घोर

See also: घर, घरं, घार, and घेर

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

ghora (Latin script)
𑀖𑁄𑀭 (Brahmi script)
ঘোর (Bengali script)
ඝොර (Sinhalese script)
ဃောရ or ꧠေႃရ (Burmese script)
โฆร or โฆระ (Thai script)
ᨥᩮᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
ໂຆຣ or ໂຆຣະ or ໂຄລະ (Lao script)
ឃោរ (Khmer script)
𑄊𑄮𑄢 (Chakma script)

Adjective

घोर

Devanagari script form of ghora (“frightful”)

Declension

Declension table of "घोर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	घोरो (ghoro)	घोरा (ghorā)
Accusative (second)	घोरं (ghoraṃ)	घोरे (ghore)
Instrumental (third)	घोरेन (ghorena)	घोरेहि (ghorehi) or घोरेभि (ghorebhi)
Dative (fourth)	घोरस्स (ghorassa) or घोराय (ghorāya) or घोरत्थं (ghoratthaṃ)	घोरानं (ghorānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	घोरस्मा (ghorasmā) or घोरम्हा (ghoramhā) or घोरा (ghorā)	घोरेहि (ghorehi) or घोरेभि (ghorebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	घोरस्स (ghorassa)	घोरानं (ghorānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	घोरस्मिं (ghorasmiṃ) or घोरम्हि (ghoramhi) or घोरे (ghore)	घोरेसु (ghoresu)
Vocative (calling)	घोर (ghora)	घोरा (ghorā)

Declension table of "घोर" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	घोरं (ghoraṃ)	घोरानि (ghorāni)
Accusative (second)	घोरं (ghoraṃ)	घोरानि (ghorāni)
Instrumental (third)	घोरेन (ghorena)	घोरेहि (ghorehi) or घोरेभि (ghorebhi)
Dative (fourth)	घोरस्स (ghorassa) or घोराय (ghorāya) or घोरत्थं (ghoratthaṃ)	घोरानं (ghorānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	घोरस्मा (ghorasmā) or घोरम्हा (ghoramhā) or घोरा (ghorā)	घोरेहि (ghorehi) or घोरेभि (ghorebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	घोरस्स (ghorassa)	घोरानं (ghorānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	घोरस्मिं (ghorasmiṃ) or घोरम्हि (ghoramhi) or घोरे (ghore)	घोरेसु (ghoresu)
Vocative (calling)	घोर (ghora)	घोरानि (ghorāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

ঘোৰ (Assamese script)
ᬖᭀᬭ (Balinese script)
ঘোর (Bengali script)
𑰑𑰺𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀖𑁄𑀭 (Brahmi script)
ဃောရ (Burmese script)
ઘોર (Gujarati script)
ਘੋਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌘𑍋𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦓꦺꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂐𑂷𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಘೋರ (Kannada script)
ឃោរ (Khmer script)
ໂຆຣ (Lao script)
ഘോര (Malayalam script)
ᢚᠣᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘑𑘻𑘨 (Modi script)
ᠺᠾᠣᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦱𑧜𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐑𑑀𑐬 (Newa script)
ଘୋର (Odia script)
ꢕꣂꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆔𑆾𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖑𑖺𑖨 (Siddham script)
ඝොර (Sinhalese script)
𑩟𑩕𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚍𑚴𑚤 (Takri script)
கே⁴ார (Tamil script)
ఘోర (Telugu script)
โฆร (Thai script)
གྷོ་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒒𑒼𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨎𑨆𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰawrás, form Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰawrás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰow-rós, from *gʰew- (“to be angry”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐw.ɾɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱoː.ɾɐ/

Adjective

घोर • (ghorá)

terrific, frightful, terrible, dreadful, violent, vehement
Synonyms: भयङ्कर (bhayaṅkara), उग्र (ugrá)
venerable, awful, sublime

