भाड़ा

See also: भाडा, भेड़ा, भीड़, भंड, भिड़, and भेड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀟 (bhāḍa, “hire”) (or 𑀪𑀸𑀟𑀕 (bhāḍaga)), from Early Eastern Prakrit भाट (bhāṭa) (or diminutive भाटक (bhāṭaka)), from even earlier *भाट्ट- (bhāṭṭa-, “wages”), from Vedic Sanskrit *भार्त- (bhārta-, “(anything) related to servants”), vriddhi of भृत (bhṛta, “hired, paid; hired servant”, originally meant "carried, brought", with meaning changed as servants were hired to carry out work), a compound of भृ (bhṛ, “to carry, bring”) +‎ -त (-ta, “-ed”). Cognate with Bengali ভাড়া (bhaṛa), Assamese ভাৰা (bhara), Odia ଭଡ଼ା (bhôṛa), Punjabi ਭਾੜਾ (bhāṛā). Compare also Hindi भत्ता (bhattā, “allowance”), Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti, “hire, wages”), Bengali ভড় (bhoṛ), ভইড় (bhoiṛ, “human leg; soldier, servant”) — all ultimately of the same origin.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.ɽɑː/, [bʱäː.ɽäː]

Noun

भाड़ा • (bhāṛā) m (Urdu spelling بھاڑا)

1. fare
2. rent, rental fee

Declension

Declension of भाड़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भाड़ा bhāṛā	भाड़े bhāṛe
oblique	भाड़े bhāṛe	भाड़ों bhāṛõ
vocative	भाड़े bhāṛe	भाड़ो bhāṛo

Related terms

• भाड़े का टट्टू (bhāṛe kā ṭaṭṭū)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “भाड़ा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhārta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 539