घास

See also: घूस

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit घास (ghāsa), from the root verb घस् (ghas, “to eat, devour”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑːs/, [ɡʱäːs̪]

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Noun

घास • (ghās) f (Urdu spelling گھاس‎)

1. grass

   घोड़े खेत में घास चर रहे हैं।

   ghoṛe khet mẽ ghās car rahe ha͠i.

   Horses are grazing on grass in the field.

   तीक्ष्ण धूप ने घास जला दी।

   tīkṣṇ dhūp ne ghās jalā dī.

   The harsh sunlight scorched the grass.

Declension

Declension of घास (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घास ghās	घासें ghāsẽ
oblique	घास ghās	घासों ghāsõ
vocative	घास ghās	घासो ghāso

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “घास”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬖᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
• ঘাস (Assamese script)
• ঘাস (Bengali script)
• 𑰑𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌘𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ઘાસ (Gujarati script)
• ਘਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦓꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
• ឃាស (Khmer script)
• ಘಾಸ (Kannada script)
• ຆາສ (Lao script)
• ഘാസ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘑𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠾᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᢚᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဃာသ (Burmese script)
• 𑦱𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐑𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
• ଘାସ (Oriya script)
• ꢕꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆔𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖑𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
• ඝාස (Sinhalese script)
• ఘాస (Telugu script)
• ฆาส (Thai script)
• གྷཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒒𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the root घस् (ghas).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑː.sɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱɑː.s̪ɐ/

Noun

घास • (ghāsá) m

1. food; meadow or pasture grass
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घास (ghāsá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घासः ghāsáḥ	घासौ ghāsaú	घासाः / घासासः¹ ghāsā́ḥ / ghāsā́saḥ¹
Vocative	घास ghā́sa	घासौ ghā́sau	घासाः / घासासः¹ ghā́sāḥ / ghā́sāsaḥ¹
Accusative	घासम् ghāsám	घासौ ghāsaú	घासान् ghāsā́n
Instrumental	घासेन ghāséna	घासाभ्याम् ghāsā́bhyām	घासैः / घासेभिः¹ ghāsaíḥ / ghāsébhiḥ¹
Dative	घासाय ghāsā́ya	घासाभ्याम् ghāsā́bhyām	घासेभ्यः ghāsébhyaḥ
Ablative	घासात् ghāsā́t	घासाभ्याम् ghāsā́bhyām	घासेभ्यः ghāsébhyaḥ
Genitive	घासस्य ghāsásya	घासयोः ghāsáyoḥ	घासानाम् ghāsā́nām
Locative	घासे ghāsé	घासयोः ghāsáyoḥ	घासेषु ghāséṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: گاسہٕ‎ (gāsụ), गासॖ (gāsụ)
  • Kalasha: khas
  • Khowar: گاز‎ (gáaz)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Bengali: গাস (gaś)
  • Early Assamese: ঘাঁস (gha̐so)
    • Assamese: ঘাঁহ (ghãh)
  • Oriya: ଘାସ (ghasô)
  • Sylheti: ꠊꠣ (gá)
• Paisachi Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਘਾਹ (ghāh) / گھاہ‎ (ghāh)
  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: گاهه‎ (gāhu)

    Devanagari script: गाहु (gāhu)

• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (ghāsa)
  • Gujarati: ઘાસ (ghās)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: घास (ghās)

    Urdu: گھاس‎ (ghās)

  • Kholosi: xāz
• Nepali: घाँस (ghā̃s)
• → Newar: घाँय् (ghæ̃)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “घास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 377.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ghāsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press