ગુજરાતી

head

ગુજરાતી • (gujrātī) f

gu-proper noun

ગુજરાતી • (gujrātī) f

મને ગુજરાતી આવડે છે।


ફ્રાંસીસી

head

ફ્રાંસીસી • (phrā̃sīsī) f

gu-proper noun

ફ્રાંસીસી • (phrā̃sīsī) f

From ફરાસીસી (pharāsīsī) with influence from English French. Displaced ફરાસીસી (pharāsīsī).


ઉર્દૂ

head

ઉર્દૂ • (urdū) f

gu-proper noun

ઉર્દૂ • (urdū) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian اُرْدُو (urdū), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“army, camp”).


ચીની

head

ચીની • (cīnī) f

gu-proper noun

ચીની • (cīnī) f


ભારત

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भारत (bhārata).

lbor

ભારત ૧૯૪૭ માં આજાદ થયો।

Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent#English

(chiefly historical, proscribed in modern use) the Indian subcontinent, India (a region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent)


સંયુકત રાજ્ય અમેરિકા

head

સંયુકત રાજ્ય અમેરિકા • (sãyukat rājya amerikā) f

Calque of English United States of America.

calque

United States of America
United States of America#English

United States of America (a country in North America)

en-સંયુકત_રાજ્ય_અમેરિકા-gu-name-6DbKFMqU


તુલા

head

તુલા • (tulā) f

gu-proper noun

તુલા • (tulā) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तुला (tulā, “balance, scale”).


ચિરાગ

head

ચિરાગ • (cirāg) m

gu-proper noun

ચિરાગ • (cirāg) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian چِرَاغ (čirāğ). Compare Hindustani چِرَاغ / चिराग़ (cirāġ).


દીપિકા

head

દીપિકા • (dīpikā) f

gu-proper noun

દીપિકા • (dīpikā) f

a female given name, Deepika, from Sanskrit


દીપક

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दीपक (dīpaka).

lbor

દીપિકા દીપિકા#Gujarati

a male given name, Deepak, from Sanskrit, feminine equivalent દીપિકા (dīpikā)


પૃથ્વી

head

પૃથ્વી • (pŕthvī) f

gu-proper noun

પૃથ્વી • (pŕthvī) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पृथ्वी (pṛthvī).


પુષ્પ

head

પુષ્પ • (puṣp) f

gu-proper noun

પુષ્પ • (puṣp) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पुष्प (púṣpa). Doublet of પૂફ (pūph).

learned borrowing

a female given name, Pushpa, from Sanskrit


شام

head

شام • (śām) m

gu-noun

شام • (śām) m


મુંબઈ

Mumbai (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)


સંસ્કૃત

head

સંસ્કૃત • (sãskŕt) f or n

gu-proper noun

સંસ્કૃત • (sãskŕt) f or n

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛta).

lbor

વૈદિક સંસ્કૃત ― vaidik sãskŕt ― Vedic Sanskrit

સંસ્કૃતે મને ભૂમિતિ કરતાં વધારે મુશ્કેલી પાડી.

(Can we date this quote?), મહાત્મા ગાંધી [mahātmā gā̃dhī], સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા [satyanā prayogo athavā ātmakthā]:

Sanskrit caused me more difficulty than geometry.


કર્ણાટક

head

કર્ણાટક • (karṇāṭak) m

/ˈkəɾ.ɳɑ.ʈək/

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्णाटक (karṇāṭaka).


ગુજરાત

desctree

→ Classical Persian: گُجَرَات (gujarāt)
→ Arabic: كُجَرَات (kujarāt)
→ Ottoman Turkish: گجرات (Gücerât)
Turkish: Gücerat
→ French: Gudjérat
→ Italian: Gugerat
→ Russian: Гуджера́т (Gudžerát)
→ Tatar: Гөҗәрат (Göcärat)
→ Turkmen: Güjerat
→ Uzbek: Gujarot

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā, “country of the Gurjaras”), from Sanskrit *गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā, “country of the Gurjaras”), from गुर्जर (gurjara, “Gurjaras”), said to be a Hunnic subtribe. Doublet of ગુર્જર (gurjar)

inh

/ˈɡud͡ʒ.ɾɑt̪/

Gujarat (a state in western India; capital: Gandhinagar; largest city: Ahmedabad)


ગુજરાત

head

ગુજરાત • (gujrāt) n

gu-proper noun

ગુજરાત • (gujrāt) n

Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਤ (gujrāt) / گجرات (gjrāt), derived from the name of the Gujjars.

/ˈɡud͡ʒ.ɾɑt̪/


પાકિસ્તાન

head

પાકિસ્તાન • (pākistān) m

gu-proper noun

પાકિસ્તાન • (pākistān) m

Borrowed from Urdu پاکستان (pākistān). Coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali as an acronym of Punjab, "Afghania", Kashmir, Sindh and Balochistan. The name is also analyzed as پاک (pāk, “pure”) + ـستان (-stān, “land”).

suffix

gu:પાકિસ્તાન


હિન્દી

head

હિન્દી • (hindī) f

gu-proper noun

હિન્દી • (hindī) f

હિંદી હિંદી#Gujarati


આંધ્ર પ્રદેશ

head

આંધ્ર પ્રદેશ • (āndhra pradeś) m

gu-proper noun

આંધ્ર પ્રદેશ • (āndhra pradeś) m

/ˈɑn.d̪ʱɾə‿ˈpɾə.d̪eːʃ/

Borrowed from Hindi आंध्र प्रदेश (āndhra pradeś).

bor+

आंध्र प्रदेश

gu:આંધ્ર પ્રદેશ


ઈસ્ટોનિયા

head

ઈસ્ટોનિયા • (īsṭoniyā)

gu:ઈસ્ટોનિયા


فؤاد

ફુવાદ ફુવાદ#Gujarati


મહારાષ્ટ્ર

મહારાષ્ટ્ર • (mahārāṣṭra) m or n

/ˈmə.ɦɑ.ɾɑʂʈɾ/

/ˈmə.ɦɑ.ɾɑʂ.ʈɾə/

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra). Doublet of મરાઠો (marāṭho).

lbor

Maharashtra (a state of India; capital: Mumbai)

gu:મહારાષ્ટ્ર


નાતાલ

head

નાતાલ • (nātāl) f

gu-proper noun

નાતાલ • (nātāl) f

nātāl (romanization)
નાતાલ (nominative singular)
નાતાલો (nominative plural)
નાતાલ (oblique singular)
નાતાલો (oblique plural)
નાતાલ (singular vocative)
નાતાલો (plural vocative)
નાતાલે (instrumental singular)
નાતાલોએ (instrumental plural)
નાતાલે (locative singular)
નાતાલોએ (locative plural)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós
Proto-Italic *gnātos
Latin gnātus
Latin nātus
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin nātālis
Old Galician-Portuguese Natal
Portuguese Natalbor.
Gujarati નાતાલ (nātāl)
Borrowed from Portuguese Natal.


રશિયા

head

રશિયા • (raśiyā) m

gu-proper noun

રશિયા • (raśiyā) m

Borrowed from Russian Росси́я (Rossíja).

Russian Federation
Russian Federation#English

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia; official name: Russian Federation; capital and largest city: Moscow)


عبادت

عبادۃ عبادۃ#Gujarati


અગ્નિ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अग्नि (agni). Doublet of આગ (āga)


ગરુડ

Borrowed from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa), with semantic shift in noun sense 1.

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) the legendary Garuda bird, the mount of Lord Vishnu


હોળી

head

હોળી • (hoḷī) f

gu-proper noun

હોળી • (hoḷī) f

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (holiyā), from Sanskrit होली (holī), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰawlaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰaw-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (“to pour”).
Cognate to Punjabi ਹੋੱਲੀ (hollī), Nepali होलि (holi), Bengali হোলি (hōli), Hindi होली (holī), and Marathi होळी (hoḷī).


અંગ્રેજી

head

અંગ્રેજી • (aṅgrejī) f

gu-proper noun

અંગ્રેજી • (aṅgrejī) f

/ˈəŋ.ɡɾeː.d͡ʒi/

તને અંગ્રેજી બોલતાં આવડે છે?


કોન્લી

A transliteration of the English surname Conley


રિચાર્ડ

head

રિચાર્ડ • (ricārḍ) m

gu-proper noun

રિચાર્ડ • (ricārḍ) m

/ˈɾi.t͡ʃɑɾɖ/

A transliteration of the English male given name Richard


બોસ્ટન

head

બોસ્ટન • (bosṭan) n

gu-proper noun

બોસ્ટન • (bosṭan) n

Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)


બ્રહ્મદેશ

head

બ્રહ્મદેશ • (brahmadeś) m

gu-proper noun

બ્રહ્મદેશ • (brahmadeś) m

/ˈbɾəʱ.mə.d̪eːʃ/

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मदेश (brahmadeśa).

bor+

Myanmar, Burma (a country in Southeast Asia)

gu:બ્રહ્મદેશ


રાજસ્થાન

head

રાજસ્થાન • (rājasthān) n

gu-proper noun

રાજસ્થાન • (rājasthān) n

/ˈɾɑ.d͡ʒəs.t̪ʰɑn/

From Sanskrit राजा (rājā, “king”) + स्थान (sthāna, “locality”).

Rajasthan (a state in northwestern India, created in 1949 and replacing the former province of Rajputana)


જન્માષ્ટમી

head

જન્માષ્ટમી • (janmāṣṭamī) f

gu-proper noun

જન્માષ્ટમી • (janmāṣṭamī) f


હિંદી

head

હિંદી • (hindī) f

gu-proper noun

હિંદી • (hindī) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندی (hindī).

bor+

gu:હિંદી ભાષા

Modern Standard Hindi: a khariboli based tongue which happens to be standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language.

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.

(linguistics) All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.

(historical) A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Hindustani.


કામ

head

કામ • (kām) m

gu-prop

કામ • (kām) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काम (kāma).


કાચબો

head

કાચબો • (kācbo) m

gu-prop

કાચબો • (kācbo) m

kācbo (romanization)
કાચબો (nominative singular)
કાચબા (nominative plural)
કાચબાઓ (nominative plural)
કાચબા (oblique singular)
કાચબાઓ (oblique plural)
કાચબા (singular vocative)
કાચબાઓ (plural vocative)
કાચબે (instrumental singular)
કાચબાએ (instrumental plural)
કાચબે (locative singular)
કાચબે (locative plural)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯 (kacchava), from Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa), from earlier कश्यप (kaśyapa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaćyápas. Doublet of કચ્છપ (kacchap) and કશફ (kaśaph). Cognate with Marwari काचबौ (kācbau)

dbt

(Hinduism) Kurma, the second avatar of Vishnu


દેશ

head

દેશ • (deś) m

gu-proper noun

દેશ • (deś) m

Borrowed from Sanskrit देश (deśá). Doublet of દેસ (des).

Desh, Maharashtra (a region of Maharashtra, India)

(music) a midnight raga of the Khamaj thaat


આનંદ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit આનન્દ (ānanda). Doublet of આણંદ (āṇand).


પતિયાળા

head

પતિયાળા • (patiyāḷā) ?

gu-proper noun

પતિયાળા • (patiyāḷā) ?


મેરઠ

Borrowed from Hindi मेरठ (meraṭh), ultimately from Sanskrit मयराष्ट्र (mayarāṣṭra).


અલીગઢ

head

અલીગઢ • (alīgaḍh) n

gu-proper noun

અલીગઢ • (alīgaḍh) n

Aligarh (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


જૂનાગઢ

head

જૂનાગઢ • (jūnāgaḍh) n

gu-proper noun

જૂનાગઢ • (jūnāgaḍh) n

/ˈd͡ʒu.nɑ.ɡəɖʱ/

જૂના (jūnā) + ગઢ (gaḍh), literally “Old Fort”.


શીતળા

head

શીતળા • (śītaḷā) f

gu-proper noun

શીતળા • (śītaḷā) f


સત્યાશિયો

head

સત્યાશિયો • (satyāśiyo) m

gu-proper noun

સત્યાશિયો • (satyāśiyo) m


છપ્પનિયો

From છપ્પન (chappan, “56”) + -ઇયો (-iyo).


ચોત્રીસો

head

ચોત્રીસો • (cotrīso) m

gu-proper noun

ચોત્રીસો • (cotrīso) m


ઓગણોતરો

A major famine from 1812-1813 in Gujarat


સુડતાલો

head

સુડતાલો • (suḍtālo) m

gu-proper noun

સુડતાલો • (suḍtālo) m


જગડુશાનો દુકાળ

head

જગડુશાનો દુકાળ • (jagḍuśāno dukāḷ) m

gu-proper noun

જગડુશાનો દુકાળ • (jagḍuśāno dukāḷ) m


લીલો સત્યાશિયો

head

લીલો સત્યાશિયો • (līlo satyāśiyo) m

gu-proper noun

લીલો સત્યાશિયો • (līlo satyāśiyo) m


મક્કા

head

મક્કા • (makkā) n

gu-proper noun

મક્કા • (makkā) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian مکه (makka), from Arabic مَكَّة (makka).


પૂનમ

Central Hindi Directorate
gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ
hi:केन्द्रीय हिन्दी निदेशालय

Inherited from Old Gujarati पूनिम (pūnima), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸 (puṇṇimā), from Sanskrit પૂર્ણિમા (pūrṇimā). Doublet of પૂર્ણિમા (pūrṇimā) and પુનેમ (punem).


સૂર્ય

head

સૂર્ય • (sūrya) m

gu-noun

સૂર્ય • (sūrya) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit સૂર્ય (sū́rya). Doublet of સૂરજ (sūraj).


દાંડીકૂચ

head

દાંડીકૂચ • (dā̃ḍīkūc) f

gu-proper noun

દાંડીકૂચ • (dā̃ḍīkūc) f


કચ્છી

મને કચ્છી બોલતાં આવડે છે.


ચંદન

a unisex given name, Chandan, from Sanskrit


હિમાલય

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).

lbor

હિમાચલ પ્રદેશ
હિમાચલ પ્રદેશ#Gujarati

Ellipsis of હિમાચલ પ્રદેશ (himācal pradeś).


હવા

Borrowed from Classical Persian حوا (hawwā), from Arabic حَوَّاء (ḥawwāʔ), from Biblical Hebrew חוה (ḥawwâ). Compare Hindi हव्वा (havvā).

bor+

અને તે માણસે પોતાની પત્નીનું નામ હવા [એટલે સજીવ] પાડ્યું; કેમ કે તે સર્વ સજીવની મા હતી

(Can we date this quote?), “ઉત્પતિ”, in પવિત્ર બાઇબલ, page 3:

And that man gave his wife the name Eve [meaning living]; because she was the mother of all living.

ane te māṇse potānī patnīnũ nām havā [eṭale sajīva] pāḍyũ; kem ke te sarva sajīvnī mā hatī


આકાશગંગા

head

આકાશગંગા • (ākāśgaṅgā) f

gu-proper noun

આકાશગંગા • (ākāśgaṅgā) f

/ˈɑ.kɑʃ.ɡəŋ.ɡɑ/

From આકાશ (ākāś, “sky”) + ગંગા (gaṅgā, “river; Ganges”).


