غرض

Arabic

Root
غ ر ض (ḡ r ḍ)
1 term

Verb

غَرِضَ • (ḡariḍa) I (non-past يَغْرَضُ (yaḡraḍu), verbal noun غَرَض (ḡaraḍ))

  1. to be vexed, to be distressed
  2. to yearn, to long

Conjugation

Conjugation of غَرِضَ (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive (?), verbal noun غَرَض)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
غَرَض
ḡaraḍ
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
غَرِض
ḡariḍ
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m غَرِضْتُ
ḡariḍtu
غَرِضْتَ
ḡariḍta
غَرِضَ
ḡariḍa
غَرِضْتُمَا
ḡariḍtumā
غَرِضَا
ḡariḍā
غَرِضْنَا
ḡariḍnā
غَرِضْتُمْ
ḡariḍtum
غَرِضُوا
ḡariḍū
f غَرِضْتِ
ḡariḍti
غَرِضَتْ
ḡariḍat
غَرِضَتَا
ḡariḍatā
غَرِضْتُنَّ
ḡariḍtunna
غَرِضْنَ
ḡariḍna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَغْرَضُ
ʔaḡraḍu
تَغْرَضُ
taḡraḍu
يَغْرَضُ
yaḡraḍu
تَغْرَضَانِ
taḡraḍāni
يَغْرَضَانِ
yaḡraḍāni
نَغْرَضُ
naḡraḍu
تَغْرَضُونَ
taḡraḍūna
يَغْرَضُونَ
yaḡraḍūna
f تَغْرَضِينَ
taḡraḍīna
تَغْرَضُ
taḡraḍu
تَغْرَضَانِ
taḡraḍāni
تَغْرَضْنَ
taḡraḍna
يَغْرَضْنَ
yaḡraḍna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَغْرَضَ
ʔaḡraḍa
تَغْرَضَ
taḡraḍa
يَغْرَضَ
yaḡraḍa
تَغْرَضَا
taḡraḍā
يَغْرَضَا
yaḡraḍā
نَغْرَضَ
naḡraḍa
تَغْرَضُوا
taḡraḍū
يَغْرَضُوا
yaḡraḍū
f تَغْرَضِي
taḡraḍī
تَغْرَضَ
taḡraḍa
تَغْرَضَا
taḡraḍā
تَغْرَضْنَ
taḡraḍna
يَغْرَضْنَ
yaḡraḍna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَغْرَضْ
ʔaḡraḍ
تَغْرَضْ
taḡraḍ
يَغْرَضْ
yaḡraḍ
تَغْرَضَا
taḡraḍā
يَغْرَضَا
yaḡraḍā
نَغْرَضْ
naḡraḍ
تَغْرَضُوا
taḡraḍū
يَغْرَضُوا
yaḡraḍū
f تَغْرَضِي
taḡraḍī
تَغْرَضْ
taḡraḍ
تَغْرَضَا
taḡraḍā
تَغْرَضْنَ
taḡraḍna
يَغْرَضْنَ
yaḡraḍna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m اِغْرَضْ
iḡraḍ
اِغْرَضَا
iḡraḍā
اِغْرَضُوا
iḡraḍū
f اِغْرَضِي
iḡraḍī
اِغْرَضْنَ
iḡraḍna

Verb

غَرَّضَ • (ḡarraḍa) II (non-past يُغَرِّضُ (yuḡarriḍu), verbal noun تَغْرِيض (taḡrīḍ))

