गरज

See also: गिरजा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit गर्जन (garjana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡə.ɾəd͡ʒ/, [ɡɐ.ɾɐd͡ʒ]

Noun

गरज • (garaj) f (Urdu spelling گَرَج)

1. thunder
2. roar

Declension

Declension of गरज (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गरज garaj	गरजें garajẽ
oblique	गरज garaj	गरजों garajõ
vocative	गरज garaj	गरजो garajo

Related terms

• गरजना (garajnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गरज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غرض (ğaraz), from Arabic غَرَض (ḡaraḍ). Compare Gujarati ગરજ (garaj), Hindi ग़रज़ (ġaraz), Punjabi ਗਰਜ਼ (garaz) / غَرض (ġarẓ), Bengali গরজ (goroj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡə.ɾəd͡z/

Noun

गरज • (garaj̈) f

1. need, want

   मला पैशाची गरज आहे.

   malā paiśācī garaj̈ āhe.

   I need money.

   (literally, “To me there is a need of money”)

2. necessity, exigency

Synonyms

• आवश्यकता (āvaśyaktā)
• अगत्य (agatya)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गरज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गरज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “गरज”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गरज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).