ਘਰ
See also: ਘਰੁ
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਘਰੁ (gharu), from Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha), from a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Punjabi, India) Phonetic: kàră IPA(key): /kə˨ɾə̆/
- (Pakistan) Phonetic: kā̀ră IPA(key): /käː˨ɾə̆/ (singular)
Audio (PK) (file) - Homophone: ਕਰ (kar) (level tone)
Noun edit
ਘਰ • (ghară) m (Shahmukhi spelling گَھر)
Declension edit
Declension of ਘਰ | ||
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dir. sg. | ਘਰ (ghar) | |
dir. pl. | ਘਰ (ghar) | |
singular | plural | |
direct | ਘਰ (ghar) | ਘਰ (ghar) |
oblique | ਘਰ (ghar) | ਘਰਾਂ (gharā̃) |
vocative | ਘਰਾ (gharā) | ਘਰੋ (gharo) |
ablative | ਘਰੋਂ (gharõ) | — |
locative | ਘਰੇ (ghare) | ਘਰੀਂ (gharī̃) |
instrumental | ਘਰੇ (ghare) | ਘਰੀਂ (gharī̃) |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “ਘਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਘਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 239