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Conjugation

Conjugation of غَرَّضَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَغْرِيض)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
تَغْرِيض
taḡrīḍ
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مُغَرِّض
muḡarriḍ
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مُغَرَّض
muḡarraḍ
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m غَرَّضْتُ
ḡarraḍtu
غَرَّضْتَ
ḡarraḍta
غَرَّضَ
ḡarraḍa
غَرَّضْتُمَا
ḡarraḍtumā
غَرَّضَا
ḡarraḍā
غَرَّضْنَا
ḡarraḍnā
غَرَّضْتُمْ
ḡarraḍtum
غَرَّضُوا
ḡarraḍū
f غَرَّضْتِ
ḡarraḍti
غَرَّضَتْ
ḡarraḍat
غَرَّضَتَا
ḡarraḍatā
غَرَّضْتُنَّ
ḡarraḍtunna
غَرَّضْنَ
ḡarraḍna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُغَرِّضُ
ʔuḡarriḍu
تُغَرِّضُ
tuḡarriḍu
يُغَرِّضُ
yuḡarriḍu
تُغَرِّضَانِ
tuḡarriḍāni
يُغَرِّضَانِ
yuḡarriḍāni
نُغَرِّضُ
nuḡarriḍu
تُغَرِّضُونَ
tuḡarriḍūna
يُغَرِّضُونَ
yuḡarriḍūna
f تُغَرِّضِينَ
tuḡarriḍīna
تُغَرِّضُ
tuḡarriḍu
تُغَرِّضَانِ
tuḡarriḍāni
تُغَرِّضْنَ
tuḡarriḍna
يُغَرِّضْنَ
yuḡarriḍna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُغَرِّضَ
ʔuḡarriḍa
تُغَرِّضَ
tuḡarriḍa
يُغَرِّضَ
yuḡarriḍa
تُغَرِّضَا
tuḡarriḍā
يُغَرِّضَا
yuḡarriḍā
نُغَرِّضَ
nuḡarriḍa
تُغَرِّضُوا
tuḡarriḍū
يُغَرِّضُوا
yuḡarriḍū
f تُغَرِّضِي
tuḡarriḍī
تُغَرِّضَ
tuḡarriḍa
تُغَرِّضَا
tuḡarriḍā
تُغَرِّضْنَ
tuḡarriḍna
يُغَرِّضْنَ
yuḡarriḍna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُغَرِّضْ
ʔuḡarriḍ
تُغَرِّضْ
tuḡarriḍ
يُغَرِّضْ
yuḡarriḍ
تُغَرِّضَا
tuḡarriḍā
يُغَرِّضَا
yuḡarriḍā
نُغَرِّضْ
nuḡarriḍ
تُغَرِّضُوا
tuḡarriḍū
يُغَرِّضُوا
yuḡarriḍū
f تُغَرِّضِي
tuḡarriḍī
تُغَرِّضْ
tuḡarriḍ
تُغَرِّضَا
tuḡarriḍā
تُغَرِّضْنَ
tuḡarriḍna
يُغَرِّضْنَ
yuḡarriḍna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m غَرِّضْ
ḡarriḍ
غَرِّضَا
ḡarriḍā
غَرِّضُوا
ḡarriḍū
f غَرِّضِي
ḡarriḍī
غَرِّضْنَ
ḡarriḍna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m غُرِّضْتُ
ḡurriḍtu
غُرِّضْتَ
ḡurriḍta
غُرِّضَ
ḡurriḍa
غُرِّضْتُمَا
ḡurriḍtumā
غُرِّضَا
ḡurriḍā
غُرِّضْنَا
ḡurriḍnā
غُرِّضْتُمْ
ḡurriḍtum
غُرِّضُوا
ḡurriḍū
f غُرِّضْتِ
ḡurriḍti
غُرِّضَتْ
ḡurriḍat
غُرِّضَتَا
ḡurriḍatā
غُرِّضْتُنَّ
ḡurriḍtunna
غُرِّضْنَ
ḡurriḍna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُغَرَّضُ
ʔuḡarraḍu
تُغَرَّضُ
tuḡarraḍu
يُغَرَّضُ
yuḡarraḍu
تُغَرَّضَانِ
tuḡarraḍāni
يُغَرَّضَانِ
yuḡarraḍāni
نُغَرَّضُ
nuḡarraḍu
تُغَرَّضُونَ
tuḡarraḍūna
يُغَرَّضُونَ
yuḡarraḍūna
f تُغَرَّضِينَ
tuḡarraḍīna
تُغَرَّضُ
tuḡarraḍu
تُغَرَّضَانِ
tuḡarraḍāni
تُغَرَّضْنَ
tuḡarraḍna
يُغَرَّضْنَ
yuḡarraḍna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُغَرَّضَ
ʔuḡarraḍa
تُغَرَّضَ
tuḡarraḍa
يُغَرَّضَ
yuḡarraḍa
تُغَرَّضَا
tuḡarraḍā
يُغَرَّضَا
yuḡarraḍā
نُغَرَّضَ
nuḡarraḍa
تُغَرَّضُوا
tuḡarraḍū
يُغَرَّضُوا
yuḡarraḍū
f تُغَرَّضِي
tuḡarraḍī
تُغَرَّضَ
tuḡarraḍa
تُغَرَّضَا
tuḡarraḍā
تُغَرَّضْنَ
tuḡarraḍna
يُغَرَّضْنَ
yuḡarraḍna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُغَرَّضْ
ʔuḡarraḍ
تُغَرَّضْ
tuḡarraḍ
يُغَرَّضْ
yuḡarraḍ
تُغَرَّضَا
tuḡarraḍā
يُغَرَّضَا
yuḡarraḍā
نُغَرَّضْ
nuḡarraḍ
تُغَرَّضُوا
tuḡarraḍū
يُغَرَّضُوا
yuḡarraḍū
f تُغَرَّضِي
tuḡarraḍī
تُغَرَّضْ
tuḡarraḍ
تُغَرَّضَا
tuḡarraḍā
تُغَرَّضْنَ
tuḡarraḍna
يُغَرَّضْنَ
yuḡarraḍna

