گھی

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀺𑀤 (ghida), from Sanskrit घृत (ghṛtá). Compare Punjabi گِھیو (ghio) / ਘਿਉ (ghiu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡʱiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

گھی • (ghī) m (Hindi spelling घी)

1. ghee
2. clarified butter

Declension

Declension of گھی

	singular	plural
direct	گھی (ghī)	گھی (ghī)
oblique	گھی (ghī)	گھِیوں (ghiyõ)
vocative	گھی (ghī)	گھِیو (ghiyo)

References

• “گھی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “گھی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.