गिला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گله (gilā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (g(y)lk' /⁠gilag⁠/, “complaint”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *garȷ́ʰ-. Compare Punjabi ਗਿਲਾ (gilā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɪ.lɑː/, [ɡɪ.läː]

Noun

गिला • (gilā) m (Urdu spelling گلہ)

1. complaint, grievance

   Synonym: शिकायत (śikāyat)

2. accusation, charge

Declension

Declension of गिला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गिला gilā	गिले gile
oblique	गिले gile	गिलों gilõ
vocative	गिले gile	गिलो gilo

Derived terms

• गिला-शिकवा (gilā-śikvā)
• गिला-गुज़ार (gilā-guzār, “plaintiff”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गिला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press