લોકસભા

From લોક (lok, “the people; public”) + સભા (sabhā, “house”).

com

Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian parliament)


અમદાવાદ

head

અમદાવાદ • (amdāvād) n

gu-proper noun

અમદાવાદ • (amdāvād) n

→ English: avadavat

/ˈəm.d̪ɑ.ʋɑd̪/

Gu-અમદાવાદ.ogg

Named after Ahmad Shah I. A corruption of Classical Persian اَحْمَدْآبَاد (ahmad'ābād), a compound of اَحْمَد (ahmad) + ـآبَاد (-ābād, “placename suffix”).
More information
For the corruption, compare Hindustani अहमदाबाद (ahamdābād) / اَحْمَد آباد (ahmad ābād) and મહેમદાવાદ (mahemdāvād).

der

اَحْمَدْآبَاد

ref

નાયક, છોટુભાઈ રણછોડજી [Naik, Chhotubhai Ranchhodji] (1972-1988) “અમદાવાદ”, in ફારસી શબ્દોનો સાર્થ વ્યુત્પત્તિ કોશ (phārsī śabdono sārth vyutpatti koś) [Dictionary of the meanings and origins of Persian words] (in Gujarati), volume 1, અમદાવાદ [Ahmedabad]: ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી [Gujarat University], page 29, column 1

Ahmedabad (the largest city in Gujarat, India)

gu:ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી
gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ
gu:છોટુભાઇ નાયક


ગાંધીનગર

head

ગાંધીનગર • (gā̃dhīngar) n

gu-proper noun

ગાંધીનગર • (gā̃dhīngar) n

/ˈɡɑn.d̪ʱi.nə.ɡəɾ/

ગાંધી (gā̃dhī, “Gandhi”) + નગર (nagar, “city”), named after Gandhi.

com

Gandhinagar (a city, the capital of Gujarat, India)


ભુજ

From ભુજિયો ડુંગર (bhujiyo ḍuṅgar, “Bhujia Hill”).


સુરત

→ Persian: سورت (surat)

→ Ottoman Turkish: سورت (sūret)

desc

สุราษฎร์ธานี

→ Thai: (phono-semantic matching) สุราษฎร์ธานี (sù-râat-taa-nii, “Surat Thani”)


તાપી

head

તાપી • (tāpī) f

gu-proper noun

તાપી • (tāpī) f

desc

→ Thai: ตาปี (dtaa-bpii, “Tapi River, Thailand”)

From Sanskrit ताप्ती (tāptī, “Daughter of Surya”). Compare Marathi तापी (tāpī), Hindi ताप्ती (tāptī).


સૌરાષ્ટ્ર

head

સૌરાષ્ટ્ર • (saurāṣṭra) m

gu-proper noun

સૌરાષ્ટ્ર • (saurāṣṭra) m

/ˈsəu.ɾɑʂ.ʈɾə/

Borrowed from Sanskrit સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra), vṛddhi derivative of સુરાષ્ટ્ર (surāṣṭra, literally “having good dominion”). Doublet of સોરઠ (soraṭh).

vrd

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ

gu:સૌરાષ્ટ્ર


કચ્છ

/ˈkət͡ʃt͡ʃʰ/

પ્રાચીન કાળમાં કચ્છમાં આરબ અને આફ્રિકી લોકો વ્યાપાર કરવા આવતા હતા।

In ancient times, Arabs and Africans used to come to Kutch to trade.

prācīn kāḷmā̃ kacchmā̃ ārab ane āphrikī loko vyāpār karvā āvatā hatā.

Kutch, Kachchh, Cutch (a region of Gujarat, India)


બંગાળી

head

બંગાળી • (baṅgāḷī) f

gu-proper noun

બંગાળી • (baṅgāḷī) f

Inherited from Old Gujarati बंगालीय (baṃgālīya), likely from Classical Persian بنگالی (bangālī). By surface analysis, બંગાળ (baṅgāḷ) + -ઈ (-ī).


પંજાબી

head

પંજાબી • (pañjābī) f

gu-proper noun

પંજાબી • (pañjābī) f

મને પંજાબી આવડે છે.


કોંગ્રેસ

head

કોંગ્રેસ • (koṅgres) f

gu-proper noun

કોંગ્રેસ • (koṅgres) f

કોંગ્રેસમાં થઈ રાહુલ ગાંધી યુગની શરૂઆત

The beginning of the Rahul Gandhi era in Congress (headline)

koṅgresmā̃ thaī rāhul gā̃dhī yugnī śarūāta


પારસી

head

પારસી • (pārsī) f

gu-prop

પારસી • (pārsī) f

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀭𑀲 (pārasa), from Sanskrit पारसिक (pārasika), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩' (pʾlsy /Pārs/), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa). Doublet of ફારસ (phāras). Cognate with Bengali পারসি (parśi), Hindustani پَارْسِی / पारसी (pārsī), Marathi पारशी (pārśī), Punjabi پَارْسِی /ਪਾਰਸੀ (pārsī).

ref

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pārasika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 457

cog

پَارْسِی//ਪਾਰਸੀ

Punjabi پَارْسِی /ਪਾਰਸੀ (pārsī)

Pahlavi (a writing system used to write several Iranian languages.)

A non Indo-Aryan language such as Santali.

The variety of Gujarati spoken by the Parsis in India.


આપ

Borrowed from English AAP as an acronym of Aam Aadmi Party rather than as an initialism.

(Indian politics) Aam Aadmi Party (a political party).


ડાંગ

head

ડાંગ • (ḍā̃g) m

gu-proper noun

ડાંગ • (ḍā̃g) m

Perhaps related to Old Marathi दांग (dāṃga, “forest”).


મિસર

Borrowed from Classical Persian مصر (misr), from Arabic مِصْر (miṣr). Compare Hindi मिस्र (misr).

bor+

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


યૂનાન

head

યૂનાન • (yūnān) m

gu-proper noun

યૂનાન • (yūnān) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian یونان (yūnān), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (y-u-n /yauna/, “Ionia”), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía, “Ionia”). Doublet of યવન (yavan).


પદ્મ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पद्म (padma).

lbor

a female given name, Padma, from Sanskrit


હરદ્વાર

Borrowed from Sanskrit हरद्वार (haradvāra), हरिद्वार (haridvāra).


અચિંત્ય

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अचिन्त्य (acintya).

lbor

(Hinduism) God, particularly an epithet of Shiva


તુર્કસ્તાન

head

તુર્કસ્તાન • (turkastān) n

gu-proper noun

તુર્કસ્તાન • (turkastān) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian ترکستان (turkistān).

bor+

Turkey (a country located in eastern Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)


વેલ્સ

Borrowed from English Wales, from Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas.


પ્રેમ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रेमन् (preman).


સિંધી

મને સિંધી આવડે છે.


મરાઠી

head

મરાઠી • (marāṭhī) f

gu-proper noun

મરાઠી • (marāṭhī) f

/ˈmə.ɾɑ.ʈʰi/


કોંકણી

head

કોંકણી • (koṅkṇī) f

gu-proper noun

કોંકણી • (koṅkṇī) f

મને કોંકણી આવડે છે.


હરિયાણવી

head

હરિયાણવી • (hariyāṇvī) f

gu-proper noun

હરિયાણવી • (hariyāṇvī) f

Borrowed from Haryanvi हरियाणवी (hariyāṇvī).

bor+

મને હરિયાણવી આવડે છે.


હરિયાણી

head

હરિયાણી • (hariyāṇī) f

gu-proper noun

હરિયાણી • (hariyāṇī) f

suffix

હરિયાણા (hariyāṇā) + -ઈ (-ī)

મને હરિયાણી આવડે છે.


આસામી

head

આસામી • (āsāmī) f

gu-proper noun

આસામી • (āsāmī) f


આહોમ

head

આહોમ • (āhom) f

gu-proper noun

આહોમ • (āhom) f

મને આહોમ આવડે છે.


મૈથિલી

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मैथिली (maithilī).

lbor

a female given name, Maithili, from Sanskrit


દિવેહી

head

દિવેહી • (divehī) f

gu-proper noun

દિવેહી • (divehī) f

મને દિવેહી આવડે છે.


કૃષ્ણ

head

કૃષ્ણ • (kŕṣṇa) m

gu-proper noun

કૃષ્ણ • (kŕṣṇa) m

Borrowed from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kr̥ṣnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥šnás, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós (“black”). Doublet of કનૈયો (kanaiyo), કાનો (kāno), કનાઇ (kanāi), and કાનુડો (kānuḍo).

doublet

(Hinduism) Krishna, the tenth avatar of Vishnu

a male given name, Krishna, from Sanskrit


માખણચોર

head

માખણચોર • (mākhaṇcor) m

gu-proper noun

માખણચોર • (mākhaṇcor) m

કૃષ્ણ કૃષ્ણ#Gujarati

epithet of કૃષ્ણ (kŕṣṇ), meaning butter thief


યદુકુળભૂષણ

head

યદુકુળભૂષણ • (yadukuḷbhūṣaṇ) n

gu-proper noun

યદુકુળભૂષણ • (yadukuḷbhūṣaṇ) n

Borrowed from Sanskrit યદુકુલભૂષણ (yadukulabhūṣaṇa). Equivalent to યદુકુળ (yadukuḷ) + ભૂષણ (bhūṣaṇ).

com

યદુકુળ (yadukuḷ) + ભૂષણ (bhūṣaṇ)

કૃષ્ણ કૃષ્ણ#Gujarati

epithet of of કૃષ્ણ (kŕṣṇ), meaning the ornament (glory) of the Yadu dynasty


યદુકુળમણિ

head

યદુકુળમણિ • (yadukuḷmaṇi) m

gu-proper noun

યદુકુળમણિ • (yadukuḷmaṇi) m

કૃષ્ણ કૃષ્ણ#Gujarati

epithet of of કૃષ્ણ (kŕṣṇ), meaning the jewel of the Yadu dynasty


દ્વારકેશ

head

દ્વારકેશ • (dvārkeś) m

gu-proper noun

દ્વારકેશ • (dvārkeś) m

com

દ્વારકા (dvārkā) + ઈશ (īśa)

કૃષ્ણ કૃષ્ણ#Gujarati

epithet of of કૃષ્ણ (kŕṣṇ), meaning the lord of Dwarka

a male given name, equivalent to English Dwarkesh or Dvarkesh


વ્રજેશ

head

વ્રજેશ • (vrajeś) m

gu-proper noun

વ્રજેશ • (vrajeś) m

કૃષ્ણ કૃષ્ણ#Gujarati

epithet of of કૃષ્ણ (kŕṣṇ), meaning the lord of Braj

a male given name, equivalent to English Vrajesh


આણંદ

head

આણંદ • (āṇand) n

gu-noun

આણંદ • (āṇand) n

Inherited from Old Gujarati आणंद (āṇaṃda), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀡𑀁𑀤 (āṇaṃda), from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānandá).


પેટલાદ

head

પેટલાદ • (peṭlād) ?

gu-noun

પેટલાદ • (peṭlād) ?


આશા

head

આશા • (āśā) f

gu-proper noun

આશા • (āśā) f

Borrowed from Sanskrit આશા (āśā). Doublet of આશ (āśa).

a female given name, Asha, from Sanskrit


અડતાળો

head

અડતાળો • (aḍatāḷo) m

gu-proper noun

અડતાળો • (aḍatāḷo) m


એકતાળો

head

એકતાળો • (ekatāḷo) m

gu-proper noun

એકતાળો • (ekatāḷo) m


પ્રાચી

head

પ્રાચી • (prācī) f

gu-proper noun

પ્રાચી • (prācī) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit પ્રાચી (prā́cī).

lbor

a female given name, Prachi, from Sanskrit


રામાયણ

head

રામાયણ • (rāmāyaṇ) n or f

/ˈɾɑ.mɑ.jəɳ/

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit रामायण (rāmāyaṇa, literally “going[s] of Rāma”).


ઇમ્ફાલ

head

ઇમ્ફાલ • (imphāl)

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯏꯝꯐꯥꯜ (ʼimphaal).

Imphal (a city, the state capital of Manipur, India)


શ્રી

શ્રી • (śrī) f

gu-proper noun

શ્રી • (śrī) f

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्री (śrī), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śriHrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás (“beautiful, splendid”).

der

લક્ષ્મી લક્ષ્મી#Gujarati


સિલ્હટી

head

સિલ્હટી • (silhaṭī) f

gu-proper noun

સિલ્હટી • (silhaṭī) f

મને સિલ્હટી આવડે છે.

Sylheti, a Bengali dialect spoken in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh and the Barak Valley in India.


અલખ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 (alakkha), from Sanskrit अलक्ष्य (alakṣya). Cognate with Hindustani اَلَکھ (alakh) / अलख (alakh), Malvi अलख (alakh), Marwari अलख (alakh) / 𑅐𑅮𑅖 (alkh).


પટેલ

→ English: Patel

desc

→ Russian: Пате́ль (Patélʹ), Пате́л (Patél)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (paṭṭaïlla), from Classical Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila). Cognate with Marathi पाटेल (pāṭel).

inh+

a traditionally Kanbi-Patidar and Muslim surname, Patel


છત્તીસગઢ

/ˈt͡ʃʰət̪.t̪is.ɡəɖʱ/


જમ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀫 (jama), from Sanskrit यम (yama), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Yámas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Yámas. Doublet of યમ (yam). Compare Punjabi ਜਮ (jam).

(Hinduism) Yama (god of death and afterlife)


જમ

Borrowed from Classical Persian جم (jam).

bor+

જમશીદ જમશીદ#Gujarati

a diminutive, Jam, of the male given name જમશીદ (jamśīd)


ભરૂચ

→ Hindi: भरूच (bharūc)

→ English: Bharuch, Broach

/ˈbʱə.ɾut͡ʃ/

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀭𑀼𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (bharuaccha), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀭𑀼𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (*bharukaccha), from Sanskrit भरुकच्छ (bharukaccha), from भरु (bharu, “sea”) + कच्छ (kaccha, “shore”). Doublet of ભરુકચ્છ (bharukacch).

af

Bharuch, Broach (a city in Gujarat, India)


કળમી

head

કળમી • (kaḷmī) m

gu-proper noun

કળમી • (kaḷmī) m


ગોહિલ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (gohilla).


કુરાન

head

કુરાન • (kurān) n

gu-proper noun

કુરાન • (kurān) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian قرآن (qur'ān), from Arabic اَلْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān).


આલ્બેનિયા

head

આલ્બેનિયા • (ālbeniyā) m

gu-proper noun

આલ્બેનિયા • (ālbeniyā) m

શીતયુદ્ધ દરમ્યાન, આલ્બેનિયા પૂર્વ બ્લોકનો એક ભાગ હાતો।

During the Cold War, Albania was a part of the Eastern Bloc.

śītyuddh daramyāna, ālbeniyā pūrva blokno eka bhāg hāto.

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Albania (a country in Southeastern Europe)


અફઘાનિસ્તાન

head

અફઘાનિસ્તાન • (aphgānistān) m

gu-proper noun

અફઘાનિસ્તાન • (aphgānistān) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).

bor+

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


દવે

From Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin). Cognate with Hindi दूबे (dūbe).


ભીલ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhilla). Cognate with Bengali ভিল (bhil), Odia ଭିଲ (bhila).


કોન્ટ્રાક્ટર

head

કોન્ટ્રાક્ટર • (konṭrākṭar) m

gu-proper noun

કોન્ટ્રાક્ટર • (konṭrākṭar) m

a surname, equivalent to English Contractor.


પરીખ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (parikkhi), from Sanskrit परीक्षिन् (parīkṣin).


મેકવાન

head

મેકવાન • (mekvān)


ક્રિશ્ચિયન

ક્રિશ્ચિયન • (kriściyan) m

gu-proper noun

ક્રિશ્ચિયન • (kriściyan) m

a surname, equivalent to English Christian.


