गेहूँ

See also: गृह and गोह

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गेहूं (gehū̃)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀳𑀽𑀫 (gohūma), from Sanskrit गोधूम (godhū́ma, “wheat”). Doublet of गोधूम (godhūm), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡeː.ɦũː/

Noun

गेहूँ • (gehū̃) m (Urdu spelling گیہوں)

1. wheat

   Synonym: (less common) गोधूम (godhūm)

Declension

Declension of गेहूँ (masc ū̃-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गेहूँ gehū̃	गेहूँ gehū̃
oblique	गेहूँ gehū̃	गेहुओं gehuõ
vocative	गेहूँ gehū̃	गेहुओं gehuõ

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गेहूँ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गेहूँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• “गेहूँ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.