Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/ghar/ ਘ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਘਰ ghar Say it**GHAR**Type**Noun** In short Ghar is the Punjabi word for home, the house, the household, and the belonging that makes it more than walls. ## How it's used 1. 1ਘਰ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਕੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸੁੱਖ ਮਿਲਿਆ।Reaching home, I felt at peace. 2. 2ਸਾਰਾ ਘਰ ਵਿਆਹ ਦੀ ਤਿਆਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੱਗਾ ਹੈ।The whole household is busy with wedding preparations. _Ghar as the family unit_ 3. 3ਮਹਿਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਘਰ ਵਾਂਗ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਾਓ।Make the guest feel at home. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਘਰ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਮਕਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ, ਉਹ ਥਾਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਦਿਲ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ। ਘਰ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਇੱਟਾਂ-ਪੱਥਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ, ਸਗੋਂ ਮੁਹੱਬਤ ਅਤੇ ਅਪਣੱਤ ਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਘਰ ਹੈ। ਸਾਂਝਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ, ਇਕੱਠੀਆਂ ਰੋਟੀਆਂ, ਵਿਹੜਾ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਬੈਠਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਖੇਡਦੇ ਹਨ, ਘਰ ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ। ਲੋਕ-ਗੀਤ ਘਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੇ ਹਨ, ਧੀ ਦਾ ਪੇਕਾ ਘਰ ਛੱਡਣਾ, ਪਰਦੇਸੀ ਦਾ ਘਰ ਪਰਤਣ ਦਾ ਸੁਪਨਾ। ਘਰ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਘਰ ਸੰਭਾਲਣਾ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਅਤੇ ਮਾਣ ਹੈ। ## Meaning Ghar means home or house. It is the building where a family lives, but in Punjabi, as in English, ghar means far more than bricks and mortar. It means the household, the family under one roof, and the feeling of belonging that makes a place home. The word stretches naturally: "ghar" can mean one's ancestral village home, the family as a unit ("sara ghar", the whole household), or simply the place where your heart rests. "Ghar jana" (to go home) is one of the happiest phrases in the language. ## Origin and etymology Ghar comes from the Sanskrit griha, meaning house or home, through the Prakrit ghara. It is among the oldest words in the language, the word for home is as old as the idea of home itself. The same ancient root is shared across the languages of North India, a reminder that the concept of ghar predates all of them. ## Cultural context The ghar is the centre of Punjabi life. Joint families, shared meals, the courtyard where elders sit and children play, the ghar holds generations together. Hospitality begins at the ghar's door: a guest is welcomed as family. Punjabi songs are full of the ghar, the bride leaving her parents' ghar, the migrant dreaming of returning to his ghar, the mother keeping the ghar's lamp lit. To build a ghar, to keep a ghar, is a life's work and a life's pride. ## What does ghar mean in Punjabi? Ghar means home or house, the building where a family lives, but in Punjabi, as in English, ghar means far more than bricks and mortar. It means the household, the family under one roof, and the feeling of belonging that makes a place home. The word stretches naturally: it can mean one's ancestral village home, the family as a unit ("sara ghar", the whole household), or simply the place where your heart rests. ## Where does the word ghar come from? Ghar comes from the Sanskrit griha, meaning house or home, through the Prakrit ghara. It is among the oldest words in the language, the word for home is as old as the idea of home itself. The same ancient root is shared across the languages of North India. ## What role does the ghar play in Punjabi life? The ghar is the centre of Punjabi life. Joint families, shared meals, the courtyard where elders sit and children play, the ghar holds generations together. Hospitality begins at the ghar's door: a guest is welcomed as family. To build a ghar, to keep a ghar, is a life's work and a life's pride. ## ਘਰ ਦਾ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਘਰ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਮਕਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ, ਉਹ ਥਾਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਦਿਲ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ। ਘਰ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਇੱਟਾਂ-ਪੱਥਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ, ਸਗੋਂ ਮੁਹੱਬਤ ਅਤੇ ਅਪਣੱਤ ਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਹੈ। ## ਘਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ? ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਘਰ ਹੈ। ਸਾਂਝਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ, ਇਕੱਠੀਆਂ ਰੋਟੀਆਂ, ਵਿਹੜਾ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਬੈਠਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਖੇਡਦੇ ਹਨ, ਘਰ ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ। ਘਰ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਘਰ ਸੰਭਾਲਣਾ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਅਤੇ ਮਾਣ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਪਿੰਡpindVillage](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/pind/)[ਪਰਿਵਾਰparivarFamily](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/parivar/)[ਵੇਹੜਾvehraCourtyard; open heart of the house](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/vehra/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi–English Dictionary [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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