મર્ચન્ટ

head

મર્ચન્ટ • (marcanṭ) m

gu-proper noun

મર્ચન્ટ • (marcanṭ) m

/ˈməɾ.t͡ʃənʈ/

a surname, equivalent to English Merchant


વિલિયમ

a male given name from English, equivalent to English William


કુમુદિની

head

કુમુદિની • (kumudinī) f

gu-proper noun

કુમુદિની • (kumudinī) f

a female given name, equivalent to English Kumudini


કુસુમ

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma, “flower; menstruation; fruit”)

bor+

a female given name, Kusum, from Sanskrit


અમૃતા

head

અમૃતા • (amŕtā) f

gu-proper noun

અમૃતા • (amŕtā) f

a female given name, Amruta, from Sanskrit, masculine equivalent અમૃત (amŕt), equivalent to English Amrita


અલ્લાહ

head

અલ્લાહ • (allāh) m

gu-proper noun

અલ્લાહ • (allāh) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَللّٰه (allāh), from Arabic اللّٰه (allāh).


ઇસ્લામ

head

ઇસ્લામ • (islām) m

gu-proper noun

ઇસ્લામ • (islām) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian اسلام (islām), from Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām).


અવેસ્તા

head

અવેસ્તા • (avestā) f

gu-proper noun

અવેસ્તા • (avestā) f

Borrowed from Iranian Persian اوستا (avestâ).

bor+

અવસ્તા અવસ્તા#Gujarati


વસંત

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta). Doublet of બહાર (bahār).

lbor

a male given name, Vasant, from Sanskrit


વસંત

a surname, Vasant, from Sanskrit, of Lohana usage


દૂરદર્શન

head

દૂરદર્શન • (dūrdarśan) n

gu-proper noun

દૂરદર્શન • (dūrdarśan) n

/ˈd̪uɾ.d̪əɾ.ʃən/

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दूरदर्शन (dūradarśana).
* Sense 3 is semantic loan from English television based on its etymology, i.e. a calque of English tele- (“far”) + vision.
* Sense 4 is semantic loan from English telescope based on its etymology, i.e. a calque of English tele- (“far”) + -scope.

clq

Doordarshan (the first television network of India)


મંગળ

head

મંગળ • (maṅgaḷ) m

gu-proper noun

મંગળ • (maṅgaḷ) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मङ्गल (maṅgala).


ગણપતિ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गणपति (gaṇapati)


સરસ્વતી

Borrowed from Sanskrit सरस्वती (sarasvatī).


ગંગા

head

ગંગા • (gaṅgā) f

gu-proper noun

ગંગા • (gaṅgā) f

Ganges, Ganga (a major river in the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, India; major river in Rajshahi, Dhaka, Chittagong and Barisal Divisions, Bangladesh)

a female given name from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Ganga


જાપાન

head

જાપાન • (jāpān) m

gu-proper noun

જાપાન • (jāpān) m

Etymology tree
Hokkien 日本 /Ji̍t-púnbor.
Malay Jepangbor.
Portuguese Japãobor.
Malay Jepangbor.
Dutch Japanbor.
English Japanbor.
Gujarati જાપાન (jāpān)
Borrowed from English Japan.


શ્રીલંકા

head

શ્રીલંકા • (śrīlaṅkā) f

gu-proper noun

શ્રીલંકા • (śrīlaṅkā) f

Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්රී ලංකා (śrī laṁkā).

bor+

Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


બાંગ્લાદેશ

head

બાંગ્લાદેશ • (bāṅglādeś) m

gu-proper noun

બાંગ્લાદેશ • (bāṅglādeś) m

/ˈbɑŋ.ɡlə.d̪eːʃ/

બાં‧ગ્લા‧દેશ

Borrowed from Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś).

bor+

gu:બાંગ્લાદેશ


ઢાકા

head

ઢાકા • (ḍhākā) n

gu-proper noun

ઢાકા • (ḍhākā) n


અમેરિકા

head

અમેરિકા • (amerikā) f

gu-proper noun

અમેરિકા • (amerikā) f

United States of America
United States of America

America (the United States of America, a country in North America)

સંયુકત રાજ્ય અમેરિકા
સંયુકત રાજ્ય અમેરિકા#Gujarati

Ellipsis of સંયુકત રાજ્ય અમેરિકા (sãyukat rājya amerikā)

America (two continents, North America and South America)


ચીન

head

ચીન • (cīn) m

gu-proper noun

ચીન • (cīn) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चीन (cīna).


વિકિપીડિયા

head

વિકિપીડિયા • (vikipīḍiyā) ?

gu-proper noun

વિકિપીડિયા • (vikipīḍiyā) ?

વિકિપીડિયા મુક્ત વિશ્વકોશ છે જેમાં બધા લખી શકે છે.

Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia in which everyone can write.

vikipīḍiyā mukt viśvakoś che jemā̃ badhā lakhī śake che.

gu:વિકિપીડિયા


તાઇવાન

head

તાઇવાન • (tāivān) m

gu-proper noun

તાઇવાન • (tāivān) m

Taiwan (an island and partly-recognized country in East Asia)


યૂક્રેઇન

head

યૂક્રેઇન • (yūkreina) n

gu-proper noun

યૂક્રેઇન • (yūkreina) n

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe; capital: Kiev)


સોલંકી

head

સોલંકી • (solaṅkī)

a surname, equivalent to English Solanki, used by Rājpūts, Khāṁṭs, Ghāṁcīs, Kuṁbhārs, Bārōṭs, Kaḍiyās, Darajīs, Mōcīs, Kōḷīs, Ḍhēḍhs, Gōlās and Bhaṁgīs


અશોક

અશોક • (aśok) m

gu-proper noun

અશોક • (aśok) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka),

lbor

Ashoka (an emperor of the Mauryan Empire)


આફતાબ

head

આફતાબ • (āphatāb) m

gu-proper noun

આફતાબ • (āphatāb) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian آفْتَاب (āftāb).


ખ્રિસ્તી

head

ખ્રિસ્તી • (khristī) f

gu-prop

ખ્રિસ્તી • (khristī) f

a surname, Khristi, of Christian usage, equivalent to English Christian


રમજાન

/ˈɾəm.d͡ʒɑn/

Borrowed from Classical Persian رَمَضَان (ramazān), from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

bor+

જુલાઈ ૩૧, ૧૯૮૦
પવિત્ર રમજાન માસનો ગુરુવાર હતો. રાતનો સમય હતો. અચાનક લતાજી ઉપર એક પત્રકારનો ટેલિફોન આવ્યો. એણે મોહમ્મદ રફી અવસાનના સમાચાર આપ્યા.

2006, Harish Bhimani, Dr. Sharad Thakar, લતા - એક દંતકથા [Lata - a Legend], page 272:

July 31, 1980
It was a Thursday during the holy month of Ramadan. It was night-time. Suddenly, a journalist called Lataji. He gave her the news of Mohammad Rafi's passing.

julāī 31, 1980
pavitra ramjān māsno guruvār hato. rātno samya hato. acānak latājī upar eka patrakārno ṭeliphon āvyo. eṇe mohammad raphī avasānnā samācār āpyā.

a male given name, Ramzan, from Arabic, equivalent to English Ramadan


નવરોજ

/ˈnəʋ.ɾod͡ʒ/

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *new-
Proto-Indo-European *néwos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *náwas
Proto-Iranian *náwah
Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭪𐭩 (nʿky)
Proto-Indo-European *lewk-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas
Proto-Iranian *ráwčah
Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃 (r-u-c-h)
Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (yʿm)
Middle Persian nwklwc
Classical Persian نَوْروز (nawrōz)bor.
Gujarati નવરોજ (navroj)
Borrowed from Classical Persian نَوْروز (nawrōz).

etymon

Nowruz, New Year in the Iranian and Zoroastrian calendar, celebrated on the spring equinox.


ખોડિયાર

head

ખોડિયાર • (khoḍiyār) f

gu-proper noun

ખોડિયાર • (khoḍiyār) f

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ

(often followed by મા (mā) or માતા (mātā)) Khodiyar (a Hindu folk goddess worshiped in Gujarat and Rajasthan).

Khodiyar (a northern suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India).


બુધ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बुध (budha).


શુક્ર

head

શુક્ર • (śukra) m

gu-proper noun

શુક્ર • (śukra) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुक्र (śukra).


શનિ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शनि (śani).


નીલમ

Ultimately from Sanskrit नीलमणि (nīlamaṇi).

a female given name, equivalent to English Neelam or Neelum


કાબા

head

કાબા • (kābā) m

gu-proper noun

કાબા • (kābā) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian کعبه (ka'ba), from Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba).


વર્ષા

head

વર્ષા • (varṣā) f

gu-proper noun

વર્ષા • (varṣā) f

a female given name, Varsha, from Sanskrit.


ચૈત્ર

/ˈt͡ʃəit̪.ɾə/

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चैत्र (caitra).


વૈશાખ

head

વૈશાખ • (vaiśākh) m

gu-proper noun

વૈશાખ • (vaiśākh) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वैशाख (vaiśākha).


જેઠ

Inherited from Sanskrit ज्यैष्ठ (jyaiṣṭha). Cognate with Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).


અષાઢ

head

અષાઢ • (aṣāḍh) m

gu-proper noun

અષાઢ • (aṣāḍh) m

Borrowed from Sanskrit आषाढ (āṣāḍha). Doublet of અસાડ (asāḍ).


ચંદ્ર

/ˈt͡ʃən.d̪ɾə/

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra). Doublet of ચાંદ (cā̃d).

lbor

(Vedic religion, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) Chandra (the Vedic lunar deity)

a male given name, Chandra, from Sanskrit


ઈદ

Etymology tree
Arabic عِيد (ʕīd)bor.
Classical Persian عِید (īd)bor.
Gujarati ઈદ (īda)
Borrowed from Classical Persian عِید (īd), from Arabic عِيد (ʕīd).

bor+

ઈદ મુબારક ― īd mubārak ― eid mubarak


મધુ

Borrowed from Sanskrit मधु (mádhu). Doublet of મધ (madh).

a female given name, equivalent to English Madhu


ચાંદની

head

ચાંદની • (cā̃dnī) f

gu-proper noun

ચાંદની • (cā̃dnī) f

Borrowed from Hindustani چاندنی / चाँदनी (cā̃dnī).

a female given name, Chandni, from Sanskrit


જન્નત

Borrowed from Classical Persian جنت (jannat), from Arabic جَنَّة (janna). Compare Marwari जन्नत (jannat).

bor+

a female given name, Jannat, from Persian


બિસ્મિલ્લા

head

બિસ્મિલ્લા • (bismillā) m

gu-proper noun

બિસ્મિલ્લા • (bismillā) m

Borrowed from Arabic بِسْمِ ٱللّٰه (bismi llāh).

bor+

بِسْمِ ٱللّٰه


ઋષિ

head

ઋષિ • (ŕṣi) m

gu-proper noun

ઋષિ • (ŕṣi) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš.

lbor

a male given name, Rushi, equivalent to English Rishi


ગુલશન

Borrowed from Classical Persian گلشن (gulšan).

bor+

a male given name, Gulshan, from Persian


સૂરજ

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya). Doublet of સૂર્ય (sūrya).


સાગર

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara). Doublet of સાયર (sāyar).


પૂજા

head

પૂજા • (pūjā) f

gu-proper noun

પૂજા • (pūjā) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).

lbor

a female given name, Pooja, from Sanskrit


ઈરાન

head

ઈરાન • (īrān) m

gu-proper noun

ઈરાન • (īrān) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِیرَان (īrān). Doublet of આર્ય (ārya) and આજો (ājo),

bor+

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


ગ્રીસ

head

ગ્રીસ • (grīs) m

gu-proper noun

ગ્રીસ • (grīs) m

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


ફ્રાંસ

head

ફ્રાંસ • (phrā̃s) m

gu-proper noun

ફ્રાંસ • (phrā̃s) m


રૂસ

head

રૂસ • (rūs) m

gu-proper noun

રૂસ • (rūs) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian روس (rūs), from Arabic رُوس (rūs), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ).


બ્રિટન

head

બ્રિટન • (briṭan) m

gu-proper noun

બ્રિટન • (briṭan) m

the United Kingdom (a country in Europe)

Great Britain (an island in the United Kingdom)


ઇટાલી

head

ઇટાલી • (iṭālī) m

gu-proper noun

ઇટાલી • (iṭālī) m


શામ

head

શામ • (śām) m

gu-noun

શામ • (śām) m

Inherited from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, “black, dark”).


શામ

head

શામ • (śām) m

gu-proper noun

શામ • (śām) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian شام (šām), from Arabic شَام (šām). Compare Hindi शाम (śām).


જર્મની

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


પોર્ટુગલ

head

પોર્ટુગલ • (porṭugal) m

gu-proper noun

પોર્ટુગલ • (porṭugal) m


શાક્યમુનિ

head

શાક્યમુનિ • (śākyamuni) m

gu-proper noun

શાક્યમુનિ • (śākyamuni) m

Borrowed from Sanskrit शाक्यमुनि (śākyamuni).


મોહમ્મદ

Borrowed from Classical Persian محمد (muhammaḏ), from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

(Islam) Muhammad, the prophet who introduced Islam, the one to whom the Qur'an was revealed.

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Muhammad or Mohammad


આદમ

Borrowed from Classical Persian آدم (ādam), from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam), from Proto-Semitic *ʾadm-.

a male given name from Arabic or Hebrew, equivalent to English Adam


ઠાકોર

head

ઠાકોર • (ṭhākor) m

gu-proper noun

ઠાકોર • (ṭhākor) m

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀞𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀭 (ṭhakkura) possibly ultimately a substrate word. Cognate with Hindi ठाकुर (ṭhākur), Marathi ठाकूर (ṭhākūr), Nepali ठाकुर् (ṭhākur), Odia ଠାକୁର (ṭhākura),Punjabi ਠਾਕਰ (ṭhākar).


ઠાકોર

head

ઠાકોર • (ṭhākor) f

gu-proper noun

ઠાકોર • (ṭhākor) f


લતા

લતા મંગેશકર ― latā maṅgeśkar ― Lata Mangeshkar

a female given name, equivalent to English Lata


નાથ

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाथ (nātha). Doublet of નાવ (nāv).

(Hinduism) Nath (Shaiva sub-tradition within Hinduism)


અંકુર

head

અંકુર • (aṅkur) m

gu-proper noun

અંકુર • (aṅkur) m


ઉષા

head

ઉષા • (uṣā) f

gu-proper noun

ઉષા • (uṣā) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उषस् (uṣás).

lbor

a female given name, equivalent to English Usha


લંકા

head

લંકા • (laṅkā) f

gu-proper noun

લંકા • (laṅkā) f


સિંધુ

Indus, Sindhu (a large river in South Asia, rising in Tibet and flowing through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea.)


સિંધુદેશ

Borrowed from Sindhi سنڌو ديش (sindhudēš, “Country of Sindh”).

bor+

Sindhudesh; a sovereign state proposed by separatists to be established as a homeland for Sindhis.


ખાલિસ્તાન

head

ખાલિસ્તાન • (khālistān) m

gu-proper noun

ખાલિસ્તાન • (khālistān) m

Borrowed from Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ (xālistān, literally “Land of the Khalsa”).

bor+

(now) A sovereign state proposed by separatists to be established as a homeland for Sikhs.


તોરત

Borrowed from Classical Persian تورات (tawrāt), from Arabic تَوْرَاة (tawrāh), from Hebrew תּוֹרָה (torá).


પઠાણ

head

પઠાણ • (paṭhāṇ) f

gu-proper noun

પઠાણ • (paṭhāṇ) f

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), from earlier *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), borrowed from Old Iranian. Cognate with Bengali পাঠান (paṭhan), Hindustani پَٹھان (paṭhān) / पठान (paṭhān), Marathi पठाण (paṭhāṇ), Odia ପଠାଣ (paṭhāṇa), and Punjabi پَٹھاݨ / ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ).


કાબુલ

head

કાબુલ • (kābul) n

gu-proper noun

કાબુલ • (kābul) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian کابل (kāḇul).

bor+

Kabul (a city, the capital city of Afghanistan)


નસ્તાલીક

head

નસ્તાલીક • (nastālīk) m

gu-proper noun

નસ્તાલીક • (nastālīk) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian نستعلیق (nasta'līq).


