भाऊबीज

Marathi

Etymology

From भाऊ (bhāū, “brother”) +‎ बीज (bīj, “Dwitiya”). Compare Hindi भाई दूज (bhāī dūj).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʱau.bid͡ʑ/, [bʱau.biːd͡ʑ]
Hyphenation: भाऊ‧बीज
Rhymes: -id͡z

Proper noun

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भाऊबीज • (bhāūbīj) m^[1]^[2]^[3](Hinduism)

Bhaubeej, a festival celebrated during Diwali in which brothers and sisters honour each other.

Declension

Declension of भाऊबीज (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	भाऊबीज bhāūbīj
direct plural	भाऊबीज bhāūbīj
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भाऊबीज bhāūbīj	भाऊबीज bhāūbīj
oblique सामान्यरूप	भाऊबीजा bhāūbījā	भाऊबीजां- bhāūbījān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भाऊबीजाला bhāūbījālā	भाऊबीजांना bhāūbījānnā
ergative	भाऊबीजाने, भाऊबीजानं bhāūbījāne, bhāūbījāna	भाऊबीजांनी bhāūbījānnī
instrumental	भाऊबीजाशी bhāūbījāśī	भाऊबीजांशी bhāūbījānśī
locative सप्तमी	भाऊबीजात bhāūbījāt	भाऊबीजांत bhāūbījāt
vocative संबोधन	भाऊबीजा bhāūbījā	भाऊबीजांनो bhāūbījānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of भाऊबीज (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	भाऊबीजाचा bhāūbījāċā	भाऊबीजाचे bhāūbījāċe	भाऊबीजाची bhāūbījācī	भाऊबीजाच्या bhāūbījācā	भाऊबीजाचे, भाऊबीजाचं bhāūbījāċe, bhāūbījāċa	भाऊबीजाची bhāūbījācī	भाऊबीजाच्या bhāūbījācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भाऊबीजांचा bhāūbījānċā	भाऊबीजांचे bhāūbījānċe	भाऊबीजांची bhāūbījāñcī	भाऊबीजांच्या bhāūbījāncā	भाऊबीजांचे, भाऊबीजांचं bhāūbījānċe, bhāūbījānċa	भाऊबीजांची bhāūbījāñcī	भाऊबीजांच्या bhāūbījāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

More information

^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “भाऊबीज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “भाऊबीज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
^ Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “भाऊबीज”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

[1] Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “भाऊबीज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

[2] Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “भाऊबीज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

[3] Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “भाऊबीज”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

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