گیہوں

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀳𑀽𑀫 (gohūma), from Sanskrit गोधूम (godhū́ma, “wheat”). Doublet of گَنْدُم (gandum).

Pronunciation

Noun

گیہُوں • (gehū̃) m (Hindi spelling गेहूँ)

  1. wheat
    Synonym: گَنْدُم (gandum)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “gehūṅ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • “گیہوں”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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