गृह

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá). Doublet of घर (ghar).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɾɪɦ/, /ɡɾɪ.ɦᵊ/

Noun[edit]

गृह (gŕhm (Urdu spelling گرہ‎)

  1. house, dwelling, habitation
    Synonyms: घर (ghar), मकान (makān), भवन (bhavan)

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás (house), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰ-ó-s, from *gʰerdʰ- (enclosure). Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬜𐬀(gərəδa), Old Church Slavonic градъ (gradŭ, city), English yard.

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Noun[edit]

गृह (gṛhám or n

  1. a house, habitation, home
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.49.1d:
      उषो भद्रेभिरा गहि दिवश्चिद्रोचनादधि ।
      वहन्त्वरुणप्सव उप त्वा सोमिनो गृहम्
      uṣo bhadrebhirā gahi divaścidrocanādadhi .
      vahantvaruṇapsava upa tvā somino gṛham .
      E'EN from above the sky's bright realm come, Uṣas, by auspicious ways:
      Let red steeds bear thee to the house of him who pours the Soma, juice.
  2. assistant, servant
  3. the inhabitants of a house, family
    1. wife; householder
  4. (at the end of a compound, with names of gods) a temple
    चण्डिकागृहcaṇḍikāgṛhaa temple of Durgā
    देवतागृहdevatāgṛhatemple, chapel
  5. (at the end of a compound, with name of plants) a bower

Declension[edit]

Masculine a-stem declension of गृह (gṛhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गृहः
gṛháḥ
गृहौ
gṛhaú
गृहाः / गृहासः¹
gṛhā́ḥ / gṛhā́saḥ¹
Vocative गृह
gṛ́ha
गृहौ
gṛ́hau
गृहाः / गृहासः¹
gṛ́hāḥ / gṛ́hāsaḥ¹
Accusative गृहम्
gṛhám
गृहौ
gṛhaú
गृहान्
gṛhā́n
Instrumental गृहेण
gṛhéṇa
गृहाभ्याम्
gṛhā́bhyām
गृहैः / गृहेभिः¹
gṛhaíḥ / gṛhébhiḥ¹
Dative गृहाय
gṛhā́ya
गृहाभ्याम्
gṛhā́bhyām
गृहेभ्यः
gṛhébhyaḥ
Ablative गृहात्
gṛhā́t
गृहाभ्याम्
gṛhā́bhyām
गृहेभ्यः
gṛhébhyaḥ
Genitive गृहस्य
gṛhásya
गृहयोः
gṛháyoḥ
गृहाणाम्
gṛhā́ṇām
Locative गृहे
gṛhé
गृहयोः
gṛháyoḥ
गृहेषु
gṛhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • In later Sanskrit only the plural forms of the masculine were used.
Neuter a-stem declension of गृह (gṛhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गृहम्
gṛhám
गृहे
gṛhé
गृहाणि / गृहा¹
gṛhā́ṇi / gṛhā́¹
Vocative गृह
gṛ́ha
गृहे
gṛ́he
गृहाणि / गृहा¹
gṛ́hāṇi / gṛ́hā¹
Accusative गृहम्
gṛhám
गृहे
gṛhé
गृहाणि / गृहा¹
gṛhā́ṇi / gṛhā́¹
Instrumental गृहेण
gṛhéṇa
गृहाभ्याम्
gṛhā́bhyām
गृहैः / गृहेभिः¹
gṛhaíḥ / gṛhébhiḥ¹
Dative गृहाय
gṛhā́ya
गृहाभ्याम्
gṛhā́bhyām
गृहेभ्यः
gṛhébhyaḥ
Ablative गृहात्
gṛhā́t
गृहाभ्याम्
gṛhā́bhyām
गृहेभ्यः
gṛhébhyaḥ
Genitive गृहस्य
gṛhásya
गृहयोः
gṛháyoḥ
गृहाणाम्
gṛhā́ṇām
Locative गृहे
gṛhé
गृहयोः
gṛháyoḥ
गृहेषु
gṛhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • Used only in the sense "house".

Noun[edit]

गृह (gṛhán

  1. wife
  2. zodiac sign
  3. an astrological mansion
  4. name of the 4th astrological mansion
  5. (chess) square

Declension[edit]

Neuter a-stem declension of गृह (gṛhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गृहम्
gṛhám
गृहे
gṛhé
गृहाणि / गृहा¹
gṛhā́ṇi / gṛhā́¹
Vocative गृह
gṛ́ha
गृहे
gṛ́he
गृहाणि / गृहा¹
gṛ́hāṇi / gṛ́hā¹
Accusative गृहम्
gṛhám
गृहे
gṛhé
गृहाणि / गृहा¹
gṛhā́ṇi / gṛhā́¹
Instrumental गृहेण
gṛhéṇa
गृहाभ्याम्
gṛhā́bhyām
गृहैः / गृहेभिः¹
gṛhaíḥ / gṛhébhiḥ¹
Dative गृहाय
gṛhā́ya
गृहाभ्याम्
gṛhā́bhyām
गृहेभ्यः
gṛhébhyaḥ
Ablative गृहात्
gṛhā́t
गृहाभ्याम्
gṛhā́bhyām
गृहेभ्यः
gṛhébhyaḥ
Genitive गृहस्य
gṛhásya
गृहयोः
gṛháyoḥ
गृहाणाम्
gṛhā́ṇām
Locative गृहे
gṛhé
गृहयोः
gṛháyoḥ
गृहेषु
gṛhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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