Noun

غَرَض • (ḡaraḍm (plural أَغْرَاض (ʔaḡrāḍ))

  1. verbal noun of غَرِضَ (ḡariḍa) (form I)
  2. object of will, intention, target, desire, interest
    اَلْمُعَدَّاتُ الْمُتَوَقِّفَةُ تَصْدَأُ بَدَلَ أَنْ تَخْدِمَ أَيَّ غَرَضٍ.
    al-muʕaddātu l-mutawaqqifatu taṣdaʔu badala ʔan taḵdima ʔayya ḡaraḍin.
    The idled equipment only gathers rust rather than serving any purpose.

Declension

Declension of noun غَرَض (ḡaraḍ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal غَرَض
ḡaraḍ
الْغَرَض
al-ḡaraḍ
غَرَض
ḡaraḍ
nominative غَرَضٌ
ḡaraḍun
الْغَرَضُ
al-ḡaraḍu
غَرَضُ
ḡaraḍu
accusative غَرَضًا
ḡaraḍan
الْغَرَضَ
al-ḡaraḍa
غَرَضَ
ḡaraḍa
genitive غَرَضٍ
ḡaraḍin
الْغَرَضِ
al-ḡaraḍi
غَرَضِ
ḡaraḍi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal غَرَضَيْن
ḡaraḍayn
الْغَرَضَيْن
al-ḡaraḍayn
غَرَضَيْ
ḡaraḍay
nominative غَرَضَانِ
ḡaraḍāni
الْغَرَضَانِ
al-ḡaraḍāni
غَرَضَا
ḡaraḍā
accusative غَرَضَيْنِ
ḡaraḍayni
الْغَرَضَيْنِ
al-ḡaraḍayni
غَرَضَيْ
ḡaraḍay
genitive غَرَضَيْنِ
ḡaraḍayni
الْغَرَضَيْنِ
al-ḡaraḍayni
غَرَضَيْ
ḡaraḍay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَغْرَاض
ʔaḡrāḍ
الْأَغْرَاض
al-ʔaḡrāḍ
أَغْرَاض
ʔaḡrāḍ
nominative أَغْرَاضٌ
ʔaḡrāḍun
الْأَغْرَاضُ
al-ʔaḡrāḍu
أَغْرَاضُ
ʔaḡrāḍu
accusative أَغْرَاضًا
ʔaḡrāḍan
الْأَغْرَاضَ
al-ʔaḡrāḍa
أَغْرَاضَ
ʔaḡrāḍa
genitive أَغْرَاضٍ
ʔaḡrāḍin
الْأَغْرَاضِ
al-ʔaḡrāḍi
أَغْرَاضِ
ʔaḡrāḍi

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: qərəz
  • Northern Kurdish: xered
  • Persian: غرض (ġaraz)
    • Gujarati: ગરજ (garaj)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: ग़रज़ (ġaraz)
      Urdu: غَرَض (ġaraz)
    • Marathi: गरज (garaj)
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਗਰਜ਼ (garaz)
      Shahmukhi script: غَرَض (ġaraẓ)
  • Ottoman Turkish: غرض (ġaraz)
    > Turkish: garaz (inherited)
  • Uyghur: غەرەز (gherez)
  • Uzbek: gʻaraz

Adjective

غَرِض • (ḡariḍ)

