ग़ौर
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian غَوْر (ġawr), from Arabic غَوْر (ḡawr, “bottom, depth, (fig.) deepness in thought”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɣɔːɾ/, /ɡɔːɾ/
Noun
ग़ौर • (ġaur) m (Urdu spelling غور)
- deep thought, deliberation
- close attention, care
- Synonym: ध्यान (dhyān)
- ग़ौर से सुनियो। ― gaur se suniyo ― Listen carefully
Declension
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Related terms
- ग़ौर करना (ġaur karnā, “to reflect upon”)
- ग़ौर से (ġaur se, “attentively”)
- ग़ौरतलब (ġaurtalab, “requiring attention”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ग़ौर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “ग़ौर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.