As a deity name
Name 781 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 698 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
गंभीर
deep; serious, grave
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi गम्भीर — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit गम्भीर (gambhīra).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
gambhīra mfn. = gabh˚, RV. (only in the beginning of Pādas, six times), AV. &c. (in post-Vedic writings gambh˚ is more used than gabh˚; the deepness of a man's navel, voice, and character are praised together, VarBṛS. lxviii, 85; hence a person who is said to have a deep navel, voice, and character is called tri-gambhīra mf(ā)n., MBh. iv, 254; v, 3939)
gambhīra m. (= jambh˚) the lemon tree, L.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a hiccup, violent singultus (with hikkā, )
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "gambhīrā" is the feminine form of "gambhīra" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
gambhīrā (ā), f. a hiccup, violent singultus (with hikkā, Suśr.), W.
N. of a river, Megh. 41
gambhīra mfn. = gabh˚, RV. (only in the beginning of Pādas, six times), AV. &c. (in post-Vedic writings gambh˚ is more used than gabh˚; the deepness of a man's navel, voice, and character are praised together, VarBṛS. lxviii, 85; hence a person who is said to have a deep navel, voice, and character is called tri-gambhīra mf(ā)n., MBh. iv, 254; v, 3939)
gambhīra m. (= jambh˚) the lemon tree, L.
Alternative readings
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