ग्राम

See also: गर्मी, गरमी, and गर्म

Hindi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit ग्राम (grā́ma).

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

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬕ᭄ᬭᬵᬫ (Balinese script)
• গ্ৰাম (Bengali script)
• গ্রাম (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ગ્રામ (Gujarati script)
• ꦒꦿꦴꦩ (Javanese script)
• ಗ್ರಾಮ (Kannada script)
• ဂြာမ (Burmese script)
• ଗ୍ରାମ (Oriya script)
• ꢔ꣄ꢬꢵꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖦 (Siddham script)
• గ్రామ (Telugu script)
• གྲཱམ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒧 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)glóm-os, from *(h₂)glem- (“bulk, mass”). Alternately, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to assemble, gather together”). Cognate with Middle Persian [script needed] (grāmag, “property, wealth”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ग्राम • (grā́ma) m

1. an inhabited place, village, hamlet, settlement
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 (grā́ma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ग्रामः grā́maḥ	ग्रामौ grā́mau	ग्रामाः / ग्रामासः¹ grā́māḥ / grā́māsaḥ¹
Vocative	ग्राम grā́ma	ग्रामौ grā́mau	ग्रामाः / ग्रामासः¹ grā́māḥ / grā́māsaḥ¹
Accusative	ग्रामम् grā́mam	ग्रामौ grā́mau	ग्रामान् grā́mān
Instrumental	ग्रामेण grā́meṇa	ग्रामाभ्याम् grā́mābhyām	ग्रामैः / ग्रामेभिः¹ grā́maiḥ / grā́mebhiḥ¹
Dative	ग्रामाय grā́māya	ग्रामाभ्याम् grā́mābhyām	ग्रामेभ्यः grā́mebhyaḥ
Ablative	ग्रामात् grā́māt	ग्रामाभ्याम् grā́mābhyām	ग्रामेभ्यः grā́mebhyaḥ
Genitive	ग्रामस्य grā́masya	ग्रामयोः grā́mayoḥ	ग्रामाणाम् grā́māṇām
Locative	ग्रामे grā́me	ग्रामयोः grā́mayoḥ	ग्रामेषु grā́meṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

ग्राम • (grā́ma) n

1. village
2. flock

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of ग्राम (grā́ma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ग्रामम् grā́mam	ग्रामे grā́me	ग्रामाणि / ग्रामा¹ grā́māṇi / grā́mā¹
Vocative	ग्राम grā́ma	ग्रामे grā́me	ग्रामाणि / ग्रामा¹ grā́māṇi / grā́mā¹
Accusative	ग्रामम् grā́mam	ग्रामे grā́me	ग्रामाणि / ग्रामा¹ grā́māṇi / grā́mā¹
Instrumental	ग्रामेण grā́meṇa	ग्रामाभ्याम् grā́mābhyām	ग्रामैः / ग्रामेभिः¹ grā́maiḥ / grā́mebhiḥ¹
Dative	ग्रामाय grā́māya	ग्रामाभ्याम् grā́mābhyām	ग्रामेभ्यः grā́mebhyaḥ
Ablative	ग्रामात् grā́māt	ग्रामाभ्याम् grā́mābhyām	ग्रामेभ्यः grā́mebhyaḥ
Genitive	ग्रामस्य grā́masya	ग्रामयोः grā́mayoḥ	ग्रामाणाम् grā́māṇām
Locative	ग्रामे grā́me	ग्रामयोः grā́mayoḥ	ग्रामेषु grā́meṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Borrowed terms

• → Assamese: গ্ৰাম (gram)
• → Bengali: গ্রাম (gram)
  • → Sylheti: ꠉꠦꠞꠣꠝ (geram)
• → Hindi: ग्राम (grām)
• → Kannada: ಗ್ರಾಮ (grāma)
• → Marathi: ग्राम (grām)
• → Tamil: கிராமம் (kirāmam)
• → Telugu: గ్రామము (grāmamu)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma)
  • Awadhi: गांव (gā̃v)
• Dardic: *grā́ma
  • Dameli: [script needed] (gram)
  • Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (lām)
  • Grangali: [script needed] (lām)
  • Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (gā̃)
  • Kalami: [script needed] (lām)
  • Kalasha: [script needed] (grom)
  • Khowar: [script needed] (gram) (in compounds)
  • Kashmiri: [script needed] (gām)
  • Northeast Pashayi: [Term?] (lāma)
  • Phalura: [script needed] (grōm)
  • Savi: [script needed] (grām)
  • Shina: [script needed] (gām)
  • Shumashti: [script needed] (lām)
  • Southeast Pashayi: [script needed] (lām)
  • Torwali: [script needed] (gām)
  • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (gām)
• Helu:
  • Sinhalese: ගම (gama)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma)
  • Assamese: গাঁও (gãü)
  • Bengali: গাঁ (gã)
  • Bihari: गांव (gā̃v)
    • Bhojpuri: गांव (gānv)
    • Maithili: गांओ (gā̃o)
  • Oriya: ଗାଁ (gam̐)
  • Sylheti: ꠉꠣꠅ (gao)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma)
  • Konkani: गांव (gā̃v)
  • Marathi: गाव (gāv)
• Pali: gāma
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma)
  • Garhwali: गाउँ (gāũ)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: गांव (gā̃v), गाँव (gā̃v)

    Urdu: گانو‎‎ (gā̃v)

  • Kumaoni: गाउँ (gāũ)
  • Nepali: गाउँ (gāũ)
  • Old Gujarati: गाम (gāma)
    • Gujarati: ગામ (gām)
    • Marwari: गांव (gā̃v)
  • Punjabi: ਗ੍ਰਾਂ (grā̃)
  • Romani: gav
    • → German: Kaff
  • Sindhi: गांव (gā̃v)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “ग्राम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0373.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “grāˊma (4368)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press