| Language | Lexeme | Native script | Phonetic | Phonemic | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Middle Persian | gīrēd | gyryd | ɡiːɾ- | ɡiːreːd | "take, seize", Past gryft; ZP gyl-, past glpt- (attested gyrʾd PRS.SBJV.3SG; but well-attested in ZMP) |
| 56 | Kurdish N.: Bahdini | werdgɨrit | wærdɨɡɨrit | |||
| 21 | Vedic: Early | grabh(i)- | ग्रभ- | ɡɾɐbʱ(i)- | ɡrabʱ(i)- | verb root |
| 67 | Persian: Tehran | gereftan | گرفتن | ɡereftæn | ||
| 35 | Palula | ghína | گِھنہ | ˈɡi̤na | ɡhína | |
| 33 | Marathi | gheṇe | घेणे | ɡʱeɳe | ||
| 23 | Sinhalese | gannavā | ගන්නවා | ɡannəʋa | ||
| 22 | Pali | gaṇhati/gaṇhāti | ɡɐɳɦɐtɪ | ɡaɳɦati | ||
| 38 | Khowar | ganik | گانیک | ɡɑˈn̪ik | ɡɑník | |
| 37 | Gawarbati | goik | گوئیک | ɡəɪk | ɡojk | GM gū-, gō- to take, seize |
| 46 | Avestan: Younger | gərəβnāiti | 𐬔𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬡𐬎𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 | ɡərβnaːti | ||
| 64 | Balochi: Sistani | gīt | ɡit | |||
| 57 | Kurdish C.: Jafi | agrıt | æɡrɨt | |||
| 63 | Mazanderani | garne | ɡærne | |||
| 61 | Raji: Barzoki | ʋạyre | va̠ˁjɾe | ʋa̠ˁjɾe | ||
| 70 | Lari | agere | aɡere | |||
| 62 | Tati | angere | ænɡere | |||
| 60 | Hawrami | magēro | mæɡeːro | |||
| 47 | Khwarazmian | xafeda | xfyd | χafeda | ||
| 71 | Kumzari | diga | dɪɡɐ | dɪɡɐ | ||
| 36 | Gawri | ginūg | گِھنُوگ | ɡɪ̤ˈn̪uːɡ̥ | ɡinuːɡ LH | |
| 65 | Old Persian | agṛbāya | 𐎠𐎥𐎼𐎲𐎠𐎹 | a-ɡərbaːi̯a | ||
| 39 | Pashai: North-West | guretaau | ګوریتاو | ɡʊˈɾɛːt̪ɑˑʊ | ɡureːtaːwu | |
| 40 | Kamviri | g′âa- | ɡˈaː- | ɡˈaɨ- | ||
| 41 | Kâta-vari: Eastern | g′âa- | gā- | ɡˈaː- | ɡˈaɨ- |
S.v. Proto-Iranian *grabH- 'to grab, seize, take' < PIE *gʰrebh₂- 'grab, seize' (cf. OCS grabiti 'to rob', Lith. grė́bti, gróbti 'to rob').
S.v. Ved. √grabh-ⁱ 'ergreifen, nehmen, fassen, festhalten' (Av. gərəβnāiti 'gewinnt, erlangt'), from PIE (prob.) *gʰreb⁽ʰ⁾H- (cf. Lith. grė́bti, gróbti 'rauben', Latv. grebt 'greifen', OCS grabiti 'rauben').
S.v. *gʰrebh₂- 'ergreifen' (IEW 455).
S.v. 4236 Ved. gr̥bhāyáti 'takes, seizes' RV. 2. gr̥hṇā́ti, gr̥bhṇā́ti 'takes, seizes' RV.
