Meanings
Extending far down from the top or surface.
اوپر یا سطح سے دور دراز تک پھیلا ہوا۔
گہرا
gehra
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- deep water
- deep thoughts
- deep sleep
Example Sentences
The lake is very deep and mysterious.
یہ جھیل بہت گہری اور پراسرار ہے۔
Yeh jheel bohat gehri aur purasraar hai.
He has deep knowledge of the subject.
اس کے پاس موضوع کی گہری معلومات ہیں۔
Us ke paas mauzoo ki gehri maloomat hain.
She took a deep breath before speaking.
اس نے بولنے سے پہلے ایک گہری سانس لی۔
Us ne bolne se pehle aik gehri saans li.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of a very deep ocean.
Imagine a dark blue ocean that goes down endlessly.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
آبِ گہر سے گہرے ہیں دریا ہمارے، پر ان دریا کی عمیق ہیں بشیرے ہمارے۔
Aab-e-gehra se gehre hain darya hamaray, par un darya ki ameek hain basheere hamaray.
From the deep water, our rivers rise, but the depth of those rivers holds our blessings.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
گہرائی میں سب کچھ پوشیدہ ہوتا ہے۔
Gehraai mein sab kuch posheedah hota hai.
Everything is hidden in depth.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "deop" — profound, deep, serious
First known use: before the 12th century
The word 'deep' has been used since Old English, and it has retained a consistent meaning related to measurement of depth or intensity.