વડોદરા

head

વડોદરા • (vaḍodrā) n

gu-proper noun

વડોદરા • (vaḍodrā) n

/ˈʋə.ɽod̪.ɾɑ/

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤 (vaḍavadda), from Sanskrit *वटपद्र (vaṭapadra), from वट (vaṭa, “banyan”) + पद्र (padra, “village”),

com

Vadodara, Baroda (a large city and district of Gujarat, India)


દિલ્હી

head

દિલ્હી • (dilhī) f

gu-proper noun

દિલ્હી • (dilhī) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian دهلی (dihlī). First attested as Old Gujarati ढीली (ḍhīlī).

bor+

Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)


ભગવાન

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भगवान् (bhagavān).


જોશી

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀇𑀲𑀺𑀅 (joisia), from Sanskrit ज्यौतिषिक (jyautiṣika).

a surname, Joshi, from Sanskrit held by Brāhmaṇas


તિબેટ

head

તિબેટ • (tibeṭ) m

gu-proper noun

તિબેટ • (tibeṭ) m

Tibet, Xizang (an autonomous region of China)


શ્યામ

head

શ્યામ • (śyām) m

gu-proper noun

શ્યામ • (śyām) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma). Doublet of સામ (sām).

lbor

કૃષ્ણ કૃષ્ણ#Gujarati


પારેખ

Derived from Sanskrit परीक्षक (parīkṣaka). Doublet of પરીખ (parīkh).


કાઠિયાવાડ

head

કાઠિયાવાડ • (kāṭhiyāvāḍ) m

gu-proper noun

કાઠિયાવાડ • (kāṭhiyāvāḍ) m

/ˈkɑ.ʈʰi.jɑ.ʋɑɖ/

Kathiawar peninsula
Kathiawar peninsula#English

Kathiawar peninsula (a peninsula in western Gujarat).


પ્રાકૃત

head

પ્રાકૃત • (prākŕt) f or n

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्राकृत (prākṛta).


પંજાબ

head

પંજાબ • (pañjāb) m

gu-proper noun

પંજાબ • (pañjāb) m

/ˈpəɲ.d͡ʒɑb/

Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجاب (panjāb), a calque of Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”).

calque

Punjab (a geographical region of South Asia, divided between India and Pakistan)

Punjab (a province of Pakistan, West Punjab; capital: Lahore)

Punjab (a state of India, East Punjab; capital: Chandigarh)


મારવાડી

head

મારવાડી • (mārvāḍī) f

gu-proper noun

મારવાડી • (mārvāḍī) f

/ˈmɑɾ.ʋɑ.ɖi/

મારવાડ (mārvāḍ) + -ઈ (-ī).

suffix

મારવાડ (mārvāḍ) + -ઈ (-ī)


મારવાડ

head

મારવાડ • (mārvāḍ) m

gu-proper noun

મારવાડ • (mārvāḍ) m


સિંધ

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu). Doublet of સિંધુ (sindhu).

slbor

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#English

Indus (a river in the provinces of Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative territory of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, the union territory of Ladakh in India and the autonomous region of Tibet in China)

(historical) Sind, Scinde (a province of British India)


રહેમાન

Borrowed from Classical Persian رَحْمَن (rahman), from Arabic رَحْمٰن (raḥmān, “most merciful, most compassionate”). First attested as Old Gujarati रहिमान (rahimāna).

der

(Islam) merciful, all-merciful, most merciful; used only of God.


ફારસી

head

ફારસી • (phārsī) f

gu-proper noun

ફારસી • (phārsī) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian فارسی (fārsī), from Arabic فَارِسِيّ (fārisiyy), from Classical Persian پارسی (pārsī, “Persian, Persic”).


અરબી

Borrowed from Classical Persian عربی ('araḇī), from Arabic عَرَبِيّ (ʕarabiyy).


અરબસ્તાન

Borrowed from Classical Persian عربستان (araḇistān). By surface analysis, અરબ (arab) + -સ્તાન (-stān).


ઇઝરાયલ

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)

(biblical) Israel (A Biblical region of Western Asia roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel, known in the Bible as the Land of Israel and considered the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people)

(historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel)

(historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of the Land of Israel and modern State of Israel, as distinct from Judah)

A transliteration of the English male given name Israel


અવધ

Borrowed from Hindustani اودھ / अवध (avadh). Doublet of અયોધ્યા (ayodhyā).

Awadh (a historical region in Uttar Pradesh, India)


શીતલ

head

શીતલ • (śītal)

gu-proper noun

શીતલ • (śītal)


અપભ્રંશ

head

અપભ્રંશ • (apabhrãś) n

gu-proper noun

અપભ્રંશ • (apabhrãś) n

/ˈə.pəbʱ.ɾãʃ/

Borrowed from Sanskrit अपभ्रंश (apabhraṃśa)


ઝીણા

head

ઝીણા • (jhīṇā) m

gu-proper noun

ઝીણા • (jhīṇā) m

From the given name of ઝીણાભાઈ પૂંજા (jhīṇābhāī pū̃jā, “Jinnahbhai Poonja”).

a surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Jinnah, held by the Jinnah Family:

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948), lawyer, politician and the founder of Pakistan

Fatima Jinnah (1893-1967), a Pakistani politician and stateswoman

મહમદઅલી ઝીણા ભારત-પાકિસ્તાનના ભાગલા માટે જવાબદાર હતા?

Was Muhammad Ali Jinnah responsible for the partition of India and Pakistan?

mahamdaalī jhīṇā bhārta-pākistānnā bhāglā māṭe javābdār hatā?

મહમદઅલી ઝીણાના મોટી પાનેલીના ઘરમાં કોણ રહે છે અને તેને વેચવા કેમ માગે છે?

Who lives in Muhammad Ali Jinnah's ancestral home and why does he want to sell it?

mahamdaalī jhīṇānā moṭī pānelīnā gharmā̃ koṇ rahe che ane tene vecvā kem māge che?


આહીર

head

આહીર • (āhīr) m

gu-noun

આહીર • (āhīr) m

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀆𑀳𑀻𑀭 (āhīra), from Sanskrit आभीर (ābhīra). Cognate with Hindi अहीर (ahīr), Marathi 𑘀𑘮𑘲𑘨 (ahīr), Bengali আহীর (ahir), Kumaoni अहीर.

tribe of pastoral herdsmen from Saurashtra, Ahir


આઈ

Inherited from Sanskrit अर्यिका (aryikā) or Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Aryan *āī, a nursery word.
Cognate with Assamese আই (ai), Marathi आई (āī), Nepali आइमाइ (āimāi). Sindhi ائي / आई (āī).


સફર

Borrowed from Classical Persian صفر (safar), from Arabic صَفَر (ṣafar).


બંગાળ

head

બંગાળ • (baṅgāḷ) m

gu-proper noun

બંગાળ • (baṅgāḷ) m

Ultimately derived from Sanskrit वङ्ग (vaṅga), the name of the Vanga Kingdom.

Bengal (a geopolitical region comprising West Bengal and Bangladesh)

(colloquial) West Bengal (a state of India)


ઠક્કર

a surname, Thakkar, held by Lohāṇās, Khatrīs, Khojās, and Bhāṭiyās.


સોરઠ

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ

Inherited from Apabhramsa सोरट्ठ (soraṭṭha), from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀭𑀝𑁆𑀞 (soraṭṭha), from Sanskrit સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra), vṛddhi derivative of સુરાષ્ટ્ર (surāṣṭra, literally “having good dominion”). Doublet of સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra). Cognate with Marathi सोरठ (soraṭh).

ref

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saurāṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 785: “G. M. soraṭh m. 'a district in Kathiawar' … G. M. soraṭh m.”

vrd

સોરઠની મિસિસ સિંઘમ ― soraṭhnī misis siṅgham ― Mrs Singham of Saurashtra


પશ્ચિમ બંગાળ

head

પશ્ચિમ બંગાળ • (paścim baṅgāḷ) m

gu-proper noun

પશ્ચિમ બંગાળ • (paścim baṅgāḷ) m

/ˈpəʃ.t͡ʃim‿ˈbəŋ.ɡɑɭ/


આસામ

head

આસામ • (āsām) m

gu-proper noun

આસામ • (āsām) m

Borrowed from English Assam, an anglicisation of Assamese অসম (oxom), from আহোম (ahüm, “Ahom”).


બકરી ઈદ

head

બકરી ઈદ • (bakrī īd) f

gu-proper noun

બકરી ઈદ • (bakrī īd) f

Calque of Classical Persian بقرعید (baqar īḏ), literally, “Eid of the goat” as a goat is sacrificed to symbolise the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, to Allah.


નરગિસ

Borrowed from Classical Persian نرگس (nargis), from Middle Persian [script needed] (nlgs /nargis/), from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos).

der

a female given name, Nargis, from Persian


ફિરદોસ

Borrowed from Classical Persian فردوس (firdaws), from Arabic فِرْدَوْس (firdaws).

bor+

a unisex given name, Firdaus, Firdous, or Firdaws, from Arabic


ગોપાલ

head

ગોપાલ • (gopāl) m

gu-proper noun

ગોપાલ • (gopāl) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गोपाल (gopāla). Doublet of ગોવાળ (govāḷ).


કમલ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कमल (kamala). Doublet of કમળ (kamaḷ).

a male given name, Kamal, from Sanskrit, feminine equivalent કમલા (kamlā)


કોલકાતા

head

કોલકાતા • (kolkātā) n

gu-proper noun

કોલકાતા • (kolkātā) n

Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India)


બિહાર

head

બિહાર • (bihār) m

gu-proper noun

બિહાર • (bihār) m

Borrowed from Hindi बिहार (bihār). Doublet of વિહાર (vihār).


કાશ્મીર

head

કાશ્મીર • (kāśmīr) m

gu-proper noun

કાશ્મીર • (kāśmīr) m

Borrowed from Sanskrit काश्मीर (kāśmīra).


પ્રયાગરાજ

head

પ્રયાગરાજ • (prayāgrāj) n

gu-proper noun

પ્રયાગરાજ • (prayāgrāj) n

Prayagraj (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


અલ્લાહાબાદ

head

અલ્લાહાબાદ • (allāhābād) n

gu-proper noun

અલ્લાહાબાદ • (allāhābād) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian اللهآباد (allāh-ābād).

bor+

Allahabad (former name of Prayagraj, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


આગ્રા

head

આગ્રા • (āgrā) m

gu-proper noun

આગ્રા • (āgrā) m

Compare Marathi आग्रा (āgrā), Kannada ಆಗ್ರಾ (āgrā), Hindi आगरा (āgrā), Telugu ఆగ్రా (āgrā), Punjabi ਆਗਰਾ (āgarā) / آگرا (āgrā), Bengali আগ্রা (agra).


યમુના

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit यमुना (yamunā).

lbor

Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh#English

Yamuna, Jumna (a river in the states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana and union territory of Delhi, India)


મહાભારત

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाभारत (mahābhārata).


ભગવદ્ગીતા

head

ભગવદ્ગીતા • (bhagvadgītā) f

gu-proper noun

ભગવદ્ગીતા • (bhagvadgītā) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भगवद्गीता (bhagavadgītā).


દિવાળી

head

દિવાળી • (divāḷī) f

gu-proper noun

દિવાળી • (divāḷī) f

divāḷī (romanization)
દિવાળી (nominative singular)
દિવાળીઓ (nominative plural)
દિવાળી (oblique singular)
દિવાળીઓ (oblique plural)
દિવાળી (singular vocative)
દિવાળીઓ (plural vocative)
દિવાળી (instrumental singular)
દિવાળીઓ (instrumental plural)
દિવાળીએ (locative singular)
દિવાળીઓએ (locative plural)

Etymology tree
Sanskrit दीप (dīpa)
Sanskrit आवलि (āvali)
Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali)
Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀻 (dīvālī)
Gujarati દિવાળી (divāḷī)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀻 (dīvālī), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali), दीपावली (dīpāvalī, literally “row of lamps”). Doublet of દીપાવલી (dīpāvalī). Cognate with Marathi दिवाळी (divāḷī), Marwari दियाळी (diyāḷī).


નેપાળ

head

નેપાળ • (nepāḷ) m

gu-proper noun

નેપાળ • (nepāḷ) m

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


કારાકોરમ

head

કારાકોરમ • (kārākoram) m

gu-proper noun

કારાકોરમ • (kārākoram) m

Ultimately from a Turkic language. See Karakoram.

Karakoram (a mountain range located in the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and Ladakh, India).


વિષ્ણુ

head

વિષ્ણુ • (viṣṇu) m

gu-proper noun

વિષ્ણુ • (viṣṇu) m

(Hinduism) Vishnu (the preserver in the Trimurti and the principal deity of Vaishnavism)

a male given name, Vishnu, from Sanskrit


સિકંદર

Borrowed from Classical Persian سِکَنْدَر (sikandar), from earlier اِسْکَنْدَر (iskandar).

ref

નાયક, છોટુભાઈ રણછોડજી [Naik, Chhotubhai Ranchhodji] (1972-1988) “સિકંદર”, in ફારસી શબ્દોનો સાર્થ વ્યુત્પત્તિ કોશ (phārsī śabdono sārth vyutpatti koś) [Dictionary of the meanings and origins of Persian words] (in Gujarati), volume 4, અમદાવાદ [Ahmedabad]: ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી [Gujarat University], page 142, column 1

અમીરમિયાં હમદૂમિયાં ફારૂકી (1926) “સિકંદર”, in ગુજરાતી ફારસી અરબી શબ્દકોશ (gujrātī phārsī arabī śabdakoś) [Gujarati, Persian, Arabic Dictionary] (in Gujarati), volume 2, અમદાવાદ [Ahmedabad], page 268, column 1

a male given name, Sikandar, from Persian or Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander.


મહેતા

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


કયામત

Borrowed from Classical Persian قیامت (qiyāmat), from Arabic قِيَامَة (qiyāma).

bor+

(figuratively) destruction; oppression (both narrow and combined senses)


શિયા

head

શિયા • (śiyā) f

gu-proper noun

શિયા • (śiyā) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian شیعه (šī'a), from Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa).

der

Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa)


નૂહ

head

નૂહ • (nūh) m

gu-proper noun

નૂહ • (nūh) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian نوح (nūh), from Arabic نُوح (nūḥ).

bor+

a male given name, Nuh, equivalent to English Noah.


ઇબ્રાહીમ

head

ઇબ્રાહીમ • (ibrāhīm) m

gu-proper noun

ઇબ્રાહીમ • (ibrāhīm) m

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِبْرَاهِیم (ibrāhīm), from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm).

der

Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)

(Islam) The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

ઇબ્રાહીમ લોદી

a male given name, Ibrahim, from Arabic, equivalent to English Abraham


કોંકણ

head

કોંકણ • (koṅkaṇ) m

gu-proper noun

કોંકણ • (koṅkaṇ) m

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀁𑀓𑀡 (koṃkaṇa), from Sanskrit कोङ्कण (koṅkaṇa), from कोण (koṇa, “corner”) + कण (kaṇa, “piece”).

