घेर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑁂𑀭 (*ghera). Compare Punjabi ਘੇਰ (gher), Gujarati ઘેરો (ghero), Marathi घेर (gher), Bengali ঘের (gher).

Noun

घेर • (gher) m (Urdu spelling گھیر)

1. siege
2. closure, enclosure, encirclement

Declension

Declension of घेर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घेर gher	घेर gher
oblique	घेर gher	घेरों gherõ
vocative	घेर gher	घेरो ghero

See also

• घेर करना (gher karnā, “to surround, encircle”)
• घेर बनाना (gher banānā, “to surround, encircle”)
• घेरना (ghernā, “to besiege”)
• घेरा (gherā)
• घेराव (gherāv, “enclosure, blockade”)
• घेरी (gherī)

 

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghir”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press