ghróom

Palula

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit ग्रा॒म (grāmá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)gróm-o-s, from *h₂ger- + *-os.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡrhóom/

    Noun

    ghróom m (Perso-Arabic spelling گھروم)

    1. village
    2. permanent settlement
      Antonym: sóon (summer pasture)
    3. Ashret proper
      Synonym: atshareét xaás

    Declension

    Declension of ghróom (a-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative ghróom ghróoma
    oblique ghróoma ghróomam

    Alternative forms

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “ghróom”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “grā́ma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 235