घर

See also: घोर

Dogri

Etymology

From a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós.

Noun

घर (ghar) m (Dogra 𑠍𑠤)

  1. house; home

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá). Doublet of गृह (gŕh). Cognate with English yard, German Garten, French jardin, and Russian го́род (górod).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱəɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ər

Noun

घर • (ghar) m (Urdu spelling گھر‎)

  1. house, home; dwelling
    Synonyms: गृह (gŕh), मकान (makān), भवन (bhavan)
  2. den
  3. nest

Declension
Declension of घर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct घर
ghar		 घर
ghar
oblique घर
ghar		 घरों
gharõ
vocative घर
ghar		 घरो
gharo

Further reading
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “घर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “घर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “घर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “घर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  • S. W. Fallon (1879), “घर”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
  • “घर”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

Marathi

Etymology

From a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós. Cognate with Gujarati ઘર (ghar), Hindi घर (ghar), Nepali घर (ghar).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡʱəɾ/

Noun

घर • (ghar) n

  1. home, house

Declension
Declension of घर (ghar)
direct
singular		 घर
ghar
direct
plural		 घरे, घरं
ghare, ghara
singular plural
nominative घर
ghar		 घरे, घरं
ghare, ghara
oblique घरा-
gharā-		 घरां-
gharāN-
dative घराला
gharālā		 घरांना
gharāNnā
ergative घराने
gharāne		 घरांनी
gharāNni
instrumental घराशी
gharāśi		 घरांशी
gharāNśi
locative घरात
gharāt		 घरांत
gharāNt
vocative घरा
gharā		 घरांनो
gharāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of घर
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject घराचा
gharāċā		 घराचे
gharāce		 घराची
gharāci		 घराच्या
gharāca		 घराचे, घराचं
gharāce, gharāċa		 घराची
gharāci		 घराच्या
gharāca
plural subject घरांचा
gharāNċā		 घरांचे
gharāNce		 घरांची
gharāNci		 घरांच्या
gharāNca		 घरांचे, घरांचं
gharāNce, gharāNċa		 घरांची
gharāNci		 घरांच्या
gharāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “घर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “घर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “घर”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Nepali

Etymology

From a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡʱʌ̤r]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: घर्
  • (locative) IPA(key): [ɡʱʌ̤ɾʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: घरअ

Noun

घर • (ghar)

  1. house, home
  2. building
  3. family
  4. women's marital home
  5. marriage

Declension
Declension of घर
Singular Plural
nominative घर [ɡʱʌr] घरहरू [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾu]
accusative घरलाई [ɡʱʌrläi] घरहरूलाई [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative घरले [ɡʱʌrle] घरहरूले [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾule]
dative घरलाई [ɡʱʌrläi] घरहरूलाई [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾuläi]
ablative घरबाट [ɡʱʌrbäʈʌ] घरहरूबाट [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive घरको [ɡʱʌrko] घरहरूको [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾuko]
locative घरमा [ɡʱʌrmä] घरहरूमा [ɡʱʌrɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading
  • “घर”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “घर”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Old Gujarati

Etymology

From a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós.

Noun

घर • (ghara) m

  1. house, palace

Descendants
  • Gujarati: ઘર (ghar)
  • Marwari: घर (ghar)

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • ghara (Latin script)
  • 𑀖𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • ঘর (Bengali script)
  • ඝර (Sinhalese script)
  • ဃရ or ꧠရ (Burmese script)
  • ฆร or ฆะระ (Thai script)
  • ᨥᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຆຣ or ຆະຣະ (Lao script)
  • ឃរ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄊𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

घर n

  1. Devanagari script form of ghara (“house”)

Declension
Declension table of "घर" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)घरं (gharaṃ)घरानि (gharāni)
Accusative (second)घरं (gharaṃ)घरानि (gharāni)
Instrumental (third)घरेन (gharena)घरेहि (gharehi) or घरेभि (gharebhi)
Dative (fourth)घरस्स (gharassa) or घराय (gharāya) or घरत्थं (gharatthaṃ)घरानं (gharānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)घरस्मा (gharasmā) or घरम्हा (gharamhā) or घरा (gharā) or घरतो (gharato)घरेहि (gharehi) or घरेभि (gharebhi)
Genitive (sixth)घरस्स (gharassa)घरानं (gharānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)घरस्मिं (gharasmiṃ) or घरम्हि (gharamhi) or घरे (ghare)घरेसु (gharesu)
Vocative (calling)घर (ghara)घरानि (gharāni)
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