ਘਰੋ (gharo)
ablative ਘਰੋਂ (gharõ)
locative ਘਰੇ (ghare) ਘਰੀਂ (gharī̃)
instrumental ਘਰੇ (ghare) ਘਰੀਂ (gharī̃)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ਘਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਘਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 239