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Entry #1 of 3 · Noun (Masculine)

ګړ — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

gaṛ
Pronunciation:Standard: /gaṛ/
Noun (Masculine)plural: ګړونهOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

ګړ (gaṛ) is a Pashto n-m meaning “fortress; stronghold, castle; asylum” in English او په اردو کې د «دژ، قلعہ، درگ» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form ګړونه.

Meanings · Entry 12

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
fortress; stronghold, castle; asylum
دژ، قلعہ، درگ
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2
(used in geographic names)
صرف، جغرافیائی
Example in context:

خوشحال ګړ

“Khushhalgar (city)”

اس قدیم قلعے کی دیواریں اب بھی باقی ہیں۔

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Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir Plural (-ūnah)
ګړونهgaṛ-ūnah
Obl Plural (-ūno)
ګړونوgaṛ-ūno
Animate Plural (-ān)
ګړانgaṛ-ān
Animate Obl Plural (-āno)
ګړانوgaṛ-āno
Vocative Singular (-a)
ګړهgaṛ-a

Examples from corpora3

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

PashDict Unified Lexicon

د دغه لرغونی ګړ دېوالونه اوس هم پاتې دی.

“The walls of this ancient fortress still remain.”

اس قدیم قلعے کی دیواریں اب بھی باقی ہیں۔

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خوشحال ګړ د پښتو ادب د یو ستر شاعر نوم دی.

“Khushal-Gar is the name of a great poet of Pashto literature.”

خوشحال گڑھ پشتو ادب کے ایک عظیم شاعر کا نام ہے۔

Qalandar Momand (Daryab)

امان ګړ،عل ګړ،خوشحال ګړ،و غېره

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Origin Unknown

Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown

Entry #2 of 3 · Noun (Masculine)

ګړ (n-m · Entry 2)

gəṛ
Pronunciation:Standard: /gəṛ/
Noun (Masculine)plural: ګړونهOrigin: Native Pashto → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 24

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
speech; sound
گل، بتی، آواز
Example in context:

د دغه لرغونی ګړ دېوالونه اوس هم پاتې دی.

“The walls of this ancient fortress still remain.”

اس قدیم قلعے کی دیواریں اب بھی باقی ہیں۔

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2
muttering
ګړ
Example in context:

خوشحال ګړ د پښتو ادب د یو ستر شاعر نوم دی.

“Khushal-Gar is the name of a great poet of Pashto literature.”

خوشحال گڑھ پشتو ادب کے ایک عظیم شاعر کا نام ہے۔

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3
sounding
ګړ
Example in context:

د دغه لرغونی ګړ دېوالونه اوس هم پاتې دی.

“The walls of this ancient fortress still remain.”

اس قدیم قلعے کی دیواریں اب بھی باقی ہیں۔

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4
[Classical] A fort, a castle, a tower[classical]
Page 840 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Native Pashto
Example in context:

د دغه لرغونی ګړ دېوالونه اوس هم پاتې دی.

“The walls of this ancient fortress still remain.”

اس قدیم قلعے کی دیواریں اب بھی باقی ہیں۔

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Entry #3 of 3 · noun_m

گړ (noun_m · Entry 3)

1 gaṛ
Pronunciation:Standard: /1 gaṛ/
noun_mmasculineVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 33

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
fortress, stronghold, castle, asylum, used in geographic names خوشحال گړ Khushalgar (city)
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2
speech, sound, muttering, sound(s), phonation
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3
gold spangles, sequins (ornaments for the hair)
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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword ګړ (gaṛ) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.

Phonological & Dialectal Realization

Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه