𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀕𑀳𑀺𑀭 (gahira)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá).

Adjective

𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra) (Devanagari गहीर, Kannada ಗಹೀರ) (Jain Maharastri, Maharastri)

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Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁄 (gahīro)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (gahīrā)
Accusative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀁 (gahīraṃ)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂 (gahīre) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (gahīrā)
Instrumental	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀡 (gahīreṇa) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (gahīreṇaṃ)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (gahīrehi) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (gahīrehiṃ)
Dative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀅 (gahīrāa)	—
Ablative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀑 (gahīrāo) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀉 (gahīrāu) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (gahīrā) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (gahīrāhi) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (gahīrāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (gahīrassa)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀡 (gahīrāṇa) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (gahīrāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (gahīrammi) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂 (gahīre)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (gahīresu) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (gahīresuṃ)
Vocative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (gahīrā)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (gahīrā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (gahīrā)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀑 (gahīrāo) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀉 (gahīrāu) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (gahīrā)
Accusative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀁 (gahīraṃ)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀑 (gahīrāo) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀉 (gahīrāu) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (gahīrā)
Instrumental	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀏 (gahīrāe) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇 (gahīrāi) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀅 (gahīrāa)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (gahīrāhi) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (gahīrāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀑 (gahīrāo) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀉 (gahīrāu)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (gahīrāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀏 (gahīrāe) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇 (gahīrāi) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀅 (gahīrāa)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀡 (gahīrāṇa) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (gahīrāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀏 (gahīrāe) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇 (gahīrāi) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀅 (gahīrāa)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀼 (gahīrāsu) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (gahīrāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂 (gahīre) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (gahīrā)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀑 (gahīrāo) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀉 (gahīrāu) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (gahīrā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀁 (gahīraṃ)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (gahīrāiṃ) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇 (gahīrāi)
Accusative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀁 (gahīraṃ)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (gahīrāiṃ) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇 (gahīrāi)
Instrumental	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀡 (gahīreṇa) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (gahīreṇaṃ)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (gahīrehi) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (gahīrehiṃ)
Dative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀅 (gahīrāa)	—
Ablative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀑 (gahīrāo) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀉 (gahīrāu) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (gahīrā) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (gahīrāhi) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (gahīrāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (gahīrassa)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀡 (gahīrāṇa) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (gahīrāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (gahīrammi) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂 (gahīre)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (gahīresu) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (gahīresuṃ)
Vocative	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸 (gahīrā)	𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (gahīrāiṃ) or 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇 (gahīrāi)

Descendants

• Middle Bengali: গহির (gahira)
  • Bengali: গহির (gohir)
• Gurjar 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 (gôhirô), ଗଇର (gôirô)
• 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 (gôhira)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “गहिर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• E.B. Cowell (1868) The Prákṛit Prakáśa‎^[1], London: Trübner & Co., page 111
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 75.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gabhīrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 215