Konkan (a region in states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka, India)


ચાંપાનેર

head

ચાંપાનેર • (cā̃pāner) n

gu-proper noun

ચાંપાનેર • (cā̃pāner) n

Champaner (a former city and archaeological site in Gujarat, India)


ભાવનગર

/ˈbʱɑʋ.nə.ɡəɾ/

ભાવ (bhāv, “Bhavsinhji Gohil”) + નગર (nagar, “city”).

com

Bhavnagar (a city in Saurashtra, Gujarat, India)


રાજકોટ

head

રાજકોટ • (rājkoṭ) n

gu-proper noun

રાજકોટ • (rājkoṭ) n

/ˈɾɑd͡ʒ.koʈ/

Rajkot (a city in Rajkot district, Gujarat, India)


ઉત્તર કોરિયા

head

ઉત્તર કોરિયા • (uttar koriyā) m

gu-proper noun

ઉત્તર કોરિયા • (uttar koriyā) m


દક્ષિણ કોરિયા

head

દક્ષિણ કોરિયા • (dakṣiṇ koriyā) m

gu-proper noun

દક્ષિણ કોરિયા • (dakṣiṇ koriyā) m


સામળો

head

સામળો • (sāmaḷo) m

gu-proper noun

સામળો • (sāmaḷo) m


સામળિયો

head

સામળિયો • (sāmaḷiyo) m

gu-proper noun

સામળિયો • (sāmaḷiyo) m

શામળિયો શામળિયો#Gujarati


કોરિયા

head

કોરિયા • (koriyā) m

gu-proper noun

કોરિયા • (koriyā) m

Korea (a region of East Asia, consisting of North Korea and South Korea)


ફિલસ્તીન

Borrowed from Arabic فِلَسْطِين (filasṭīn), likely influenced by Classical Persian فلسطین (falastīn).


તાલિબાન

head

તાલિબાન • (tālibān) m

gu-proper noun

તાલિબાન • (tālibān) m

Borrowed from Pashto طالبان (tālibān, “students, seekers”), plural of طالب (tālib), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “seeker, student”).


કાઠિયાવાડી

head

કાઠિયાવાડી • (kāṭhiyāvāḍī) f

gu-noun

કાઠિયાવાડી • (kāṭhiyāvāḍī) f

કાઠિયાવાડ (kāṭhiyāvāḍ) + -ઈ (-ī)

suffix

કાઠિયાવાડ (kāṭhiyāvāḍ) + -ઈ (-ī)

Kathiawari (A dialect of the Gujarati language spoken in the Kathiawar region of Gujarat)


ઑસ્ટ્રેલિયા

head

ઑસ્ટ્રેલિયા • (ŏsṭreliyā) m

gu-proper noun

ઑસ્ટ્રેલિયા • (ŏsṭreliyā) m

Australia (a continent and country in Oceania)


તાજિકિસ્તાન

head

તાજિકિસ્તાન • (tājikistān) m

gu-proper noun

તાજિકિસ્તાન • (tājikistān) m


ભૂતાન

head

ભૂતાન • (bhūtān) n

gu-proper noun

ભૂતાન • (bhūtān) n

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


સોવિયેટ સંઘ

head

સોવિયેટ સંઘ • (soviyeṭ saṅgh) m

gu-proper noun

સોવિયેટ સંઘ • (soviyeṭ saṅgh) m

/ˈso.ʋi.jeːʈ‿ˈsəŋɡʱ/

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics#English

Soviet Union (a former country in Europe and Asia; official name: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)


ભોટ

Ultimately from Tibetan བོད (bod, “Tibet”).


ઈસુ

head

ઈસુ • (īsu) m

gu-proper noun

ઈસુ • (īsu) m

Etymology tree
Hebrew ישועbor.
Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs)lbor.
Gujarati ઈસુ (īsu)
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs).

ref

ભગવતસિંહ [bhagvatsĩh] (1944) “ઈસુ”, in ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ [bhagvadgomaṇḍal], India, page 1324.


ઈસા

head

ઈસા • (īsā) m

gu-proper noun

ઈસા • (īsā) m

(Islam) Jesus (Isa), son of Mary, revered as a major prophet in Islam.


લેનિન

Borrowed from English Lenin, from Russian Ле́нин (Lénin).

Vladimir Lenin (a Russian revolutionary and politician)


સ્ટાલિન

head

સ્ટાલિન • (sṭālin) m

gu-proper noun

સ્ટાલિન • (sṭālin) m

Borrowed from English Stalin, from Russian Сталин (Stalin).

Joseph Stalin (Russian [empire, republic] revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b))


કાનો

head

કાનો • (kāno) m

gu-proper noun

કાનો • (kāno) m

Inherited from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa). Doublet of કૃષ્ણ (kŕṣṇ).


દેવનાગરી

head

દેવનાગરી • (devnāgrī) f

gu-proper noun

દેવનાગરી • (devnāgrī) f

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī).


બાળબોધ

head

બાળબોધ • (bāḷbodh) f

gu-proper noun

બાળબોધ • (bāḷbodh) f

Balbodh (a slightly modified style of the Devanagari script used to write Marathi and Korku.)


મીરાંબાઈ

head

મીરાંબાઈ • (mīrā̃bāī) f

gu-proper noun

મીરાંબાઈ • (mīrā̃bāī) f

મીરાંબાઈ એ તેમની કવિતાઓ દ્વારા કૃષ્ણને ભક્તિ વ્યક્ત કર્યી।

Mirabai expressed her devotion to Krishna through her poetry.

mīrā̃bāī e temnī kavitāo dvārā kŕṣṇane bhakti vyakt karyī.


ગાંધી

head

ગાંધી • (gā̃dhī) f

gu-proper noun

ગાંધી • (gā̃dhī) f

Inherited from Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika, “perfumer”).

inh+

a surname, equivalent to English Gandhi, traditionally of Vāṇiyā and Mēmaṇ usage. It was famously held by:

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), for whom it is used mononymously

ગાંધી કુટુંબ પ્રથમ તો ગાંધિયાણાનો વેપાર કરનારું હોય એમ જણાય છે.

1929, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, translated by Mahadev Desai, સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા [satyanā prayogo athavā ātmakthā, The Story of My Experiments with Truth]:

The Gandhis belong to the Bania caste and seem to have been originally grocers.


પાર્વતી

head

પાર્વતી • (pārvatī) f

gu-proper noun

પાર્વતી • (pārvatī) f

a female given name, Parvati, from Sanskrit.


ઇજિપ્ત

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


ઇટલી

head

ઇટલી • (iṭalī) m

gu-proper noun

ઇટલી • (iṭalī) m

ઇટાલી ઇટાલી#Gujarati


દક્ષિણ આફ્રિકા

head

દક્ષિણ આફ્રિકા • (dakṣiṇ āphrikā) m

gu-proper noun

દક્ષિણ આફ્રિકા • (dakṣiṇ āphrikā) m

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


આફ્રિકા

head

આફ્રિકા • (āphrikā) m

gu-proper noun

આફ્રિકા • (āphrikā) m

Borrowed from English Africa, ultimately from Latin Āfrica.


સિંગાપોર

head

સિંગાપોર • (siṅgāpor) n

gu-proper noun

સિંગાપોર • (siṅgāpor) n

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia)


લક્ષ્મી

head

લક્ષ્મી • (lakṣmī) f

gu-proper noun

લક્ષ્મી • (lakṣmī) f

Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī). Doublet of લાછ (lāch).

(Hinduism) Lakshmi (the Hindu goddess of wealth)

a female given name, Lakshmi, from Sanskrit


રાધા

head

રાધા • (rādhā) f

gu-proper noun

રાધા • (rādhā) f

(Hinduism) Radha (Hindu goddess of love and devotion)

a female given name, Radha, from Sanskrit


બસંતી

a female given name, Basanti, from Sanskrit, masculine equivalent બસંત (basant)


બ્રહ્મ

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (brahman).

bor+

(Hinduism) Brahman (concept of Hinduism)


લખમી

લક્ષ્મી લક્ષ્મી#Gujarati


નૂર

a unisex given name, Nur or Noor, from Arabic


અક્ષય

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अक्षय (akṣaya).

lbor

a male given name, Akshay, from Sanskrit


અલી

head

અલી • (alī) m

gu-proper noun

અલી • (alī) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian علی (alī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, “exalted, high”).

bor+

Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam and the son-in-law and cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad


રૂસી

head

રૂસી • (rūsī) f

gu-proper noun

રૂસી • (rūsī) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian روسی (rūsī).


મુમતાજ

Borrowed from Classical Persian ممتاز (mumtāz), from Arabic مُمْتَاز (mumtāz).

a unisex given name, Mumtaj or Mumtaz, from Arabic


કલા

a unisex given name, Kala, from Sanskrit


સનાતન ધર્મ

Borrowed from Sanskrit सनातन धर्म (sanātana dharma, “the eternal way, the eternal law”).

Sanatana Dharma (Orthodox and traditionalist Hinduism)


મરિયમ

Borrowed from Classical Persian مریم (maryam), from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam), from Hebrew מרים (maryam). Doublet of મેરી (merī).

a female given name, Mariyam or Maryam, equivalent to English Mary


પૂર્વ આફ્રિકા

head

પૂર્વ આફ્રિકા • (pūrva āphrikā) m

gu-proper noun

પૂર્વ આફ્રિકા • (pūrva āphrikā) m


કેન્યા

head

કેન્યા • (kenyā) m

gu-proper noun

કેન્યા • (kenyā) m


સ્વાહીલી

head

સ્વાહીલી • (svāhīlī) f

gu-proper noun

સ્વાહીલી • (svāhīlī) f

Borrowed from Swahili swahili, from Arabic سَوَاحِلِيّ (sawāḥiliyy, “(people) of the coasts”), from سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coasts”), plural of سَاحِل (sāḥil, “coast”). Doublet of સાહિલ (sāhil).


કાળી

head

કાળી • (kāḷī) f

gu-proper noun

કાળી • (kāḷī) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काली (kālī).

lbor

(Hinduism) Kali (the most terrifying goddess, wife of Shiva, identified as Parvati in her benevolent aspect)

one of the seven tongues or flames of fire

a female given name, Kali, from Sanskrit


કાળી

head

કાળી • (kāḷī) m

gu-proper noun

કાળી • (kāḷī) m

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit कालिय (kāliya). Doublet of કાલિય (kāliya).

slbor

Kaliya (a Nāga living in the Yamuna river)


દુર્ગા

head

દુર્ગા • (durgā) f

gu-proper noun

દુર્ગા • (durgā) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दुर्गा (durgā).

lbor

a female given name, Durga, from Sanskrit


સીતા

head

સીતા • (sītā) f

gu-proper noun

સીતા • (sītā) f


જય

Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”).


વંગ

the ancient Vanga Kingdom (in south-central Bengal)


અનલ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अनल (anala).

lbor

(astronomy) the fiftieth year of Jupiter's cycle

(Hinduism) Vishnu (the Hindu protector-god)


ઉત્તર પ્રદેશ

head

ઉત્તર પ્રદેશ • (uttar pradeś) m

gu-proper noun

ઉત્તર પ્રદેશ • (uttar pradeś) m

/ˈut̪.t̪əɾ‿ˈpɾə.d̪eːʃ/

Borrowed from Hindi उत्तर प्रदेश (uttar pradeś).

bor+

उत्तर प्रदेश

Uttar Pradesh (a state in northern India)

gu:ઉત્તર પ્રદેશ


હિમાચલ પ્રદેશ

head

હિમાચલ પ્રદેશ • (himācal pradeś) m

gu-proper noun

હિમાચલ પ્રદેશ • (himācal pradeś) m

/ˈɦi.mɑ.t͡ʃəl‿ˈpɾə.d̪eːʃ/

Borrowed from Hindi हिमाचल प्रदेश (himācal pradeś).

bor+

हिमाचल प्रदेश

gu:હિમાચલ પ્રદેશ


ઉડિસા

head

ઉડિસા • (uḍisā) m

gu-proper noun

ઉડિસા • (uḍisā) m

Borrowed from Hindustani اڑیسہ / उड़ीसा (uṛīsā). Doublet of ઓડિસા (oḍisā) and ઓરિસા (orisā).


ગોવા

head

ગોવા • (govā) n

gu-proper noun

ગોવા • (govā) n

Borrowed from Portuguese Goa, from Konkani गोंय (gõy), from Sanskrit गोमन्त (gomanta).


મધ્યપ્રદેશ

Borrowed from Hindi मध्य प्रदेश (madhya pradeś).

bor+

Madhya Pradesh (a state in central India; capital: Bhopal)


તમિળનાડુ

head

તમિળનાડુ • (tamiḷnāḍu) f

gu-proper noun

તમિળનાડુ • (tamiḷnāḍu) f

Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் நாடு (tamiḻ nāṭu).

bor+

Tamil Nadu (a state of India; capital: Chennai)


મદ્રાસ

head

મદ્રાસ • (madrās) f

gu-proper noun

મદ્રાસ • (madrās) f

Madras (former name of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, India)


ચેન્નાઈ

head

ચેન્નાઈ • (cennāī) f

gu-proper noun

ચેન્નાઈ • (cennāī) f

Chennai (the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India)

Chennai (a district of Tamil Nadu, India, containing most of metro Chennai)


બેંગલોર

head

બેંગલોર • (beṅglor) n

gu-proper noun

બેંગલોર • (beṅglor) n

Bangalore, Bengaluru (a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India)


બેંગલુરુ

head

બેંગલુરુ • (beṅgluru) n

gu-proper noun

બેંગલુરુ • (beṅgluru) n

Borrowed from Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru).

bor+

(neologism, official) Bengaluru (a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India)


બંગાળની ખાડી

head

બંગાળની ખાડી • (baṅgāḷnī khāḍī) f

gu-proper noun

બંગાળની ખાડી • (baṅgāḷnī khāḍī) f

/ˈbəŋ.ɡɑ.ɭni‿ˈkʰɑ.ɖi/

Bay of Bengal (large bay in the northeastern Indian Ocean)


યુક્રેન

યૂક્રેઇન યૂક્રેઇન#Gujarati

Alternative form of યૂક્રેઇન (yūkreina): Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


પશ્તો

head

પશ્તો • (paśto) f

gu-proper noun

પશ્તો • (paśto) f


હૈદરાબાદ

head

હૈદરાબાદ • (haidrābād) n

gu-proper noun

હૈદરાબાદ • (haidrābād) n

/ˈɦəid̪.ɾɑ.bɑd̪/

Borrowed from Hindustani حیدر آباد / हैदराबाद (haidrābād).

Hyderabad (the capital and largest city of Telangana, India, and de-jure capital of Andhra Pradesh)

Hyderabad State, a former state, landlocked in south-central India, from 1724 to 1948


કરાચી

head

કરાચી • (karācī) f

gu-proper noun

કરાચી • (karācī) f

Borrowed from Sindhi ڪراچي (karācī), a legend suggests that it was named after Mai Kolachi, a member of a Balochi tribe named Kolachi.

Karachi (a city, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan)


પેશાવર

head

પેશાવર • (peśāvar) n

gu-proper noun

પેશાવર • (peśāvar) n

/ˈpeː.ʃɑ.ʋəɾ/

Corrupted from Classical Persian پرشاور (parašāwar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura, “city of men”).

der

Peshawar (a city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)

Peshawar (a city in Nuristan, Afghanistan)


લાહોર

head

લાહોર • (lāhor) n

gu-prop

લાહોર • (lāhor) n

Lahore (a city, the provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan)


ચટગાંવ

head

ચટગાંવ • (caṭgā̃v) n

gu-proper noun

ચટગાંવ • (caṭgā̃v) n

/ˈt͡ʃəʈ.ɡɑ̃ʋ/

Chittagong Division
Chittagong Division#English

Chittagong (a city in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh)


બાલ્કન

head

બાલ્કન • (bālkan) m

gu-proper noun

બાલ્કન • (bālkan) m

Borrowed from Arabic الْبَلْقَان (al-balqān), from Ottoman Turkish بالقان (balkan).


