ਘਰ

See also: ਘਰੁ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਘਰੁ (gharu), from Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha), from a metathesized form of Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi, India) Phonetic: kàră IPA^(key): /kə˨ɾə̆/
• (Pakistan) Phonetic: kā̀ră IPA^(key): /käː˨ɾə̆/ (singular)

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• Homophone: ਕਰ (kar) (level tone)

Noun

ਘਰ • (ghară) m (Shahmukhi spelling گَھر)

1. house, home

   Synonym: ਮਕਾਨ (makān)

2. household
3. (in compounds) building, place

Declension

Declension of ਘਰ
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

• ਕਿਤਾਬ-ਘਰ (kitāba-ghar, “library”)
• ਘਰੇਲੂ (gharelū, “domestic”, adjective)
• ਘੰਟਾਘਰ (ghaṇṭāghar, “belfry”)
• ਡਾਕ-ਘਰ (ḍāka-ghar, “post office”)
• ਸੁਧਾਰ ਘਰ (sudhār ghar, “gaol”)

 

Further reading

• “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