  1. vexed, distressed

Declension

Declension of adjective غَرِض (ḡariḍ)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal غَرِض
ḡariḍ
الْغَرِض
al-ḡariḍ
غَرِضَة
ḡariḍa
الْغَرِضَة
al-ḡariḍa
nominative غَرِضٌ
ḡariḍun
الْغَرِضُ
al-ḡariḍu
غَرِضَةٌ
ḡariḍatun
الْغَرِضَةُ
al-ḡariḍatu
accusative غَرِضًا
ḡariḍan
الْغَرِضَ
al-ḡariḍa
غَرِضَةً
ḡariḍatan
الْغَرِضَةَ
al-ḡariḍata
genitive غَرِضٍ
ḡariḍin
الْغَرِضِ
al-ḡariḍi
غَرِضَةٍ
ḡariḍatin
الْغَرِضَةِ
al-ḡariḍati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal غَرِضَيْن
ḡariḍayn
الْغَرِضَيْن
al-ḡariḍayn
غَرِضَتَيْن
ḡariḍatayn
الْغَرِضَتَيْن
al-ḡariḍatayn
nominative غَرِضَانِ
ḡariḍāni
الْغَرِضَانِ
al-ḡariḍāni
غَرِضَتَانِ
ḡariḍatāni
الْغَرِضَتَانِ
al-ḡariḍatāni
accusative غَرِضَيْنِ
ḡariḍayni
الْغَرِضَيْنِ
al-ḡariḍayni
غَرِضَتَيْنِ
ḡariḍatayni
الْغَرِضَتَيْنِ
al-ḡariḍatayni
genitive غَرِضَيْنِ
ḡariḍayni
الْغَرِضَيْنِ
al-ḡariḍayni
غَرِضَتَيْنِ
ḡariḍatayni
الْغَرِضَتَيْنِ
al-ḡariḍatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal غَرِضَات
ḡariḍāt
الْغَرِضَات
al-ḡariḍāt
nominative غَرِضَاتٌ
ḡariḍātun
الْغَرِضَاتُ
al-ḡariḍātu
accusative غَرِضَاتٍ
ḡariḍātin
الْغَرِضَاتِ
al-ḡariḍāti
genitive غَرِضَاتٍ
ḡariḍātin
الْغَرِضَاتِ
al-ḡariḍāti

References

Hijazi Arabic

Root
غ ر ض
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic غَرَض (ḡaraḍ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.radˤ/

Noun

غرض • (ḡaraḍm (plural أغراض (ʔaḡrāḍ))

  1. a thing
    Synonyms: حاجة (ḥāja), شي (šayy)
  2. object

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَرَض (ḡaraḍ).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ġaraz
Dari reading? ġaraz
Iranian reading? ġaraz
Tajik reading? ġaraz

Noun

غرض • (ġaraz) (plural اغراض (aġrâz))

  1. intention; desire
    Synonyms: نیت (niyyat), انگیزه (angize)
  2. self-interest; self-servingness
    اغراض شخصی اوaġrâz-e šaxsi-ye uhis personal interests
    • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 334:
      چون غرض آمد هنر پوشیده شد
      صد حجاب از دل به سوی دیده شد
      čōn ġaraz āmad hunar pōšīda šud
      sad hijāb az dil ba sōy-i dīda šud
      When self-interest appears, virtue becomes hidden: a hundred veils rise from the heart to the eye.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)
  3. spite; grudge; rancor
    Synonym: کینه (kine)
    با تو غرض دارند.bâ to ġaraz dârand.They have a grudge with you.

Urdu

Etymology

First attested in c. 1609 as Middle Hindi غَرَض (ġrẓ), borrowed from Classical Persian غَرَض (ġaraz), from Arabic غَرَض (ḡaraḍ).

Pronunciation

Noun

غَرَض • (ġarazf (formal plural اَغْرَاض (aġrāz), Hindi spelling ग़रज़)

  1. desire, purpose, intention
    Synonyms: مَطْلَب (matlab), حاجَت (hājat), مَقْصَد (maqsad), اِرادَہ (irāda), ہَدَف (hadaf)
  2. desire, selfishness

Declension

Declension of غرض
singular plural
direct غَرَض (ġaraz) غَرَضیں (ġarazẽ)
oblique غَرَض (ġaraz) غَرَضوں (ġarazõ)
vocative غَرَض (ġaraz) غَرَضو (ġarazo)

Adverb

غَرَض • (ġaraz) (Hindi spelling ग़रज़)

  1. in short, in summary

Further reading

  • UDB:
    (noun) غرض”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    (adverb) غرض”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • غرض”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
  • Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “غرض”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]