गहर

Old Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá). Compare Old Punjabi ਗਹਿਰੁ (gahiru), Old Marathi 𑘐𑘮𑘲𑘨 (gahīra).

Adjective

गहर (gahara)

  1. dark

Descendants

  • Braj: गहिरौ (gahirau)
  • Hindustani: gahrā
    Hindi: गहरा
    Urdu: گَہْرَا (gahrā)

Further reading

  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 529
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gabhīrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 215
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