ਗਹਿਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਗਹਰਾ (gaharā), ਗਹੀਰੁ (gahīru)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá). Compare Old Hindi गहर (gahara), Old Marathi 𑘐𑘮𑘲𑘨 (gahīra).

Adjective

ਗਹਿਰੁ (gahiru)

1. deep

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਗਹਿਰਾ (gahirā)

  Shahmukhi script: گہرا (ghrā)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਗਹਿਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 95
• “ਗਹਿਰ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gabhīrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 215