गर्त
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit गर्त (garta, “gart”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡəɾt̪/, [ɡɐɾt̪]
Noun
गर्त • (gart) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गर्त gart |
गर्त gart |
| oblique | गर्त gart |
गर्तों gartõ |
| vocative | गर्त gart |
गर्तो garto |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गर्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 257
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “गर्त”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 171
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गर्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1242
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গৰ্ত (Assamese script)
- ᬕᬃᬢ (Balinese script)
- গর্ত (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰨𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- ဂရ်္တ (Burmese script)
- ગર્ત (Gujarati script)
- ਗਰ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦂꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂩𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ಗರ್ತ (Kannada script)
- គត៌ (Khmer script)
- ຄຣ຺ຕ (Lao script)
- ഗര്ത (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᠠᡵᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘨𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠠᠷᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑧈𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑐬𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
- ଗର୍ତ (Odia script)
- ꢔꢬ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆫𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖨𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
- ගර්ත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩼 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚤𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
- க³ர்த (Tamil script)
- గర్త (Telugu script)
- ครฺต (Thai script)
- ག་རྟ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒩𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨫𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
From a phonetic variant of कर्त (karta, “hole”).
Noun
गर्त • (garta) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गर्तः (gartaḥ) | गर्तौ (gartau) गर्ता¹ (gartā¹) |
गर्ताः (gartāḥ) गर्तासः¹ (gartāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | गर्तम् (gartam) | गर्तौ (gartau) गर्ता¹ (gartā¹) |
गर्तान् (gartān) |
| instrumental | गर्तेन (gartena) | गर्ताभ्याम् (gartābhyām) | गर्तैः (gartaiḥ) गर्तेभिः¹ (gartebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गर्ताय (gartāya) | गर्ताभ्याम् (gartābhyām) | गर्तेभ्यः (gartebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गर्तात् (gartāt) | गर्ताभ्याम् (gartābhyām) | गर्तेभ्यः (gartebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गर्तस्य (gartasya) | गर्तयोः (gartayoḥ) | गर्तानाम् (gartānām) |
| locative | गर्ते (garte) | गर्तयोः (gartayoḥ) | गर्तेषु (garteṣu) |
| vocative | गर्त (garta) | गर्तौ (gartau) गर्ता¹ (gartā¹) |
गर्ताः (gartāḥ) गर्तासः¹ (gartāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Etymology 2
Probably a semantic extension of Etymology 1. Alternative theories suggesting origin from a separate root (compare Latvian galds (“board”), Swedish karm (“door or window frame”)) are uncertain.
Noun
गर्त • (garta) stem, m
- a high seat, throne (of Mitra and Varuṇa), "a house"
- the seat of a war chariot
- a chariot
- a table for playing at dice
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गर्तः (gartaḥ) | गर्तौ (gartau) गर्ता¹ (gartā¹) |
गर्ताः (gartāḥ) गर्तासः¹ (gartāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | गर्तम् (gartam) | गर्तौ (gartau) गर्ता¹ (gartā¹) |
गर्तान् (gartān) |
| instrumental | गर्तेन (gartena) | गर्ताभ्याम् (gartābhyām) | गर्तैः (gartaiḥ) गर्तेभिः¹ (gartebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गर्ताय (gartāya) | गर्ताभ्याम् (gartābhyām) | गर्तेभ्यः (gartebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गर्तात् (gartāt) | गर्ताभ्याम् (gartābhyām) | गर्तेभ्यः (gartebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गर्तस्य (gartasya) | गर्तयोः (gartayoḥ) | गर्तानाम् (gartānām) |
| locative | गर्ते (garte) | गर्तयोः (gartayoḥ) | गर्तेषु (garteṣu) |
| vocative | गर्त (garta) | गर्तौ (gartau) गर्ता¹ (gartā¹) |
गर्ताः (gartāḥ) गर्तासः¹ (gartāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “गर्त”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 349/1-2.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “गर्त”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 472-473
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 372