गुजरात

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾɑːt̪/, [ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾäːt̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā), from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā, country of the Gurjaras), from गुर्जर (gurjara, Gurjaras).

Proper noun

गुजरात • (gujrātm (Urdu spelling گجرات)

  1. Gujarat (a state in western India)
Declension
Declension of गुजरात (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct गुजरात
gujrāt
oblique गुजरात
gujrāt
vocative गुजरात
gujrāt

See also

states of India: भारत के प्रदेश (bhārat ke pradeś)edit

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਤ (gujrāt) / گجرات (gjrāt), derived from the name of the Gujjars.

Proper noun

गुजरात • (gujrātm (Urdu spelling گجرات)

  1. Gujrat (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)
Declension
Declension of गुजरात (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct गुजरात
gujrāt
oblique गुजरात
gujrāt
vocative गुजरात
gujrāt

References

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘳𑘕𑘨𑘰𑘝 (gujarāta), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā), from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā, country of the Gurjaras), from गुर्जर (gurjara, Gurjaras).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡud͡z.ɾat̪/

Proper noun

गुजरात • (guj̈rātm

  1. Gujarat (a state in western India)

References

  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गुजरात”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गुजरात”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Marwari

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā, country of the Gurjaras), from Sanskrit *गुर्जरत्रा (*gurjaratrā, country of the Gurjaras).

Proper noun

गुजरात (gujrātm

  1. Gujarat (a state in western India)

Further reading

  • गुजरात”, in Marwari Dictionary, SIL International, 2015
  • गुजरात”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस [rājasthānī sabadkos], charans.org, 2025
  • Lalas, Sitaram (2013) “गुजरात”, in राजस्थानी सबद कोस: राजस्थानी-हिन्दी वृहद् कोश [rājasthānī sabad kos: rājasthānī-hindī vŕhad koś] (in Hindi), 2nd edition, Jodhpur: चौपासनी शिक्षा समिती [caupāsnī śikṣā samitī].