घास

See also: घूस

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit घास (ghāsa)

Prakrit 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (ghāsa)

Hindi घास (ghās)

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

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 [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], 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): /ɡʱɑː.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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घासः (ghāsáḥ)	घासौ (ghāsaú) घासा¹ (ghāsā́¹)	घासाः (ghāsā́ḥ) घासासः¹ (ghāsā́saḥ¹)
accusative	घासम् (ghāsám)	घासौ (ghāsaú) घासा¹ (ghāsā́¹)	घासान् (ghāsā́n)
instrumental	घासेन (ghāséna)	घासाभ्याम् (ghāsā́bhyām)	घासैः (ghāsaíḥ) घासेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	घास (ghā́sa)	घासौ (ghā́sau) घासा¹ (ghā́sā¹)	घासाः (ghā́sāḥ) घासासः¹ (ghā́sāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri:

    Arabic script: گاسہٕ (gāsụ)

    Devanagari script: गासॖ (gāsụ)

  • Kalasha: khas
  • Khowar: گاز (gaz)
• Prakrit: 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (ghāsa) (see there for further descendants)
• → 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