गभीर

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গভীৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬪᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
• গভীর (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰥𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀪𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဂဘီရ (Burmese script)
• ગભીર (Gujarati script)
• ਗਭੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌭𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦨꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂦𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಗಭೀರ (Kannada script)
• គភីរ (Khmer script)
• ຄຠີຣ (Lao script)
• ഗഭീര (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠᢨᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘥𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᠪᠾᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧅𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐨𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଗଭୀର (Odia script)
• ꢔꢩꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆨𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖥𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ගභීර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩳𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚡𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
• க³பீ⁴ர (Tamil script)
• గభీర (Telugu script)
• คภีร (Thai script)
• ག་བྷཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒦𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨡𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gabʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gabʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₂bʰ-rós, from *gʷeh₂bʰ- (“to be deep; to submerge”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬟𐬭𐬀 (jafra), Persian ژرف (žarf), Lurish گںهںر (gəhər, “a lake”), Middle High German erqueben (“to smother”), Ancient Greek βάπτω (báptō, “I submerge”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.bʱiː.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈbʱiː.ɾɐ/

Adjective

गभीर • (gabhīrá) stem (root गाह्)

1. deep

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गभीर (gabhīrá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गभीरः gabhīráḥ	गभीरौ / गभीरा¹ gabhīraú / gabhīrā́¹	गभीराः / गभीरासः¹ gabhīrā́ḥ / gabhīrā́saḥ¹
Vocative	गभीर gábhīra	गभीरौ / गभीरा¹ gábhīrau / gábhīrā¹	गभीराः / गभीरासः¹ gábhīrāḥ / gábhīrāsaḥ¹
Accusative	गभीरम् gabhīrám	गभीरौ / गभीरा¹ gabhīraú / gabhīrā́¹	गभीरान् gabhīrā́n
Instrumental	गभीरेण gabhīréṇa	गभीराभ्याम् gabhīrā́bhyām	गभीरैः / गभीरेभिः¹ gabhīraíḥ / gabhīrébhiḥ¹
Dative	गभीराय gabhīrā́ya	गभीराभ्याम् gabhīrā́bhyām	गभीरेभ्यः gabhīrébhyaḥ
Ablative	गभीरात् gabhīrā́t	गभीराभ्याम् gabhīrā́bhyām	गभीरेभ्यः gabhīrébhyaḥ
Genitive	गभीरस्य gabhīrásya	गभीरयोः gabhīráyoḥ	गभीराणाम् gabhīrā́ṇām
Locative	गभीरे gabhīré	गभीरयोः gabhīráyoḥ	गभीरेषु gabhīréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of गभीरा (gabhīrā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गभीरा gabhīrā́	गभीरे gabhīré	गभीराः gabhīrā́ḥ
Vocative	गभीरे gábhīre	गभीरे gábhīre	गभीराः gábhīrāḥ
Accusative	गभीराम् gabhīrā́m	गभीरे gabhīré	गभीराः gabhīrā́ḥ
Instrumental	गभीरया / गभीरा¹ gabhīráyā / gabhīrā́¹	गभीराभ्याम् gabhīrā́bhyām	गभीराभिः gabhīrā́bhiḥ
Dative	गभीरायै gabhīrā́yai	गभीराभ्याम् gabhīrā́bhyām	गभीराभ्यः gabhīrā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	गभीरायाः / गभीरायै² gabhīrā́yāḥ / gabhīrā́yai²	गभीराभ्याम् gabhīrā́bhyām	गभीराभ्यः gabhīrā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	गभीरायाः / गभीरायै² gabhīrā́yāḥ / gabhīrā́yai²	गभीरयोः gabhīráyoḥ	गभीराणाम् gabhīrā́ṇām
Locative	गभीरायाम् gabhīrā́yām	गभीरयोः gabhīráyoḥ	गभीरासु gabhīrā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of गभीर (gabhīrá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गभीरम् gabhīrám	गभीरे gabhīré	गभीराणि / गभीरा¹ gabhīrā́ṇi / gabhīrā́¹
Vocative	गभीर gábhīra	गभीरे gábhīre	गभीराणि / गभीरा¹ gábhīrāṇi / gábhīrā¹
Accusative	गभीरम् gabhīrám	गभीरे gabhīré	गभीराणि / गभीरा¹ gabhīrā́ṇi / gabhīrā́¹
Instrumental	गभीरेण gabhīréṇa	गभीराभ्याम् gabhīrā́bhyām	गभीरैः / गभीरेभिः¹ gabhīraíḥ / gabhīrébhiḥ¹
Dative	गभीराय gabhīrā́ya	गभीराभ्याम् gabhīrā́bhyām	गभीरेभ्यः gabhīrébhyaḥ
Ablative	गभीरात् gabhīrā́t	गभीराभ्याम् gabhīrā́bhyām	गभीरेभ्यः gabhīrébhyaḥ
Genitive	गभीरस्य gabhīrásya	गभीरयोः gabhīráyoḥ	गभीराणाम् gabhīrā́ṇām
Locative	गभीरे gabhīré	गभीरयोः gabhīráyoḥ	गभीरेषु gabhīréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dravidian:
  • → Tamil: கெவி (kevi)
  • → Kannada: ಗವಿ (gavi)
  • → Tulu: ಗವಿ (gavi)
  • → Telugu: గవి (gavi)
• Prakrit: 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), 𑀕𑀳𑀺𑀭 (gahira)
  • Middle Bengali: গহীন (gohin)
    • Bengali: গহীন (gohin)
  • Gurjara 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 (gahira), ଗଇର (gaira)
  • 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 (gahirā)