ग्राम

See also: गर्मी, गरमी, and गर्म

Hindi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).

Noun

ग्राम • (grām) m (Urdu spelling گرام‏)

1. a village

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gram.

Noun

ग्राम • (grām) m (Urdu spelling گرام‏)

1. gram, gramme

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)glóm-os. Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (grāmag, “property, wealth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɽɑː.mɐ/

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• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɽɑ́ː.mɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɽɑː.mɐ/

Noun

ग्राम • (grā́ma) m

1. an inhabited place, village, hamlet
2. the collective inhabitants of place, community, race
3. any number of men associated together, multitude, troop (especially of soldiers)
4. the old women of a family
5. a multitude, class, collection, number
6. a number of tones, scale, gamut
7. indriya
8. inhabitants, people

Declension

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

ग्राम • (grā́ma) n

1. village
2. flock

Declension

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

• Bengali: গ্রাম (gram)
• Hindi: गांव (gānv)
• Konkani: गांव (gā̃v)
• Nepali: गाउँ (gāũ)
• Telugu: గ్రామము (grāmamu)
• Urdu: گانو‏

References

• 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