गरज
See also: गिरजा
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit गर्जन (garjana).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡə.ɾəd͡ʒ/, [ɡɐ.ɾɐd͡ʒ]
Noun
गरज • (garaj) f (Urdu spelling گَرَج)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गरज garaj |
गरजें garajẽ |
| oblique | गरज garaj |
गरजों garajõ |
| vocative | गरज garaj |
गरजो garajo |
Related terms
- गरजना (garajnā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गरज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian غرض (ġaraz), from Arabic غَرَض (ḡaraḍ). Compare Gujarati ગરજ (garaj), Hindi ग़रज़ (ġaraz), Punjabi ਗਰਜ਼ (garaz) / غَرض (ġarẓ), Bengali গরজ (goroj).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡə.ɾəd͡z/
Noun
गरज • (garaj̈) f
- need, want
- मला पैशाची गरज आहे.
- malā paiśācī garaj̈ āhe.
- I need money.
- (literally, “To me of money need is there”)
- necessity, exigency
Synonyms
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गरज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गरज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “गरज”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गरज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)