गढ़

See also: गाढ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás

Prakrit 𑀕𑀠 (gaḍha)

Hindi गढ़ (gaṛh)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀠 (gaḍha), from Sanskrit *गृध (gṛdha, “fort”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás (“enclosure”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰ-ó-s, from *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”). Cognate to Gujarati ગઢ (gaḍh), Bengali গড় (goṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡəɽʱ/, [ɡɐɽʱ]

Noun

गढ़ • (gaṛh) m (Urdu spelling گڑھ)

1. fort

   Synonyms: क़िला (qilā), दुर्ग (durg)

   गढ़ के चारों ओर गहरी खाई थी।

   gaṛh ke cārõ or gahrī khāī thī.

   There was a deep ditch around the fort.

2. (figuratively) stronghold

   यह मुहल्ला गुंडों का गढ़ है।

   yah muhallā guṇḍõ kā gaṛh hai.

   This locality is a stronghold of the hoodlums.

   कलकत्ता और मुंबई पूंजीपतियों के गढ़ हैं।

   kalkattā aur mumbaī pūñjīptiyõ ke gaṛh ha͠i.

   Kolkata and Mumbai are strongholds of the capitalists.

Declension

Declension of गढ़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गढ़ gaṛh	गढ़ gaṛh
oblique	गढ़ gaṛh	गढ़ों gaṛhõ
vocative	गढ़ gaṛh	गढ़ो gaṛho

Descendants

• → Marathi: गड (gaḍ)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गढ़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaḍha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press