गहरा

See also: गह्रौं and गाह्रो

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡəɦ.ɾɑː/, [ɡɛɦ.ɾäː]

Adjective

गहरा • (gahrā) (Urdu spelling گہرا‎)

1. deep

   खाई दस फुट गहरी थी। ― khāī das phuṭ gahrī thī. ― The ditch was ten feet deep.

   Synonym: गंभीर (gambhīr)

   Antonym: छिछला (chichlā)

2. close, intimate; secret

   वह मेरा बहुत ही गहरा दोस्त है।

   vah merā bahut hī gahrā dost hai.

   He is my very close friend.

   Synonym: घनिष्ठ (ghaniṣṭh)

3. dark (in combination with colors)

   पत्तों का रंग गहरा हरा होता है।

   pattõ kā raṅg gahrā harā hotā hai.

   The leaves are dark green in color.

Declension

Declension of गहरा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	गहरा gahrā	गहरे gahre	गहरी gahrī	गहरी gahrī
oblique	गहरे gahre	गहरे gahre	गहरी gahrī	गहरी gahrī
vocative	गहरे gahre	गहरे gahre	गहरी gahrī	गहरी gahrī

References

• Bahri, Hardev, “गहरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, 1989
• Platts, John Thompson, “गहरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: William H. Allen and Company, 1884.