गुरुवार

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुरुवार (guruvāra).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʊ.ɾʊ.ʋɑːɾ/, [ɡʊ.ɾʊ.ʋäːɾ]

Noun

गुरुवार • (guruvārm (Urdu spelling گرووار)

  1. Thursday
    Synonyms: बृहस्पतिवार (bŕhaspativār), जुमेरात (jumerāt)

Declension

Declension of गुरुवार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct गुरुवार
guruvār
गुरुवार
guruvār
oblique गुरुवार
guruvār
गुरुवारों
guruvārõ
vocative गुरुवार
guruvār
गुरुवारो
guruvāro

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Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit गुरुवार (guruvāra). Cognate with Hindi गुरुवार (guruvār).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɡu.ɾu.ʋaɾ/

Noun

गुरुवार • (guruvārm

  1. Thursday

See also

Days of the week in Marathi · आठवड्याचे वार (āṭhvaḍyāce vār) (layout · text)
सोमवार (somvār) मंगळवार (maṅgaḷvār) बुधवार (budhvār) गुरुवार (guruvār) शुक्रवार (śukravār) शनिवार (śanivār) रविवार (ravivār)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    Compound of गुरु (guru) +‎ वार (vāra). Ultimately a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ἡμέρα Διός (hēméra Diós), compare also Latin diēs Iōvis and Old English þursdæġ (whence English Thursday). The association of the seven week days with the seven classical planets is first attested in the Gupta period.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    गुरुवार • (guruvāra) stemm

    1. Thursday
      Synonym: बृहस्पतिवार (bṛhaspativāra)

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of गुरुवार
    singular dual plural
    nominative गुरुवारः (guruvāraḥ) गुरुवारौ (guruvārau)
    गुरुवारा¹ (guruvārā¹)
    गुरुवाराः (guruvārāḥ)
    गुरुवारासः¹ (guruvārāsaḥ¹)
    accusative गुरुवारम् (guruvāram) गुरुवारौ (guruvārau)
    गुरुवारा¹ (guruvārā¹)
    गुरुवारान् (guruvārān)
    instrumental गुरुवारेण (guruvāreṇa) गुरुवाराभ्याम् (guruvārābhyām) गुरुवारैः (guruvāraiḥ)
    गुरुवारेभिः¹ (guruvārebhiḥ¹)
    dative गुरुवाराय (guruvārāya) गुरुवाराभ्याम् (guruvārābhyām) गुरुवारेभ्यः (guruvārebhyaḥ)
    ablative गुरुवारात् (guruvārāt) गुरुवाराभ्याम् (guruvārābhyām) गुरुवारेभ्यः (guruvārebhyaḥ)
    genitive गुरुवारस्य (guruvārasya) गुरुवारयोः (guruvārayoḥ) गुरुवाराणाम् (guruvārāṇām)
    locative गुरुवारे (guruvāre) गुरुवारयोः (guruvārayoḥ) गुरुवारेषु (guruvāreṣu)
    vocative गुरुवार (guruvāra) गुरुवारौ (guruvārau)
    गुरुवारा¹ (guruvārā¹)
    गुरुवाराः (guruvārāḥ)
    गुरुवारासः¹ (guruvārāsaḥ¹)
    • ¹Vedic

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