गभीर

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গভীৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬪᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
• গভীর (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰥𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀪𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဂဘီရ (Burmese script)
• ગભીર (Gujarati script)
• ਗਭੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌭𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦨꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂦𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಗಭೀರ (Kannada script)
• គភីរ (Khmer script)
• ຄຠີຣ (Lao script)
• ഗഭീര (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠᢨᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘥𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᠪᠾᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧅𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐨𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଗଭୀର (Odia script)
• ꢔꢩꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆨𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖥𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ගභීර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩳𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚡𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
• க³பீ⁴ர (Tamil script)
• గభీర (Telugu script)
• คภีร (Thai script)
• ག་བྷཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒦𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨡𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gabʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gabʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₂bʰ-rós, from *gʷeh₂bʰ- (“to be deep; to submerge”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬟𐬭𐬀 (jafra), Persian ژرف (žarf), Lurish گںهںر (gəhər, “a lake”), Middle High German erqueben (“to smother”), Ancient Greek βάπτω (báptō, “I submerge”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.bʱiː.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.bʱiː.ɾɐ/

Adjective

गभीर • (gabhīrá) stem (root गाह्)

1. deep

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गभीर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गभीरः (gabhīráḥ)	गभीरौ (gabhīraú) गभीरा¹ (gabhīrā́¹)	गभीराः (gabhīrā́ḥ) गभीरासः¹ (gabhīrā́saḥ¹)
accusative	गभीरम् (gabhīrám)	गभीरौ (gabhīraú) गभीरा¹ (gabhīrā́¹)	गभीरान् (gabhīrā́n)
instrumental	गभीरेण (gabhīréṇa)	गभीराभ्याम् (gabhīrā́bhyām)	गभीरैः (gabhīraíḥ) गभीरेभिः¹ (gabhīrébhiḥ¹)
dative	गभीराय (gabhīrā́ya)	गभीराभ्याम् (gabhīrā́bhyām)	गभीरेभ्यः (gabhīrébhyaḥ)
ablative	गभीरात् (gabhīrā́t)	गभीराभ्याम् (gabhīrā́bhyām)	गभीरेभ्यः (gabhīrébhyaḥ)
genitive	गभीरस्य (gabhīrásya)	गभीरयोः (gabhīráyoḥ)	गभीराणाम् (gabhīrā́ṇām)
locative	गभीरे (gabhīré)	गभीरयोः (gabhīráyoḥ)	गभीरेषु (gabhīréṣu)
vocative	गभीर (gábhīra)	गभीरौ (gábhīrau) गभीरा¹ (gábhīrā¹)	गभीराः (gábhīrāḥ) गभीरासः¹ (gábhīrāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of गभीरा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गभीरा (gabhīrā́)	गभीरे (gabhīré)	गभीराः (gabhīrā́ḥ)
accusative	गभीराम् (gabhīrā́m)	गभीरे (gabhīré)	गभीराः (gabhīrā́ḥ)
instrumental	गभीरया (gabhīráyā) गभीरा¹ (gabhīrā́¹)	गभीराभ्याम् (gabhīrā́bhyām)	गभीराभिः (gabhīrā́bhiḥ)
dative	गभीरायै (gabhīrā́yai)	गभीराभ्याम् (gabhīrā́bhyām)	गभीराभ्यः (gabhīrā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	गभीरायाः (gabhīrā́yāḥ) गभीरायै² (gabhīrā́yai²)	गभीराभ्याम् (gabhīrā́bhyām)	गभीराभ्यः (gabhīrā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	गभीरायाः (gabhīrā́yāḥ) गभीरायै² (gabhīrā́yai²)	गभीरयोः (gabhīráyoḥ)	गभीराणाम् (gabhīrā́ṇām)
locative	गभीरायाम् (gabhīrā́yām)	गभीरयोः (gabhīráyoḥ)	गभीरासु (gabhīrā́su)
vocative	गभीरे (gábhīre)	गभीरे (gábhīre)	गभीराः (gábhīrāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of गभीर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गभीरम् (gabhīrám)	गभीरे (gabhīré)	गभीराणि (gabhīrā́ṇi) गभीरा¹ (gabhīrā́¹)
accusative	गभीरम् (gabhīrám)	गभीरे (gabhīré)	गभीराणि (gabhīrā́ṇi) गभीरा¹ (gabhīrā́¹)
instrumental	गभीरेण (gabhīréṇa)	गभीराभ्याम् (gabhīrā́bhyām)	गभीरैः (gabhīraíḥ) गभीरेभिः¹ (gabhīrébhiḥ¹)
dative	गभीराय (gabhīrā́ya)	गभीराभ्याम् (gabhīrā́bhyām)	गभीरेभ्यः (gabhīrébhyaḥ)
ablative	गभीरात् (gabhīrā́t)	गभीराभ्याम् (gabhīrā́bhyām)	गभीरेभ्यः (gabhīrébhyaḥ)
genitive	गभीरस्य (gabhīrásya)	गभीरयोः (gabhīráyoḥ)	गभीराणाम् (gabhīrā́ṇām)
locative	गभीरे (gabhīré)	गभीरयोः (gabhīráyoḥ)	गभीरेषु (gabhīréṣu)
vocative	गभीर (gábhīra)	गभीरे (gábhīre)	गभीराणि (gábhīrāṇi) गभीरा¹ (gábhīrā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dravidian:
  • → Tamil: கெவி (kevi)
  • → Kannada: ಗವಿ (gavi)
  • → Tulu: ಗವಿ (gavi)
  • → Telugu: గవి (gavi)
• Prakrit: 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), 𑀕𑀳𑀺𑀭 (gahira)
  • Middle Bengali: গহীন (gohin)
    • Bengali: গহীন (gohin)
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: ઘેરું (gherũ)
    • Marwari: गहर (gahar)
  • Maithili: gahī̃ra

    Devanagari script: गहींर

    Tirhuta script: 𑒑𑒯𑒲𑓀𑒩

  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: गहिर (gahira)

    Modi script: 𑘐𑘮𑘲𑘨 (gahīra)

  • Nepali: गहिरो (gahiro)
  • Odia: ଗହିର (gahira), ଗଇର (gaira)
  • Old Punjabi: ਗਹਿਰੁ (gahiru), ਗਹਰਾ (gaharā), ਗਹੀਰੁ (gahīru)
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਗਹਿਰਾ (gahirā)

      Shahmukhi script: گہرا (ghrā)

  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Old Hindi: गहर (gahara)
      • Braj: गहिरौ (gahirau)
      • Hindustani: gahrā

        Hindi: गहरा

        Urdu: گَہْرَا (gahrā)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: گَهَرو

    Devanagari script: गहरो

  • ⇒ Prakrit: *𑀕𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀓 (*gahiraka) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-))
    • Middle Bengali: গহিরা (gohira)
    • Odia: ଗହିରା (gahirā)