गृभ्णाति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gr̥bʰnáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥bʰnáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to seize, snatch, grab”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡‎ (garəβ, “to seize”), Macedonian грабне (grabne, “to snatch”), Middle Low German grabben. Compare also English grab, a borrowing from Middle Low German.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡr̩bʱ.ɳɑ́ː.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡr̩bʱˈɳɑː.t̪i/

Verb

गृभ्णाति • (gṛbhṇā́ti) (root ग्रभ्, class 9 P)

to seize
to take by the hand

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