ગુલાબ

Gujarati

ગુલાબ

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Iranian *wardah

Old Persian *vr̥dah

Middle Persian gwl

Classical Persian گُل (gul)

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps

Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš

Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a)

Middle Persian ʾp̄

Classical Persian آب (āb)

Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb)bor.

Gujarati ગુલાબ (gulāb)

Borrowed from Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb). By surface analysis, ગુલ (gul, “flower”) +‎ આબ (āb, “water”). Doublet of જુલાબ (julāb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.lɑb/
• Rhymes: -ɑb
• Hyphenation: ગુ‧લાબ

Noun

ગુલાબ • (gulāb) n

1. rose
2. (rare) rosewater, a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water

   Synonym: ગુલાબજળ (gulābjaḷ)

Derived terms

• ગુલાબજળ (gulābjaḷ, “rosewater”)
• ગુલાબજાંબુ (gulābjā̃bu, “gulab jamun”)
• ગુલાબદાન (gulābdān, “vase for keeping roses, flask for holding rosewater”)
• ગુલાબપાશ (gulābpāś, “bottle for sprinkling rosewater”)
• ગુલાબી (gulābī, “rose colored, pink”)

 

Further reading

• “ગુલાબ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.