गुलशन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (gulšan).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊl.ʃən/, [ɡʊl.ʃɐ̃n]

Noun

गुलशन • (gulśan) m (Urdu spelling گلشن)

(flower) garden
Synonyms: बाग़ (bāġ), उद्यान (udyān)
- after 1824, Ghalib 87.1:
  आबरू क्या ख़ाक उस गुल की कि गुलशन में नहीं
  है गरेबाँ नंग-ए-पैराहन जो दामन में नहीं
  ābrū kyā xāk us gul kī ki gulśan mẽ nahī̃
  hai garebā̃ naṅg-e-pairāhan jo dāman mẽ nahī̃
  What uselessness is the honor [i.e. there is no honor] of the rose that is not in the garden
  the collar is a shame to the robe if it is not in the hem

Declension

Declension of *गुलशन* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	गुलशन gulśan	गुलशन gulśan
oblique	गुलशन gulśan	गुलशनों gulśanõ
vocative	गुलशन gulśan	गुलशनो gulśano