જરથુષ્ટ્ર

head

જરથુષ્ટ્ર • (jarthuṣṭra) m

gu-prop

જરથુષ્ટ્ર • (jarthuṣṭra) m

/ˈd͡ʒəɾ.t̪ʰuʃ.ʈɾə/

/ˈzəɾ.t̪ʰuʃ.ʈɾə/


કુસ્તુંતનિયા

head

કુસ્તુંતનિયા • (kustuntniyā) n

gu-proper noun

કુસ્તુંતનિયા • (kustuntniyā) n

કુસ્‧તું‧તુનિ‧યા

Borrowed from Classical Persian قسطنطنیه (qustantaniya), from Arabic اَلْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة (al-qusṭanṭīniyya).

der

اَلْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة

Constantinople (the former name of Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey)


ઇસ્તંબૂલ

head

ઇસ્તંબૂલ • (istambūl) n

gu-proper noun

ઇસ્તંબૂલ • (istambūl) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian استانبول (istāmbūl), from Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”).

der

εἰς τὴν Πόλιν


માયા

head

માયા • (māyā) f

gu-proper noun

માયા • (māyā) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माया (māyā).

lbor

(Buddhism) Maya, the mother of Gautama Buddha


પાસ્ખા

head

પાસ્ખા • (pāskhā) n

gu-proper noun

પાસ્ખા • (pāskhā) n

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha).


ખાન

Borrowed from Classical Persian خان (xān), from Old Turkic. First attested as Old Gujarati षान (ṣāna /khāna/).


ઉર્દુન

Borrowed from Arabic الْأُرْدُنّ (al-ʔurdunn).


હિંદુસ્તાન

હિં‧દુસ્‧તાન

Borrowed from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَان (hindūstān).

هِنْدُوسْتَان

(archaic) Hindustan, the Indian Subcontinent


કુર્દિસ્તાન

Borrowed from Classical Persian کردستان (kurdistān).

Kurdistan (a region of the Middle East).

(by extension) An autonomous region of Iraq


કુફરિસ્તાન

head

કુફરિસ્તાન • (kuphristān) m

gu-proper noun

કુફરિસ્તાન • (kuphristān) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian کافرستان (́kāfiristān).

bor+

(historical) Kafiristan (a region of Afghanistan).


હિંદુકુશ

head

હિંદુકુશ • (hindukuś) m

gu-proper noun

હિંદુકુશ • (hindukuś) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوکش (hindūkuš).

bor+

Hindu Kush (a mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan)


જમીલ

Borrowed from Classical Persian جمیل (jamīl), from Arabic جَمِيل (jamīl).

જમીલા જમીલા#Gujarati

a male given name, Jamil, from Arabic, feminine equivalent જમીલા (jamīlā)


ઇસ્માઇલ

head

ઇસ્માઇલ • (ismāil) m

gu-proper noun

ઇસ્માઇલ • (ismāil) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian اسماعیل (ismā'īl), from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él).

der

Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)

a male given name, Ismail, from Arabic, equivalent to English Ishmael


ફારૂક

head

ફારૂક • (phārūk) m

gu-noun

ફારૂક • (phārūk) m

Borrowed from Arabic فَارُوق (fārūq, “distinguisher (between truth and falsehood)”).

bor+

(Islam) A title of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, who is recognized as the Islamic prophet's second rightly-guided successor in most of Sunni Islam


નરેન્દ્ર

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नरेन्द्र (narendra).

lbor

a male given name, Narendra, from Sanskrit


બલૂચિસ્તાન

બ‧લૂ‧ચિસ્‧તાન

Borrowed from Classical Persian بلوچستان (balūčistān).

bor+

Balochistan (a region of South Asia and West Asia)


ઇસ્લામાબાદ

head

ઇસ્લામાબાદ • (islāmābād) n

gu-proper noun

ઇસ્લામાબાદ • (islāmābād) n

ઇસ્‧લા‧મા‧બાદ

Borrowed from Urdu اسلام آباد (islām ābād, literally “City of Islam”).

bor+

Islamabad (the capital city of Pakistan)

gu:ઇસ્લામાબાદ


ખૈબર પખ્તુનવા

head

ખૈબર પખ્તુનવા • (khaibar pakhtunvā) m or n

Borrowed from Urdu خیبر پختونخوا (xaibar paxtūnxvā, literally “the Khyber side of the Pashtun heartland”).

bor+

خیبر پختونخوا

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (a province of Pakistan)


કેરળ

Borrowed from Malayalam കേരളം (kēraḷaṁ).


શ્રાવણ

head

શ્રાવણ • (śrāvaṇ) m

gu-proper noun

શ્રાવણ • (śrāvaṇ) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्रावण (śrāvaṇa). Doublet of સાવણ (sāvaṇ).


ટાગોર

head

ટાગોર • (ṭāgor) m

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ટાગોર • (ṭāgor) m

Borrowed from English Tagore, anglicisation of Bengali ঠাকুর (ṭhakur). Doublet of ઠાકોર (ṭhākor).

Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali poet, writer, composer and philosopher.


પોર્ટુગીઝ

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પોર્ટુગીઝ • (porṭugījh) f

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પોર્ટુગીઝ • (porṭugījh) f

Borrowed from English Portuguese, from Portuguese português.


તામિળ

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તામિળ • (tāmiḷ) f

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તામિળ • (tāmiḷ) f


તામિળ

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તામિળ • (tāmiḷ) m

gu-proper noun

તામિળ • (tāmiḷ) m


પૂર્વ પાકિસ્તાન

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પૂર્વ પાકિસ્તાન • (pūrva pākistān) m

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પૂર્વ પાકિસ્તાન • (pūrva pākistān) m

Calque of Urdu مشرقی پاکستان (maśriqī pākistān) / Bengali পূর্ব পাকিস্তান (purbo pakistan).

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مشرقی پاکستان

পূর্ব পাকিস্তান

East Pakistan (a former province of Pakistan, Asia)


બ્રહ્મપુત્ર

બ્રહ્‧મ‧પુત્‧ર

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra, “son of Brahma”), from ब्रह्मा (brahmā, “Brahma”) + पुत्र (putra, “son”).

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Brahmaputra (a river in China, India and Bangladesh)


વાહિગુરુ

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વાહિગુરુ • (vāhiguru) m

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વાહિગુરુ • (vāhiguru) m

Borrowed from Punjabi ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (vāhigurū).


ઉપરવાળો

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ઉપરવાળો • (uparvāḷo) m

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ઉપરવાળો • (uparvāḷo) m

uparvāḷo (romanization)
ઉપરવાળો (nominative singular)
ઉપરવાળા (nominative plural)
ઉપરવાળાઓ (nominative plural)
ઉપરવાળા (oblique singular)
ઉપરવાળાઓ (oblique plural)
ઉપરવાળા (singular vocative)
ઉપરવાળાઓ (plural vocative)
ઉપરવાળે (instrumental singular)
ઉપરવાળાએ (instrumental plural)
ઉપરવાળે (locative singular)
ઉપરવાળે (locative plural)

ઉપર (upar, “up, above”) + -વાળો (-vāḷo, “one”).

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(figurative, humorous, slang) the Man Upstairs; God


પ્રજાપતિ

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પ્રજાપતિ • (prajāpti) m

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પ્રજાપતિ • (prajāpti) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रजापति (prajāpati).


બુદ્ધ

Borrowed from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddhá) / Pali Buddha (“the Awakened One, the Enlightened One”). Doublet of બુત (but).


હનુમાન

Borrowed from Sanskrit हनुमान् (hanumān).

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(Hinduism) Hanuman, a Hindu demi-god who was a devotee of Lord Rama.


સરોશ

From Middle Persian slwš (/Srōš/), from Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬊𐬱𐬀 (sraoša, “Sraosha”).

(Zoroastrianism, Iranian mythology) Sraosha, yazata of conscience


ફરવર્દીન

/ˈpʰəɾ.ʋəɾ.d̪in/

Borrowed from Classical Persian فروردین (farwardīn), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭫𐭥𐭫𐭲𐭩𐭭 (Frawardīn).

Farvardin, the first month of the solar Persian calendar.


મેમણ

Borrowed from Classical Persian مؤمن (mu'miń), from Arabic مُؤْمِن (muʔmin, “believer”).


યુગોસ્લાવિયા

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યુગોસ્લાવિયા • (yugoslāviyā) m

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યુગોસ્લાવિયા • (yugoslāviyā) m

Borrowed from English Yugoslavia, from Serbo-Croatian Jugoslavija (literally “the land of the South Slavs”).

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Yugoslavia (a former country in Southeast Europe, in the Balkans)


આર્મેનિયા

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આર્મેનિયા • (ārmeniyā) m

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આર્મેનિયા • (ārmeniyā) m

Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


ગુર્જિસ્તાન

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ગુર્જિસ્તાન • (gurjistān) m

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ગુર્જિસ્તાન • (gurjistān) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian گرجستان (gurjistān).

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Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

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તુર્કી

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તુર્કી • (turkī) n

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તુર્કી • (turkī) n

Internationalism; phono-semantic matching of English Turkey.

phono-semantic matching

Turkey (a country in Asia and Europe) [from 20th c.]


મનીષા

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મનીષા • (manīṣā) f

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મનીષા • (manīṣā) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मनीषा (manīṣā).

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a female given name, Manisha, from Sanskrit


યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ

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યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ • (yunāiṭeḍ kiṅgḍam) ?

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યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ • (yunāiṭeḍ kiṅgḍam) ?

United Kingdom (a country in Europe; capital: London)


દિલરુબા

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દિલરુબા • (dilrubā) f

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દિલરુબા • (dilrubā) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian دلربا (dilrubā), from دل (dil, “heart”) + ربا (rubā, “robbing”).

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a female given name, Dilruba, from Persian


કિરણ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa).

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a unisex given name, Kiran, from Sanskrit


ગગન

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गगन (gagana).


અંજલિ

a female given name, Anjali, from Sanskrit


ફરાસીસી

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ફરાસીસી • (pharāsīsī) f

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ફરાસીસી • (pharāsīsī) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian فراسیس (farāsīs), from Portuguese francês, francez. Compare Assamese ফৰাচী (phorasi), Bengali ফরাসি (phoraśi) and Hindustani فرانسیسی / फ़रासीसी (farāsīsī).


બાબર

Borrowed from Classical Persian بابر (bāḇur), from Chagatai [Term?].


કર્ણાવતી

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કર્ણાવતી • (karṇāvatī) f

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કર્ણાવતી • (karṇāvatī) f

/ˈkəɾ.ɳɑ.ʋə.t̪i/

Sanskritic formation from કર્ણ (karṇ) + -વતી (-vatī). Named after the ruler of the Chaulukya dynasty Karna I. Displaced by અમદાવાદ (amdāvād).
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For the Sanskritic compound, compare the placenames અમરાવતી (amarāvatī), પુષ્કલાવતી (puṣkalāvatī).

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કર્ણાવતી મહાનગર

Karnavati (former name of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India)

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સુરમ્ય

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सुरम्य (suramya).

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સુરમ્યા સુરમ્યા#Gujarati

a male given name, Suramya, from Sanskrit, feminine equivalent સુરમ્યા (suramyā)


સુંદરવન

Compound of સુંદર (sundar, “beautiful”) + વન (van, “forest”), literally “beautiful forest”, referring to the natural beauty of the forest as well the abundance of sundris.

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Sundarbans (a mangrove area in Bangladesh)


મેઘના

Compare Bengali মেঘনা (meghona), Odia ମେଘନା (meghanā), Hindustani میگْھنَا / मेघना (meghnā), Marathi मेघना (meghnā).

a female given name, equivalent to English Meghna


ફુવાદ

Borrowed from Classical Persian فُؤَاد (fuwād), from Arabic فُؤَاد (fuʔād).


સહરા

Borrowed from Classical Persian صَحْرَا (sahrā), from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”).


ખલીલ

Borrowed from Classical Persian خلیل (xalīl), from Arabic خَلِيل (ḵalīl).


પોલંડ

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પોલંડ • (polaṇḍ) m

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પોલંડ • (polaṇḍ) m


ઇરાક

Borrowed from Classical Persian عراق (irāq), from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).


સ્પેન

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


બુંદેલખંડ

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બુંદેલખંડ • (bundelkhaṇḍ) m

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બુંદેલખંડ • (bundelkhaṇḍ) m

Borrowed from Hindustani بندیل کھنڈ / बुंदेलखंड (bundelkhaṇḍ).

Bundelkhand (a historical region in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, India)


શૂરસેન

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શૂરસેન • (śūrsen) m

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શૂરસેન • (śūrsen) m

Borrowed from Sanskrit शूरसेन (śūrasena).

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An ancient region in modern Uttar Pradesh, India, corresponding to modern Braj and surrounding Mathura


ગાંગેય

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ગાંગેય • (gaṅgey) m

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ગાંગેય • (gaṅgey) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गाङ्गेय (gāṅgeya).


ખીર

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀻𑀭 (khīra), from Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám, possibly from the BMAC substrate. Doublet of ક્ષીર (kṣīr) and શીર (śīr).


તાજ

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તાજ • (tāj) m

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તાજ • (tāj) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian تاج (tāj), from Arabic تَاج (tāj), from Parthian tʾg (tāg, “crown”), from Old Iranian *tāga-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Compare Bengali তাজ (taj), Hindustani تاج / ताज (tāj), Punjabi تاج / ਤਾਜ (tāj)


મોસ્કો

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)


મંચુરિયા

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મંચુરિયા • (mañcuriyā) m

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મંચુરિયા • (mañcuriyā) m

Borrowed from English Manchuria, ultimately from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju).

Manchuria (a region in northeast China and southeast Russia)


તૈમુર

Borrowed from Chagatai تیمور (temür, literally “iron”), or introduced through Classical Persian تَیمور (tēmūr), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”).

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Timur; Tamerlane (fourteenth-century conqueror)

a male given name, Taimur or Taimoor, from Turkic, meaning “strong, steel”


ઇન્ડિયા

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ઇન્ડિયા • (inḍiyā) m

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ઇન્ડિયા • (inḍiyā) m

Borrowed from English India. Doublet of હિંદ (hind) and સિંધ (sindh).


કોકા કોલા

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કોકા કોલા • (kokā kolā) ?

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કોકા કોલા • (kokā kolā) ?


પરવીન

Borrowed from Classical Persian پَرْوِین (parwīn).

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a female given name, Parveen, from Persian, meaning “Pleiades”


અલાઉદ્દીન

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અલાઉદ્દીન • (alāuddīn) m

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અલાઉદ્દીન • (alāuddīn) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلَاءْاُلْدِّین (alā'-ulddīn), from Arabic عَلَاء الدِّين (ʕalāʔ ad-dīn). First attested in c. 1400 as Old Gujarati अलावदीन (alāvadīna).

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عَلَاءْاُلْدِّین

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عَلَاء الدِّين

Arabic عَلَاء الدِّين (ʕalāʔ ad-dīn)

a male given name, Alauddin, from Arabic, meaning “prestige of the religion”, equivalent to English Aladdin


ફિલસ્ટીન

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ફિલસ્ટીન • (philasṭīn) m

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ફિલસ્ટીન • (philasṭīn) m

ફિલસ્તીન ફિલસ્તીન#Gujarati

Alternative form of ફિલસ્તીન (philastīn)


વહોરા

Inherited from Sanskrit व्यवहारक (vyavahāraka, “trader”). Doublet of વોરા (vorā). Cognate with Hindi बोहरा (bohrā), Nepali बोहोरा (bohorā).


મદીના

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મદીના • (madīnā) n

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મદીના • (madīnā) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian مدینه (maḏīna), from Arabic الْمَدِينَة (al-madīna).


વારાણસી

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વારાણસી • (vārāṇsī) n

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વારાણસી • (vārāṇsī) n

/ˈʋɑ.ɾɑ.ɳə.si/

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).

