गंगा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā).

Proper noun

गंगा • (gaṅgā) f (Urdu spelling گنگا)

1. Ganges, Ganga (a major river in the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, India; major river in Rajshahi, Dhaka, Chittagong and Barisal Divisions, Bangladesh)

Declension

Declension of गंगा (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	गंगा gaṅgā
oblique	गंगा gaṅgā
vocative	गंगा gaṅgā

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā).

Proper noun

गंगा • (gaṅgā) f

1. the Ganges (river)

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Sanskrit

Proper noun

गंगा • (gaṃgā) f

1. Alternative spelling of गङ्गा (gaṅgā, “Ganges”)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of गंगा (gáṃgā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गंगा gáṃgā	गंगे gáṃge	गंगाः gáṃgāḥ
Vocative	गंगे gáṃge	गंगे gáṃge	गंगाः gáṃgāḥ
Accusative	गंगाम् gáṃgām	गंगे gáṃge	गंगाः gáṃgāḥ
Instrumental	गंगया / गंगा¹ gáṃgayā / gáṃgā¹	गंगाभ्याम् gáṃgābhyām	गंगाभिः gáṃgābhiḥ
Dative	गंगायै gáṃgāyai	गंगाभ्याम् gáṃgābhyām	गंगाभ्यः gáṃgābhyaḥ
Ablative	गंगायाः / गंगायै² gáṃgāyāḥ / gáṃgāyai²	गंगाभ्याम् gáṃgābhyām	गंगाभ्यः gáṃgābhyaḥ
Genitive	गंगायाः / गंगायै² gáṃgāyāḥ / gáṃgāyai²	गंगयोः gáṃgayoḥ	गंगानाम् gáṃgānām
Locative	गंगायाम् gáṃgāyām	गंगयोः gáṃgayoḥ	गंगासु gáṃgāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas