Gurjarat
/ɡʊrˈdʒɑːrət/noun
A historical or variant transliteration of Gujarat, the western Indian state and former region.
Did you know?Gurjarat is an older or variant form related to Gujarat, whose name is traditionally traced to the Gurjaras, a powerful early-medieval people whose origins remain historically debated.
Etymological Timeline
Early medieval period
Sanskrit
Gurjara-rāṣṭra
“The territory or kingdom of the Gurjaras”
Early medieval period
Sanskrit
Gurjara
“The name of the Gurjara people or political group”
8th–10th Century
Prakrit/Apabhraṃśa
Gurjaratta
“The land of the Gurjaras, with regional sound changes affecting the final compound element”
Medieval period
Old Gujarati
Gurjarāt / Gujarāt
“The regional name derived from the earlier Gurjara territorial designation”
16th–19th Century
Persian and English
Gujarat / Guzerat
“Established administrative and geographic forms used in Persianate records and European writing”
Modern English
English
Gujarat; Gurjarat
“Gujarat is the standard modern form, while Gurjarat survives as a historical or variant transliteration”