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Varanasi (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


મથુરા

Mathura, Muttra (a city, the administrative center of Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Mathura (a district of Uttar Pradesh, India)

Mathura (a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India)


અમૃતસર

Borrowed from Punjabi امرتسر / ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ (ammritsar).


અમૃતસર

Amritsar (a city, the district capital of Amritsar district, India)


કુદ્સ

Borrowed from Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds), قُدْس (quds).

Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)


જેરૂસલેમ

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જેરૂસલેમ • (jerūslem) m

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જેરૂસલેમ • (jerūslem) m


બગદાદ

/ˈbəɡ.d̪ɑd̪/

Borrowed from Classical Persian بغداد (bağdāḏ).


શ્રીનગર

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શ્રીનગર • (śrīngar) n

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શ્રીનગર • (śrīngar) n

/ˈʃɾi.nə.ɡəɾ/

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रीनगर (śrīnagara, literally “City of Lakshmi”).

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Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir#English

Srinagar (a city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India)


મહેસાણા

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મહેસાણા • (mahesāṇā) n

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મહેસાણા • (mahesāṇā) n

According to legends, it is named after Mehsaji Chavda, Rajput heir of the Chavda dynasty.


ઇસ્કંદરિયા

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِسْکَنْدَرِیَه (iskandariya), from
Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

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اِسْکَنْدَرِیَه

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الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة


યમન

Borrowed from Classical Persian یمن (yaman), from Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman).


સમરકંદ

Borrowed from Classical Persian سمرقند (samarqand).

Samarkand (a city in eastern Uzbekistan)


બુખારા

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બુખારા • (bukhārā) n

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બુખારા • (bukhārā) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian بخارا (buxārā).


મજનૂ

Borrowed from Classical Persian مجنون (majnūn), from Arabic مَجْنُون (majnūn).

Majnun (the hero of the romance Layla and Majnun)


કેનેડા

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કેનેડા • (keneḍā) n

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કેનેડા • (keneḍā) n


લયલા

Borrowed from Classical Persian لیلا (laylā), from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā).

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a female given name, Layla, from Arabic, equivalent to English Leila

Layla (the heroine of the romance Layla and Majnun)


શીરીન

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શીરીન • (śīrīn) f

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શીરીન • (śīrīn) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian شِیرِین (šīrīn).

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a female given name, Shirin, from Persian

Shirin (queen of Armenia and wife of Khosrow II, a character in the Shahnameh and in Khosrow and Shirin)


ફરહાદ

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرهاد (farhād), from Parthian prht (Frahāt), from Old Iranian *Frahāta- (literally “gained, earned”).

Farhad (a character in Khosrow and Shirin)


ઉસ્માની

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ઉસ્માની • (usmānī) f

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ઉસ્માની • (usmānī) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian عثمانی ('usmānī).


ઉસ્માન

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ઉસ્માન • (usmān) m

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ઉસ્માન • (usmān) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian عُثْمَان (usmān), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān).

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Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān)

(Islam) Uthman bin Affan, third Sunni Islamic caliph and a companion of Muhammad

a male given name, Usman, from Arabic, equivalent to English Uthman


ચુગતાઈ

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ચુગતાઈ • (cugtāī) f

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ચુગતાઈ • (cugtāī) f

Borrowed from Chagatai جغتای (jağatāy). Compare Hindustani چغتائی / चग़ताई (caġtāī), Uyghur چاغاتاي (chaghatay) and Persian جغتایی (jağatâyi).

Chagatai; a now-extinct Turkic language closely related to Uzbek and Uyghur, characterized by its advanced literary tradition and prestigious status and heavily Persianized form, initially spoken by the Mughals whence the many Chagatai loanwords preserved in South Asian languages.


ચુગતાઈ

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ચુગતાઈ • (cugtāī) m

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ચુગતાઈ • (cugtāī) m

A male given name of historical usage, most famously borne by the Mongol ruler Chagatai Khan (1183–1242), second son of Genghis Khan and first khan of the Chagatai Khanate, a medieval Mongol and later Turkicized khanate of Central Asia (divided after the 14th century).


અર્દિબેહશ્ત

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અર્દિબેહશ્ત • (ardibehaśt) m

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અર્દિબેહશ્ત • (ardibehaśt) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian اردبهشت (ardaḇihišt).

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Ordibehesht, the second month of the solar Persian calendar.

Name of the third day of any month of the solar Persian calendar.


ખોરદાદ

Borrowed from Persian خرداد (xurdād), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭲 (Hordād), lit. “perfection”; name of the fifth Amahraspand (divine deity) in Zoroastrianism, guardian of the waters.

Khordad, the third month of the solar Persian calendar.

Name of the sixth day of any month of the solar Persian calendar.


કાળો સમુદ્ર

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કાળો સમુદ્ર • (kāḷo samudra) m

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કાળો સમુદ્ર • (kāḷo samudra) m


દાર્જીલિંગ

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દાર્જીલિંગ • (dārjīliṅg) n

gu-proper noun

દાર્જીલિંગ • (dārjīliṅg) n

Borrowed from Bengali দার্জিলিং (darjiliṅ), from Nepali दार्जिलिङ (dārjiliṅ), from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ་གླིང (rdo rje gling).

der

རྡོ་རྗེ་གླིང

Darjeeling (a city in West Bengal, India)


સીમલા

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સીમલા • (sīmlā) n

gu-proper noun

સીમલા • (sīmlā) n

Shimla, Simla (the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India)


ફિરંગ

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَرَنْگ (farang).

bor+

Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)


વનશ્રી

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વનશ્રી • (vanaśrī) f

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વનશ્રી • (vanaśrī) f

/ˈʋə.nəʃ.ɾi/

By surface analysis, વન (van, “forest”) + શ્રી (śrī, “beauty”), literally “the beauty of the forest”.

surf

a female given name, Vanashri, from Sanskrit


કલ્પના

Borrowed from Sanskrit कल्पना (kalpanā).

a female given name, Kalpana, from Sanskrit


અંગ

Anga, an ancient Indian Kingdom, one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas

(Hinduism) one of the six parts of the Veda, the Vedangas

(Hinduism, mythology) Indian mythological characters

Indian mythological characters
son of Kshetraja king Vali

a Vedic king, who left his home for his son Vene's misdeeds


મુલતાન

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મુલતાન • (multān) n

gu-proper noun

મુલતાન • (multān) n

Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ (multān) / ملتان (multān).

Multan (a city in Multan district, Punjab, Pakistan)


મુલતાન

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મુલતાન • (multān) m

gu-proper noun

મુલતાન • (multān) m


દેસાઈ

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દેસાઈ • (desāī) f

gu-noun

દેસાઈ • (desāī) f

Inherited from Sanskrit देशस्वामिन् (deśasvāmin). By surface analysis, દેસ (des) + સાઈ (sāī). Compare Marathi देसाई (desāī).

surf

a surname, Desai, from Sanskrit traditionally held by Kaṇabīs, Brāhmaṇas, Nāgars, and Vāṇiyās}


કુરૂષ

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કુરૂષ • (kurūṣ) m

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કુરૂષ • (kurūṣ) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian کُورُش (kūruš).

bor+

a male given name, Kurush, from Persian, of Parsi usage, equivalent to English Cyrus


મકદુનિયા

Borrowed from Arabic مَقْدُونِيَا (maqdūniyā), from Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”).

مَقْدُونِيَا

der

Macedonia (a region of Southeast Europe)

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Macedonia (a country in Balkan Peninsula, Europe)


સમીર

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समीर (samīra).

lbor

a male given name, Sameer or Samir, from Sanskrit


સમીર

સમીરા સમીરા#Gujarati

a male given name, Samir or Sameer, from Arabic, feminine equivalent સમીરા (samīrā)


ઔરંગઝેબ

/ˈəu.ɾəŋ.ɡd͡ʒʱeːb/

Borrowed from Classical Persian اورنگزیب (awrang-zēḇ, literally “Ornament of the Throne”).

bor+

a male given name, Aurangzeb, from Persian


ગુશતાસ્પ

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ગુશતાસ્પ • (guśtāsp) m

gu-proper noun

ગુશતાસ્પ • (guśtāsp) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian گشتاسپ (guštāsp).


જમશીદ

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જમશીદ • (jamśīd) m

gu-proper noun

જમશીદ • (jamśīd) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian جمشید (jamšēḏ).

bor+

a male given name, Jamshid or Jamsheed, from Persian


રાધેકૃષ્ણ

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રાધેકૃષ્ણ • (rādhekŕṣṇ) m

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રાધેકૃષ્ણ • (rādhekŕṣṇ) m

/ˈɾɑ.d̪ʱeːk.ɾuʃɳ/

Borrowed from Sanskrit राधेकृष्ण (rādhekṛṣṇa).


યાસમીન

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યાસમીન • (yāsmīn) f

gu-proper noun

યાસમીન • (yāsmīn) f

Etymology tree
Middle Persian yʾsmn'
Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)bor.
Gujarati યાસમીન (yāsmīn)
Borrowed from Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn).

bor+

a female given name, Yasmeen, from Persian, equivalent to English Jasmine


અબ્દુલ્લા

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અબ્દુલ્લા • (abdullā) m

gu-proper noun

અબ્દુલ્લા • (abdullā) m

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh), from عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”).

bor+

عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه

a male given name, Abdullah, from Arabic, meaning “servant of God”.


મિહર

Borrowed from Classical Persian مهر (mihr), from Middle Persian mtr' (Mihr), from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθra), from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (miθra, “covenant, contract, oath”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitra (“covenant, treaty, agreement, promise”). Doublet of મિત્ર (mitra), મહર (mahar), and મિથ્ર (mithra).

dbt

Mehr, the seventh month of the solar Persian calendar.

Name of the sixteenth day of any month of the solar Persian calendar.


કોહિનૂર

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કોહિનૂર • (kohinūr) m

gu-proper noun

કોહિનૂર • (kohinūr) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian کوه نور (kōh-i nūr, “mountain of light”), from کوه (kōh, “mountain”) + ـه (-i, “of”, ezāfe suffix) + نور (nūr, “light”).


ગાઝા

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ગાઝા • (gājhā) n

gu-proper noun

ગાઝા • (gājhā) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian غزه (ğazza), from Arabic غَزَّة (ḡazza), from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʿazzā).

bor+

Gaza (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine)


ચિનાબ

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ચિનાબ • (cināb) f

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ચિનાબ • (cināb) f

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)čandrás
Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra)
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás
Sanskrit भाग (bhāga)
Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā)bor.
Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb)bor.
Gujarati ચિનાબ (cināb)
Borrowed from Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb).

bor+

Chenab (a river in Punjab, Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Himachal Pradesh in India)


જેલમ

Jhelum (a river in the Punjab of Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India)


આમુદરિયા

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આમુદરિયા • (āmudriyā) f

gu-proper noun

આમુદરિયા • (āmudriyā) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian آمودریا (āmū-daryā).

bor+

Amu Darya (a major river in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)


કેલ્ટિક

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કેલ્ટિક • (kelṭik) f

gu-noun

કેલ્ટિક • (kelṭik) f


મિસરી

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મિસરી • (misrī) f

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મિસરી • (misrī) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian مصری (misrī), from Arabic مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy); synchronically analyseable as મિસર (misar, “Egypt”) + -ઈ (-ī). The third part of speech sense is named for Egyptian exports of sugar in the pre-modern era.

bor+

Ancient Egyptian (the Afroasiatic language spoken and written in Ancient Egypt)


જ્યોર્જિયા

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જ્યોર્જિયા • (jyorjiyā) m

gu-proper noun

જ્યોર્જિયા • (jyorjiyā) m

Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)


ઉદયપુર

Borrowed from Sanskrit उदयपुर (udayapura). ઉદય (udaya) + -પુર (-pur), literally “City of Sunrise”.

suf

Udaipur (a city and district in Rajasthan, India)


સેતાન

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સેતાન • (setān) m

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સેતાન • (setān) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَیْطان (šaytān), from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān) .

der

Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān)


ખોજા

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَوَاجَه (xawāja). Doublet of ઉપાધ્યાય (upādhyāya) and ઓઝો (ojho).

dbt

Khoja (a majority Nizari Isma'ili Shia community)


ઉપાધ્યાય

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ઉપાધ્યાય • (upādhyāya) n

gu-proper noun

ઉપાધ્યાય • (upādhyāya) n

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of ઓઝો (ojho) and ખોજા (khojā).

lbor

a surname, Upadhyay or Upadhyaya, from Sanskrit


ઓઝો

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀛𑀸𑀅 (ojhāa), 𑀉𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (uajjhāa), 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (ujjhāa), 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀛 (ujjha), from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher [of the Vedas]”). Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Hindustani اوجھا / ओझा (ojhā). Doublet of ઉપાધ્યાય (upādhyāya) and ખોજા (khojā).

dbt

a surname, Ojho, from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Ojha


અજાન

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અજાન • (ajān) m

gu-proper noun

અજાન • (ajān) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَذَان (azān), from Arabic أَذَان (ʔaḏān).


કિબ્લા

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કિબ્લા • (kiblā) n

gu-proper noun

કિબ્લા • (kiblā) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian قبله (qibla), from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla).

bor+

(by extension) Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam)


લાત

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લાત • (lāt) f

gu-proper noun

લાત • (lāt) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian لَات (lāt), from Arabic اللَّات (al-lāt).


શશી

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शशी (śaśī, “moon”), from शश (śaśa, “rabbit; lunar maria (resembling a rabbit)”) + -ई (-ī, “possessing”).

com

a unisex given name, Shashi, from Sanskrit


પાવની

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પાવની • (pāvnī) f

gu-proper noun

પાવની • (pāvnī) f

Ganges, Ganga (a major river in the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, India; major river in Rajshahi, Dhaka, Chittagong and Barisal Divisions, Bangladesh)

Sarasvati River (a mythological river in India and Pakistan)

a female given name, Pavani, from Sanskrit


એન્થોની

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એન્થોની • (enthonī) m

gu-proper noun

એન્થોની • (enthonī) m

a male given name from English, equivalent to English Anthony

A transliteration of the English male given name Anthony


કીર

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કીર • (kīr) m

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કીર • (kīr) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कीर (kīra).


બનફશા

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنفشه (banafša). Doublet of બનફસજ (banaphsaj).

bor+

a female given name, Banafsha, from Persian


પ્રીતમ

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પ્રીતમ • (prītam) m

gu-proper noun

પ્રીતમ • (prītam) m

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रीतम (prītama).

a male given name, Pritam, from Sanskrit


રાહુલ

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રાહુલ • (rāhul) m

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રાહુલ • (rāhul) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राहुल (rāhula).

lbor

(Buddhism) Rāhula (the son of Siddhartha Gautama)


નૂતન

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नूतन (nūtana).

a female given name, Nutan, from Sanskrit


બરોડા

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બરોડા • (baroḍā) n

gu-proper noun

બરોડા • (baroḍā) n

Baroda (former name of Vadodara, a large city and district of Gujarat, India)


સહર

Borrowed from Classical Persian سحر (sahar), from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).


ઈસ્ટર

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ઈસ્ટર • (īsṭar) n

gu-proper noun

ઈસ્ટર • (īsṭar) n


કુમાર

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કુમાર • (kumār) m

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કુમાર • (kumār) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुमार (kumāra). Doublet of કુંવાર (kũvār).


સુરેશ

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સુરેશ • (sureś) m

gu-proper noun

સુરેશ • (sureś) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit સુરેશ (sureśa, “lord of the gods”).

lbor

સુરેશ્વરી સુરેશ્વરી#Gujarati

a male given name, Suresh, from Sanskrit, feminine equivalent સુરેશ્વરી (sureśvarī)

(Hinduism) epithet of Indra, Vishnu and Shiva


ફાતિમા

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ફાતિમા • (phātimā) f

gu-proper noun

ફાતિમા • (phātimā) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian فاطمه (fātima), from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima).

bor+

(Islam) Fatima, the daughter of prophet Muhammad

a female given name, Fatima, from Arabic


અરસલાન

Borrowed from Chagatai ارسلان (arslan), from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan (“lion”).


