ગુલાબ

Gujarati

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Iranian *wardah
    Old Persian *vr̥dah
    Middle Persian gwl
    Classical Persian گُل (gul)
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps
    Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš
    Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a)
    Middle Persian ʾp̄
    Classical Persian آب (āb)
    Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb)bor.
    Gujarati ગુલાબ (gulāb)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian گُلَاب (gulāb). By surface analysis, ગુલ (gul, “flower”) +‎ આબ (āb, “water”). Doublet of જુલાબ (julāb).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ગુલાબ • (gulāb) n

    1. rose
    2. (rare) rosewater, a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water
      Synonym: ગુલાબજળ (gulābjaḷ)

    Derived terms

    • ગુલાબજળ (gulābjaḷ, “rosewater”)
    • ગુલાબજાંબુ (gulābjā̃bu, “gulab jamun”)
    • ગુલાબદાન (gulābdān, “vase for keeping roses, flask for holding rosewater”)
    • ગુલાબપાશ (gulābpāś, “bottle for sprinkling rosewater”)
    • ગુલાબી (gulābī, “rose colored, pink”)

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