गढ़ना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀠𑀤𑀺 (gaḍhadi, to form), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀞𑀢𑀺 (*gaṭhati).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡəɽʱ.nɑː/, [ɡɐɽʱ.näː]

Verb

गढ़ना • (gaṛhnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling گڑھنا)

  1. to craft, forge, form
    Synonym: रचना (racnā)
    • c. 1532 – 1623, Tulsidas, सखि नीके कै निरखि कोऊ सुठि सुंदर बटोही :
      तुलसी रही है ठाढ़ी पाहन गढ़ी-सी काढ़ी,
      कौन जाने कहा तै आई कौन की को ही॥
      tulsī rahī hai ṭhāṛhī pāhan gaṛhī-sī kāṛhī,
      kaun jāne kahā tai āī kaun kī ko hī.
      The basil has remained still on the rock-crafted plate
      who knows where it has come from or to whom it belongs
  2. (figuratively) to establish, make

Conjugation

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