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

Noun

घास • (ghāsá) m

  1. food; meadow or pasture grass

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:
  • Paisachi Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: ਘਾਹ (ghāh) / گھاہ‎ (ghāh)
    • Sindhi:
      Arabic: گاهه‎ (gāhu)
      Devanagari: गाहु (gāhu)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (ghāsa)
  • Nepali: घाँस (ghā̃s)
  • → Newar: घाँय् (ghæ̃)

References
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