गढ़

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See also: गाढ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀠- (*gaḍha-). Cognate to Gujarati ગઢ (gaḍh), Bengali গঞ্জ (gonj).

Pronunciation

Noun

गढ़ • (gaṛh) m (Urdu spelling گڑھ)

  1. fort
    (deprecated template usage)
    गढ़ के चारों ओर गहरी खाई थी।
    gaṛh ke cārõ or gahrī khāī thī.
    There was a deep ditch around the fort.
    Synonyms: क़िला (qilā), दुर्ग (durg)
  2. (figuratively) stronghold
    (deprecated template usage)
    यह मुहल्ला गुंडों का गढ़ है।
    yah muhallā guṇḍõ kā gaṛh hai.
    This locality is a stronghold of the hoodlums.
    (deprecated template usage)
    कलकत्ता और मुंबई पूंजीपतियों के गढ़ हैं‌।
    kalkattā aur mumbaī pūñjīptiyõ ke gaṛh ha͠i‌.
    Kolkata and Mumbai are strongholds of the capitalists.

Declension

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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
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