લોહી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 (lohia), from Sanskrit लोहित (lohita), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hráwdʰitas (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Doublet of રોહુ (rohu).

Cognates

Hindustani لَہُو / लहू (lahū), Marathi लोही (lohī), Punjabi ਲਹੂ (lahū), Romani lolo, and Sindhi لوهۇ (lohū).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.ɦi/, [ˈloi̤]
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: લો‧હી

Noun

લોહી • (lohī) n

1. blood

   Synonyms: રક્ત (rakt), ખૂન (khūn)

2. (figuratively) blood, family relationship

Declension

Declension of લોહી
	singular	plural
nominative	લોહી (lohī)	લોહીઓ (lohīo)
oblique	લોહી (lohī)	લોહીઓ (lohīo)
vocative	લોહી (lohī)	લોહીઓ (lohīo)
instrumental	લોહી (lohī)	લોહીઓ (lohīo)
locative	લોહીએ (lohīe)	લોહીઓએ (lohīoe)

Further reading

• “લોહી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.