ਗਹਿਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਗਹਰਾ (gaharā), ਗਹੀਰੁ (gahīru)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá). Compare Old Hindi गहर (gahara), Old Marathi 𑘐𑘮𑘲𑘨 (gahīra).

Adjective

ਗਹਿਰੁ (gahiru)

  1. deep

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਗਹਿਰਾ (gahirā)
    Shahmukhi script: گہرا (ghrā)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਗਹਿਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 95
  • “ਗਹਿਰ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  • 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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