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घोर (ghorá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घोरः ghoráḥ	घोरौ / घोरा¹ ghoraú / ghorā́¹	घोराः / घोरासः¹ ghorā́ḥ / ghorā́saḥ¹
Vocative	घोर ghóra	घोरौ / घोरा¹ ghórau / ghórā¹	घोराः / घोरासः¹ ghórāḥ / ghórāsaḥ¹
Accusative	घोरम् ghorám	घोरौ / घोरा¹ ghoraú / ghorā́¹	घोरान् ghorā́n
Instrumental	घोरेण ghoréṇa	घोराभ्याम् ghorā́bhyām	घोरैः / घोरेभिः¹ ghoraíḥ / ghorébhiḥ¹
Dative	घोराय ghorā́ya	घोराभ्याम् ghorā́bhyām	घोरेभ्यः ghorébhyaḥ
Ablative	घोरात् ghorā́t	घोराभ्याम् ghorā́bhyām	घोरेभ्यः ghorébhyaḥ
Genitive	घोरस्य ghorásya	घोरयोः ghoráyoḥ	घोराणाम् ghorā́ṇām
Locative	घोरे ghoré	घोरयोः ghoráyoḥ	घोरेषु ghoréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of घोरा (ghorā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घोरा ghorā́	घोरे ghoré	घोराः ghorā́ḥ
Vocative	घोरे ghóre	घोरे ghóre	घोराः ghórāḥ
Accusative	घोराम् ghorā́m	घोरे ghoré	घोराः ghorā́ḥ
Instrumental	घोरया / घोरा¹ ghoráyā / ghorā́¹	घोराभ्याम् ghorā́bhyām	घोराभिः ghorā́bhiḥ
Dative	घोरायै ghorā́yai	घोराभ्याम् ghorā́bhyām	घोराभ्यः ghorā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	घोरायाः / घोरायै² ghorā́yāḥ / ghorā́yai²	घोराभ्याम् ghorā́bhyām	घोराभ्यः ghorā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	घोरायाः / घोरायै² ghorā́yāḥ / ghorā́yai²	घोरयोः ghoráyoḥ	घोराणाम् ghorā́ṇām
Locative	घोरायाम् ghorā́yām	घोरयोः ghoráyoḥ	घोरासु ghorā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of घोर (ghorá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घोरम् ghorám	घोरे ghoré	घोराणि / घोरा¹ ghorā́ṇi / ghorā́¹
Vocative	घोर ghóra	घोरे ghóre	घोराणि / घोरा¹ ghórāṇi / ghórā¹
Accusative	घोरम् ghorám	घोरे ghoré	घोराणि / घोरा¹ ghorā́ṇi / ghorā́¹
Instrumental	घोरेण ghoréṇa	घोराभ्याम् ghorā́bhyām	घोरैः / घोरेभिः¹ ghoraíḥ / ghorébhiḥ¹
Dative	घोराय ghorā́ya	घोराभ्याम् ghorā́bhyām	घोरेभ्यः ghorébhyaḥ
Ablative	घोरात् ghorā́t	घोराभ्याम् ghorā́bhyām	घोरेभ्यः ghorébhyaḥ
Genitive	घोरस्य ghorásya	घोरयोः ghoráyoḥ	घोराणाम् ghorā́ṇām
Locative	घोरे ghoré	घोरयोः ghoráyoḥ	घोरेषु ghoréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Old Javanese: ghora
- > Javanese: ꦒꦺꦴꦫ (gora) (inherited)

Noun

घोर • (ghorá) stem, m

"the terrible", Śiva
name of a cucurbitaceous plant
awfulness, horror
"horrible action", magic formulas or charms
a kind of mythical weapon
poison
saffron

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घोर (ghorá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घोरः ghoráḥ	घोरौ / घोरा¹ ghoraú / ghorā́¹	घोराः / घोरासः¹ ghorā́ḥ / ghorā́saḥ¹
Vocative	घोर ghóra	घोरौ / घोरा¹ ghórau / ghórā¹	घोराः / घोरासः¹ ghórāḥ / ghórāsaḥ¹
Accusative	घोरम् ghorám	घोरौ / घोरा¹ ghoraú / ghorā́¹	घोरान् ghorā́n
Instrumental	घोरेण ghoréṇa	घोराभ्याम् ghorā́bhyām	घोरैः / घोरेभिः¹ ghoraíḥ / ghorébhiḥ¹
Dative	घोराय ghorā́ya	घोराभ्याम् ghorā́bhyām	घोरेभ्यः ghorébhyaḥ
Ablative	घोरात् ghorā́t	घोराभ्याम् ghorā́bhyām	घोरेभ्यः ghorébhyaḥ
Genitive	घोरस्य ghorásya	घोरयोः ghoráyoḥ	घोराणाम् ghorā́ṇām
Locative	घोरे ghoré	घोरयोः ghoráyoḥ	घोरेषु ghoréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “घोर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0379.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 517f