گورا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀭 (gora), from Sanskrit गौर (gaurá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡoː.ɾɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

گورا • (gorā) m (feminine گوری (gorī), Hindi spelling गोरा)

1. (colloquial) a white person
2. (by extension) a European; Westerner

Declension

Declension of گورا
	singular	plural
direct	گورا (gorā)	گورے (gore)
oblique	گورے (gore)	گوروں (gorõ)
vocative	گورے (gore)	گورو (goro)

Adjective

گورا • (gorā) (feminine گوری (gorī), Hindi spelling गोरा)

1. fair (of skin)
2. (loosely) white

Declension

Declension of گورا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	گورا (gorā)	گورے (gore)		گوری (gorī)	گوری (gorī)
indirect	گورے (gore)	گورے (gore)		گوری (gorī)	گوری (gorī)
vocative	گورے (gore)	گورے (gore)		گوری (gorī)	گوری (gorī)

References

• “گورا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “گورا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.