गिर्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gŕ̥H, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gŕ̥H, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷŕ̥H, from *gʷerH- (“to praise”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡíɾ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡiɾ/

Noun

गिर् • (gír) stem, f

1. praise, hymn, song of praise, verse, invocation
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.73.1:

     पुरुदंसा पुरुतमा पुराजामर्त्या हवते अश्विना गीः॥

     purudaṃsā purutamā purājāmartyā havate aśvinā gīḥ.

     The song invoketh both Immortal Aśvins far-reaching, born of old, great Wonder workers.

Declension

    Declension of गिर्

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गीर् (gī́r)	गिरौ (gírau)	गिरः (gíraḥ)
Vocative	गीर् (gī́r)	गिरौ (gírau)	गिरः (gíraḥ)
Accusative	गिरम् (gíram)	गिरौ (gírau)	गिरः (gíraḥ)
Instrumental	गिरा (girā́)	गीर्भ्याम् (gī́rbhyām)	गीर्भिः (gī́rbhiḥ)
Dative	गिरे (gíre)	गीर्भ्याम् (gī́rbhyām)	गीर्भ्यः (gī́rbhyaḥ)
Ablative	गिरः (gíraḥ)	गीर्भ्याम् (gī́rbhyām)	गीर्भ्यः (gī́rbhyaḥ)
Genitive	गिरः (gíraḥ)	गिरोः (gíroḥ)	gírām
Locative	गिरि (gíri)	गिरोः (gíroḥ)	गीर्षु (gī́rṣu)