बाँह

See also: बांह, बाहु, बहू, बहु, and बिहा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बांह (bā̃h)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀸 (bāhā), from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰus. Cognate with Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (bāzu), from which Modern Persian بازو (bâzu) is derived; Ancient Greek πῆχυς (pêkhus, “forearm”) and English bough. Also akin to Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), an Iranian borrowing. Doublet of बाज़ू (bāzū) and बाहु (bāhu), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑ̃ːɦ/, [bä̃ːʱ]

Noun

बाँह • (bā̃h) f (Urdu spelling بانہہ)

1. (anatomy) arm, forearm

   डाक्टर ने मेरी बाँह में सुई चुभा दी।

   ḍākṭar ne merī bā̃h mẽ suī cubhā dī.

   The doctor stabbed my arm with a needle.

2. sleeve

   उसका कोट की बाँह उधड़ गई।

   uskā koṭ kī bā̃h udhaṛ gaī.

   The sleeve of his coat got unsewn.

Declension

Declension of बाँह (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बाँह bā̃h	बाँहें bā̃hẽ
oblique	बाँह bā̃h	बाँहों bā̃hõ
vocative	बाँह bā̃h	बाँहो bā̃ho

Synonyms

• (arm): बाज़ू (bāzū)
• (sleeve): आस्तीन (āstīn)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बाँह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बाँह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bāhú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press