અલીકુલી

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અલીકુલી • (alīkulī) m

gu-proper noun

અલીકુલી • (alīkulī) m

Borrowed from Chagatai علیقلی (ali quli), being a compound of علی (ali, “Ali”) + قلی (quli, the possessed form of قل (qul, “slave”)). By surface analysis, અલી (alī) + કુલી (kulī).

compound

the possessed form of <i class="Arab mention" lang="chg">قل</i> (qul, “slave”)

surf

a male given name, Aliquli, from Turkic, meaning “slave of Ali”


બલૂચ

Borrowed from Classical Persian بلوچ (balōč).


ફેઝ

Fez (the capital city of the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco)


અમીર

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અમીર • (amīr) m

gu-proper noun

અમીર • (amīr) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَمِیر (amīr) or Chagatai امیر (amīr), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr).


સિંહલ

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સિંહલ • (sĩhal) m

gu-proper noun

સિંહલ • (sĩhal) m

(archaic, historical) Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


અનુરાગ

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અનુરાગ • (anurāg) m

gu-proper noun

અનુરાગ • (anurāg) m

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुराग (anurāga), from अनु- (anu-) + राग (rāga).

a male given name, Anurag, from Sanskrit


લખનૌ

Compare Hindustani لکھنؤ / लखनऊ (lakhnaū).

Lucknow (the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India)


ઝાંસી

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ઝાંસી • (jhā̃sī) n

gu-proper noun

ઝાંસી • (jhā̃sī) n

/ˈd͡ʒʱɑ̃.si/


વાડિયા

head

વાડિયા • (vāḍiyā) m

gu-proper noun

વાડિયા • (vāḍiyā) m

# masculine plural nominative of વાડિયો (vāḍiyo)
# masculine singular vocative of વાડિયો (vāḍiyo)
# masculine plural vocative of વાડિયો (vāḍiyo)
# neuter singular vocative of વાડિયો (vāḍiyo)

a surname of Parsi usage, equivalent to English Wadia


અયોધ્યા

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અયોધ્યા • (ayodhyā) f

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અયોધ્યા • (ayodhyā) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit અયોધ્યા (ayodhyā).

lbor

Ayodhya (a city in Awadh, Uttar Pradesh, India, and birthplace of the god Ram in mythology)


જયપુર

જય (jaya, “Jai Singh II”) + પુર (pur). Compare Hindi जयपुर (jaypur), Marathi जयपूर (jaypūr).

Jaipur (the state capital of Rajasthan, India)

Jaipur (a district of Rajasthan, India, containing the city of the same name)


કાનપુર

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કાનપુર • (kānpur) n

gu-proper noun

કાનપુર • (kānpur) n

By surface analysis, કાન (kān, “Raja Kanh Deo”) + પુર (pur, “city”)

surf

Kanpur (a large city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


નાગપુર

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નાગપુર • (nāgpur) f

gu-proper noun

નાગપુર • (nāgpur) f

By surface analysis, નાગ (nāg, “Nag River”) + પુર (pur, “city”).

surf

Nagpur (a large city, the winter capital of Maharashtra, India)

Nagpur (a district of Maharashtra, India, containing the city of the same name)


ભોપાળ

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ભોપાળ • (bhopāḷ) n

gu-proper noun

ભોપાળ • (bhopāḷ) n

By surface analysis, ભોજ (bhoj, “Bhoja, King of Malwa”) + પાળ (pāḷ, “dam”).

surf

Bhopal (the state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India)


ઝારખંડ

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ઝારખંડ • (jhārkhaṇḍ) m

gu-proper noun

ઝારખંડ • (jhārkhaṇḍ) m

/ˈd͡ʒʱɑɾ.kʰəɳɖ/


ગુજરાનવાલા

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ગુજરાનવાલા • (gujrānvālā) n

gu-proper noun

ગુજરાનવાલા • (gujrānvālā) n

/ˈɡud͡ʒ.ɾɑn.ʋɑ.lɑ/

Borrowed from English Gujranwala, named after the Gujjars.


ક્ષત્રિય

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya).

bor+

kshatriya (the warrior or military caste)


પાટણ

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પાટણ • (pāṭaṇ) n

gu-proper noun

પાટણ • (pāṭaṇ) n

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀦 (paṭṭana), from Sanskrit पट्टन (paṭṭana), from Dravidian.

Patan (a city in Patan district, Gujarat, India)


ખંભાત

Inherited from Sanskrit स्कम्भावती (skambhāvatī), from स्कम्भ (skambha, “pillar”) + -वत् (-vat, “-ful, rich”). Historically named સ્તંભતીર્થ (stambhtīrth).

com

Khambhat, Cambay (a city in Gujarat, India)


અવસ્તા

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અવસ્તા • (avastā) f

gu-proper noun

અવસ્તા • (avastā) f

/ˈə.ʋəs.t̪ɑ/

Borrowed from Classical Persian اوستا (awastā).


દારાબ

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દારાબ • (dārāb) m

gu-proper noun

દારાબ • (dārāb) m

Borrowed from Persian داراب (dārāḇ). Doublet of દારાયસ (dārāyas).

a male given name, Darab, from Persian, of Parsi usage, equivalent to English Darius

Darius, any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE


અફલાતૂન

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અફલાતૂન • (aphalātūn) m

gu-proper noun

અફલાતૂન • (aphalātūn) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian افلاطون (aflātūn), from Arabic أَفْلَاطُون (ʔaflāṭūn), from Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn).

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Arabic أَفْلَاطُون (ʔaflāṭūn)

Plato, the Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates

a male given name, Aflatun or Aflatoon, from Arabic, equivalent to English Plato


પીરોઝ

Borrowed from Classical Persian پِیروز (pīrōz).

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a male given name, Pirooz or Piroz, from Persian


મહમૂદ

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَحْمُود (mahmūd), from Arabic مَحْمُود (maḥmūd).

સોમનાથ મંદિર : મહમૂદ ગઝનવી કેટલો ખજાનો લૂંટી ગયો હતો?

Somnath Temple: How much treasure did Mahmud of Ghazni loot?

somnāth mandir : mahmūd gajhanvī keṭlo khajāno lū̃ṭī gayo hato?

a male given name, Mahmud or Mahmood, from Arabic


અજમ

Borrowed from Classical Persian عجم (ajam), from Arabic عَجَم (ʕajam, “non-Arab, Persian”).

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Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


અફરાસિયાબ

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અફરાસિયાબ • (aphrāsiyāb) m

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અફરાસિયાબ • (aphrāsiyāb) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْرَاسِیَاب (afrāsiyāb).

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اَفْرَاسِیَاب

a male given name, Afrasiyab or Afrasiab, from Persian


રૂસ્તમ

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રૂસ્તમ • (rūstam) m

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રૂસ્તમ • (rūstam) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian رستم (rustam).

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(Iranian mythology) Rostam, the greatest hero of Iranian mythology


ફિરદોસી

Borrowed from Classical Persian فردوسی (firdawsī).


દાસ

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દાસ • (dās) f

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દાસ • (dās) f

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀲 (dāsa), from Sanskrit दास (dāsá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dásyuš- (“enemy, foreigner, foreign people, foreign land”), from Proto-Indo-European *des- (“enemy, foreigner”).


ગાલિબ

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ગાલિબ • (gālib) m

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ગાલિબ • (gālib) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian غالب (ğāliḇ), from Arabic غَالِب (ḡālib).


લખણ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀡 (lakkhaṇa), from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa). Doublet of લક્ષ્મણ (lakṣmaṇ).

a male given name, Lakhan, from Sanskrit


ખુશી

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ખુશી • (khuśī) f

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ખુશી • (khuśī) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian خوشی (xušī).

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a female given name, Khushi, from Persian


પટવારી

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પટવારી • (paṭvārī) f

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પટવારી • (paṭvārī) f

/ˈpəʈ.ʋɑ.ɾi/

Borrowed from Hindustani پٹواری / पटवारी (paṭvārī).

a surname, equivalent to English Patwari


સ્નેહ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha, “oil, viscid substance; attachment”). Doublet of નેહ (neh).

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સ્નેહા સ્નેહા#Gujarati

a male given name, Sneh, from Sanskrit, feminine equivalent સ્નેહા (snehā)


ગોધરા

ગો (go) + ધરા (dharā), literally “Land of the Cows”.

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Godhra (a municipality of Panchmahal, Gujarat, India)

Godhra (a neighborhood of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan)


દ્વારકા

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દ્વારકા • (dvārkā) f or n

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દ્વારકા • (dvārkā) f or n

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit द्वारका (dvārakā).


સંજાણ

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સંજાણ • (sañjāṇ) n

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સંજાણ • (sañjāṇ) n

/ˈsəɲ.d͡ʒɑɳ/

According to the Qissa-i Sanjan, it is named after Sanjan, an ancient city in Khorasan.


મલબાર

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મલબાર • (malbār)

gu-proper noun

મલબાર • (malbār)

Borrowed from Arabic مَلَبَار (malabār).

Malabar (a region in southwestern India)


સુમાત્રા

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સુમાત્રા • (sumātrā) m

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સુમાત્રા • (sumātrā) m

Borrowed from Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra). Displacing સુવર્ણદ્વીપ (suvarṇadvīp).


મોહેંજોદડો

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મોહેંજોદડો • (moheñjodḍo) n

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મોહેંજોદડો • (moheñjodḍo) n

Mohenjo-daro (an ancient city and archaeological site in Sindh, Pakistan)


દાવર

Borrowed from Classical Persian داور (dāwar)


દારૂવાલા

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દારૂવાલા • (dārūvālā) f

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દારૂવાલા • (dārūvālā) f

Borrowed from Marathi दारूवाला (dārūvālā).

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a surname of Parsi usage, equivalent to English Daruwala, Daruwalla, or Daruvala


કોઠારી

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કોઠારી • (koṭhārī) f

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કોઠારી • (koṭhārī) f

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀕𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀕 (koṭṭhāgāriga), from Sanskrit कोष्ठागारिक (koṣṭhāgārika, “storekeeper”).

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a surname, Kothari, from Sanskrit, traditionally of Bania, Lohana, Nagar Brahmin, Kunbi and Parsi usage


શેખ

Borrowed from Classical Persian شیخ (šēx), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

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a surname from Arabic, of Muslim usage, equivalent to English Sheikh


ભણસાલી

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ભણસાલી • (bhaṇsālī) f

gu-proper noun

ભણસાલી • (bhaṇsālī) f


જામનગર

/ˈd͡ʒɑm.nə.ɡəɾ/

જામ (jām, “Jam Rawal”) + નગર (nagar, “city”)


ખટમંડુ

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ખટમંડુ • (khaṭmaṇḍu) n

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ખટમંડુ • (khaṭmaṇḍu) n

/ˈkʰəʈ.məɳ.ɖu/

Ultimately from Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa, “a temple in Durbar Square”), a compound of काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood”) + मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “pavilion”).

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Kathmandu (a city, the capital city of Nepal)


જાપાનીઝ

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જાપાનીઝ • (jāpānījh) f

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જાપાનીઝ • (jāpānījh) f


ફિનલંડ

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ફિનલંડ • (phinlaṇḍ) n

gu-proper noun

ફિનલંડ • (phinlaṇḍ) n

Finland (a country in Northern Europe; capital: Helsinki)


અંગોલા

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અંગોલા • (aṅgolā) m

gu-proper noun

અંગોલા • (aṅgolā) m


ફરાનક

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرانک (farānak).

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a female given name, Faranak, from Persian


મુલ્લા

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મુલ્લા • (mullā) f

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મુલ્લા • (mullā) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملا (mullā), from Arabic مُلَّا (mullā).


શૌરસેની

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શૌરસેની • (śaursenī) f

gu-proper noun

શૌરસેની • (śaursenī) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शौरसेनी (śaurasenī), from शूरसेन (śūrasena, “a name for Mathura”).


શામળિયો

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શામળિયો • (śāmaḷiyo) m

gu-proper noun

શામળિયો • (śāmaḷiyo) m


માણેક

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માણેક • (māṇek) f

gu-proper noun

માણેક • (māṇek) f

Inherited from Apabhramsa माणिक्क (māṇikka), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (māṇikka), from Sanskrit માણિક્ય (mā́ṇikya). Doublet of માણિક્ય (māṇikya)
Cognates
Cognate with Assamese মানিক (manik), Bengali মানিক (manik), Bhojpuri मानिक (mānik), Hindi मानिक (mānik), Marathi माणिक (māṇik), Odia ମାଣିକ (māṇika), Punjabi منکا / ਮਣਕਾ (maṇkā), Sindhi ماڻِڪُ (māṇiku), and Sinhalese මැණික් (mæṇik).


ટોલ્સ્ટોય

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ટોલ્સ્ટોય • (ṭolsṭoy) m or f

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ટોલ્સ્ટોય • (ṭolsṭoy) m or f

Borrowed from Russian Толсто́й (Tolstój).

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Толстой Толстой#Russian

(feminine) A transliteration of the Russian surname Толстой (Tolstoj)

Толстой Толстой#Russian

(masculine) Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer, September 9, 1828 — November 20, 1910


વિપાશા

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વિપાશા • (vipāśā) f

gu-proper noun

વિપાશા • (vipāśā) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विपाशा (vipāśā). Doublet of બિયાસ (biyās).

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Beas (a river in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in India)

a female given name, Vipasha, from Sanskrit


રામ

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રામ • (rām) m

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રામ • (rām) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राम (rāma).

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રામરામ (among Hindus)

રામ બોલો, ભાઈ, રામ
rām bolo, bhāī, rām
A phrase said during someone's funeral procession.

રામ જાણે


મોહનદાસ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मोहनदास (mohanadāsa).

મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી ― mohandās karamcand gāndhī ― Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

a male given name, Mohandas, from Sanskrit


અજીમ

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અજીમ • (ajīm) m

gu-proper noun

અજીમ • (ajīm) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian عظیم ('azīm), from Arabic عَظِيم (ʕaẓīm).


ખુરશેદ

Borrowed from Classical Persian خورشید (xuršīd, xuršēd)

a unisex given name, Khurshed, from Persian


જોધપુર

Borrowed from Marwari जोधपुर (jodhpur), from जोधा (jodhā, “Jodha of Mandore”) + पुर (pur).


અજમેર

/ˈəd͡ʒ.meːɾ/


વઢવાણ

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વઢવાણ • (vaḍhvāṇ) n

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વઢવાણ • (vaḍhvāṇ) n

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀡 (vaḍḍhamāṇa), from Sanskrit वर्धमान (vardhamāna, “prospering”). Doublet of વર્ધમાન (vardhamān).


અહમદનગર

/ˈəʱ.məd̪.nə.ɡəɾ/

Borrowed from Classical Persian احمدنگر (ahmaḏnagar).

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Ahmednagar (a city in Maharastra, India)


દુર્યોધન

Borrowed from Sanskrit दुर्योधन (duryodhana), meaning "difficult to fight with".


ચેત

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (cĕtta), from Sanskrit चैत्र (caitra).


પુરાણ

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પુરાણ • (purāṇ) n

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પુરાણ • (purāṇ) n

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇa). Doublet of પુરાણું (purāṇũ).


ઢેઢ

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ઢેઢ • (ḍheḍh) f

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ઢેઢ • (ḍheḍh) f

Unknown. Cognate with Punjabi ਢੇਡ (ḍheḍ) and Marathi धेड (dheḍ).

Dhedh (a menial worker and weaving caste Dalit caste)