घास

See also: घूस

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (ghāsa), from Sanskrit घास (ghāsa), from the root घस् (ghas, “to eat, devour”).

Cognates

Cognates include Assamese ঘাঁহ (ghãh), Bengali ঘাস (ghaś), Gujarati ઘાસ (ghās), Kachchi ઘા (ghā), Marathi घास (ghās), Nepali घाँस (ghā̃s), Odia ଘାସ (ghāsa), Punjabi گھاہ / ਘਾਹ (ghā), Sindhi گاهُ (gāhu). A wider cognate includes Pashto غاښ (ǧâx̌, “tooth”); unrelated to English grass.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑːs/, [ɡʱäːs]

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Noun

घास • (ghās) f (Urdu spelling گھاس)

1. grass

   घोड़े खेत में घास चर रहे हैं।

   ghoṛe khet mẽ ghās car rahe ha͠i.

   Horses are grazing on grass in the field.

   तीक्ष्ण धूप ने घास जला दी।

   tīkṣṇa dhūp ne ghās jalā dī.

   The harsh sunlight scorched the grass.

2. fodder

   Synonym: चारा (cārā)

Declension

Declension of घास (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घास ghās	घासें ghāsẽ
oblique	घास ghās	घासों ghāsõ
vocative	घास ghās	घासो ghāso

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घास”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “घास”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “घास”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ঘাস (Assamese script)
• ᬖᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
• ঘাস (Bengali script)
• 𑰑𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• ဃာသ (Burmese script)
• ઘાસ (Gujarati script)
• ਘਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌘𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦓꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂐𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ಘಾಸ (Kannada script)
• ឃាស (Khmer script)
• ຆາສ (Lao script)
• ഘാസ (Malayalam script)
• ᢚᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘑𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠾᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦱𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐑𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
• ଘାସ (Odia script)
• ꢕꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆔𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖑𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
• ඝාස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩟𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚍𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
• க⁴ாஸ (Tamil script)
• ఘాస (Telugu script)
• ฆาส (Thai script)
• གྷཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒒𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨎𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root घस् (ghas, “to eat, consume”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑː.sɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱɑː.s̪ɐ/

Noun

घास • (ghāsá) stem, m

1. food; meadow or pasture grass
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घास (ghāsá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घासः ghāsáḥ	घासौ / घासा¹ ghāsaú / ghāsā́¹	घासाः / घासासः¹ ghāsā́ḥ / ghāsā́saḥ¹
Vocative	घास ghā́sa	घासौ / घासा¹ ghā́sau / ghā́sā¹	घासाः / घासासः¹ ghā́sāḥ / ghā́sāsaḥ¹
Accusative	घासम् ghāsám	घासौ / घासा¹ ghāsaú / ghāsā́¹	घासान् ghāsā́n
Instrumental	घासेन ghāséna	घासाभ्याम् ghāsā́bhyām	घासैः / घासेभिः¹ ghāsaíḥ / ghāsébhiḥ¹
Dative	घासाय ghāsā́ya	घासाभ्याम् ghāsā́bhyām	घासेभ्यः ghāsébhyaḥ
Ablative	घासात् ghāsā́t	घासाभ्याम् ghāsā́bhyām	घासेभ्यः ghāsébhyaḥ
Genitive	घासस्य ghāsásya	घासयोः ghāsáyoḥ	घासानाम् ghāsā́nām
Locative	घासे ghāsé	घासयोः ghāsáyoḥ	घासेषु ghāséṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: گاسہٕ (gāsụ), गासॖ (gāsụ)
  • Kalasha: khas
  • Khowar: گاز (gaz)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Bengali: গাস (gaś)
  • Early Assamese: ঘাঁস (gha̐so)
    • Assamese: ঘাঁহ (ghãh)
  • Odia: ଘାସ (ghāsa)
  • Sylheti: ꠊꠣ (gá)
• Paisachi Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਘਾਹ (ghāh) / گھاہ (ghāh)
  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: گاهه (gāhu)

    Devanagari script: गाहु (gāhu)

• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (ghāsa)
  • Gujarati: ઘાસ (ghās)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: घास (ghās)

    Urdu: گھاس (ghās)

  • Romani: khas (“hay”)
  • Kholosi: xāz
• Nepali: घाँस (ghā̃s)
• → Newar: घाँय् (ghæ̃)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “घास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 377/1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghāsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press