गहरा

See also: गह्रौं and गाह्रो

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gabʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ-.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡəɦ.ɾɑː/, [ɡɛʱ.ɾäː]

Adjective

गहरा • (gahrā) (Urdu spelling گہرا)

1. deep

   Synonym: गंभीर (gambhīr)

   Antonym: छिछला (chichlā)

   खाई दस फुट गहरी थी। ― khāī das phuṭ gahrī thī. ― The ditch was ten feet deep.

2. close, intimate; secret

   Synonym: घनिष्ठ (ghaniṣṭh)

   वह मेरा बहुत ही गहरा दोस्त है।

   vah merā bahut hī gahrā dost hai.

   He is my very close friend.

3. dark (in combination with colors)

   पत्तों का रंग गहरा हरा होता है।

   pattõ kā raṅg gahrā harā hotā hai.

   The leaves are dark green in color.

Declension

Declension of गहरा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	गहरा gahrā	गहरे gahre	गहरी gahrī	गहरी gahrī
oblique	गहरे gahre	गहरे gahre	गहरी gahrī	गहरी gahrī
vocative	गहरे gahre	गहरे gahre	गहरी gahrī	गहरी gahrī

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गहरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “गहरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.