ग्राम
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowing from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).
Noun[edit]
ग्राम • (grām) m (Urdu spelling گرام)
- a village
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
ग्राम • (grām) m (Urdu spelling گرام)
Sanskrit[edit]
Noun[edit]
ग्राम • (grāma) m
- an inhabited place, village, hamlet
- the collective inhabitants of place, community, race
- any number of men associated together, multitude, troop (especially of soldiers)
- the old women of a family
- a multitude, class, collection, number
- a number of tones, scale, gamut
- indriya
- inhabitants, people
Declension[edit]
| Masculine a-stem declension of ग्राम | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | ग्रामः (grāmaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | ग्रामस्य (grāmasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | ग्रामः (grāmaḥ) | ग्रामौ (grāmau) | ग्रामाः (grāmāḥ) |
| Vocative | ग्राम (grāma) | ग्रामौ (grāmau) | ग्रामाः (grāmāḥ) |
| Accusative | ग्रामम् (grāmam) | ग्रामौ (grāmau) | ग्रामान् (grāmān) |
| Instrumental | ग्रामेण (grāmeṇa) | ग्रामाभ्याम् (grāmābhyām) | ग्रामैः (grāmaiḥ) |
| Dative | ग्रामाय (grāmāya) | ग्रामाभ्याम् (grāmābhyām) | ग्रामेभ्यः (grāmebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | ग्रामात् (grāmāt) | ग्रामाभ्याम् (grāmābhyām) | ग्रामेभ्यः (grāmebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | ग्रामस्य (grāmasya) | ग्रामयोः (grāmayoḥ) | ग्रामाणाम् (grāmāṇām) |
| Locative | ग्रामे (grāme) | ग्रामयोः (grāmayoḥ) | ग्रामेषु (grāmeṣu) |
Noun[edit]
ग्राम • (grāma) n
Declension[edit]
| Neuter a-stem declension of ग्राम | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | ग्रामम् (grāmam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | ग्रामस्य (grāmasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | ग्रामम् (grāmam) | ग्रामे (grāme) | ग्रामाणि (grāmāṇi) |
| Vocative | ग्राम (grāma) | ग्रामे (grāme) | ग्रामाणि (grāmāṇi) |
| Accusative | ग्रामम् (grāmam) | ग्रामे (grāme) | ग्रामाणि (grāmāṇi) |
| Instrumental | ग्रामेण (grāmeṇa) | ग्रामाभ्याम् (grāmābhyām) | ग्रामैः (grāmaiḥ) |
| Dative | ग्रामा (grāmā) | ग्रामाभ्याम् (grāmābhyām) | ग्रामेभ्यः (grāmebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | ग्रामात् (grāmāt) | ग्रामाभ्याम् (grāmābhyām) | ग्रामेभ्यः (grāmebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | ग्रामस्य (grāmasya) | ग्रामयोः (grāmayoḥ) | ग्रामाणाम् (grāmāṇām) |
| Locative | ग्रामे (grāme) | ग्रामयोः (grāmayoḥ) | ग्रामेषु (grāmeṣu) |
Descendants[edit]
- Bengali: গ্রাম (gram)
- Hindi: गांव (gānv)
- Konkani: गांव (gā̃v)
- Nepali: गाउँ (gāũ)
- Telugu: గ్రామము (grāmamu)
- Urdu: گانو
References[edit]
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0373
