भा
Bhojpuri
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वा (vā).[1]
Conjunction
भा (bhā)[2]
References
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভা (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬵ (Balinese script)
- ভা (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဘာ (Burmese script)
- ભા (Gujarati script)
- ਭਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಭಾ (Kannada script)
- ភា (Khmer script)
- ຠາ (Lao script)
- ഭാ (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଭା (Odia script)
- ꢩꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖯 (Siddham script)
- භා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚭 (Takri script)
- ப⁴ா (Tamil script)
- భా (Telugu script)
- ภา (Thai script)
- བྷཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaH-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱɑː/
Root
भा • (bhā)
Derived terms
Primary verbal forms
Secondary forms
- भायते (bhāyate, passive)
- भापयति (bhāpayati, causative)
- अबीभपत् (abībhapat, causative aorist)
- बिभासति (bibhāsati, desiderative)
- बाभायते (bābhāyate, intensive)
Non-finite forms
- भात (bhāta, past participle)
Prefixed root forms
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root भा (0 c, 5 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root भा (11 c, 0 e)
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “BHĀ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 259
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “भा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 750, column 3.
- William Dwight Whitney (1885), “bhā, 'shine'”, in The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 110
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáH, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂, and thus of the same origin as Etymology 1.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱɑ́ː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱɑː/
Noun
भा • (bhā́) stem, f
- light or a beam of light; lustre, splendour
- the shadow of a gnomon
- appearance, resemblance, likeness
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भाः (bhā́ḥ) | भौ (bháu) भा¹ (bhā́¹) |
भाः (bhā́ḥ) |
| accusative | भाम् (bhā́m) | भौ (bháu) भा¹ (bhā́¹) |
भाः (bhā́ḥ) भः² (bháḥ²) |
| instrumental | भा (bhā́) | भाभ्या॑म् (bhā́bhyām) | भाभिः॑ (bhā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | भे (bhé) | भाभ्या॑म् (bhā́bhyām) | भाभ्यः॑ (bhā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भः (bháḥ) | भाभ्या॑म् (bhā́bhyām) | भाभ्यः॑ (bhā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भः (bháḥ) | भोः (bhóḥ) | भाना॑म् (bhā́nām) भाम्² (bhā́m²) |
| locative | भि (bhí) | भोः (bhóḥ) | भासु॑ (bhā́su) |
| vocative | भाः (bhā́ḥ) | भौ (bháu) भा¹ (bhā́¹) |
भाः (bhā́ḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Perhaps
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “BHĀ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][3] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 259: “(> line 2 > ) bhā́- f. Schein, Licht”
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “भा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 750, column 3.