भाव

See also: भव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाव (bhāva).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːʋ/, [bʱäːʋ]
• Rhymes: -ɑːʋ

Noun

भाव • (bhāv) m

1. rate, price

   Synonyms: मूल्य (mūlya), क़ीमत (qīmat), दाम (dām)

   सोने का भाव चढ़ने लगा है।

   sone kā bhāv caṛhne lagā hai.

   The price of gold is beginning to rise.

2. existence, being

   Synonyms: अस्तित्व (astitva), जीवन (jīvan)

3. emotion, feeling

   Synonyms: अनुभव (anubhav), भावना (bhāvnā)

4. disposition, character, nature
5. opinion, sentiment

   Synonyms: राय (rāy), मत (mat)

6. manner, way

   Synonyms: ढंग (ḍhaṅg), तरीक़ा (tarīqā), रीति (rīti), तौर (taur)

7. intent, meaning
8. soul, spirit

   Synonym: आत्मा (ātmā)

Declension

Declension of भाव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भाव bhāv	भाव bhāv
oblique	भाव bhāv	भावों bhāvõ
vocative	भाव bhāv	भावो bhāvo

Derived terms

• भाववाच्य (bhāvvācya)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भाव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भाव”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “भाव”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भाव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 766

Konkani

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”). Cognate with Marathi भाऊ (bhāū) and Hindi भाई (bhāī).

Pronunciation

• (Goud Saraswat) IPA^(key): [bʱɑːʋ]
• (Roman Catholic) IPA^(key): [bɑːʋ]

Noun

भाव • (bhāv) (Latin script bav, Kannada script ಭಾವ್)

1. brother

   Synonym: इर्मांव (irmā̃v)

Declension

Declension of भाव
	singular	plural
ergative	भावान (bhāvān)	भावान्नि (bhāvānni)
nominative	भाव (bhāv)	भावा (bhāvā)
vocative	भावा (bhāvā)	भावान्नो (bhāvānno)
accusative/dative	भावाक (bhāvāk)	भावांक (bhāvānk)
superessive	भावार/भावाचेर (bhāvār/bhāvācer)	भावान्चेर (bhāvāncer)
instrumental	भावानि (bhāvāni)	भावान्नि (bhāvānni)
ablative	भावात्ल्यान (bhāvātlyān)	भावान्त्ल्यान (bhāvāntlyān)

Genitive declension of भाव
	masculine object		feminine object
	singular	plural	singular	plural
singular subject	भावाचो (bhāvātso)	भावाचे (bhāvāce)	भावाचि (bhāvāci)	भावाचि (bhāvāci)
plural subject	भावान्चो (bhāvāntso)	भावान्चे (bhāvānce)	भावान्चि (bhāvānci)	भावान्चि (bhāvānci)

References

• Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani‎^[1], Goa University (doctoral thesis)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• bhāva (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑀸𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ভাৰ (Bengali script)
• භාව (Sinhalese script)
• ဘာဝ or ꧤႃဝ (Burmese script)
• ภาว or ภาวะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩣᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠາວ or ຠາວະ (Lao script)
• ភាវ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄂𑅇 (Chakma script)

Noun

भाव m

1. Devanagari script form of bhāva

Declension

Declension table of "भाव" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भावो (bhāvo)	भावा (bhāvā)
Accusative (second)	भावं (bhāvaṃ)	भावे (bhāve)
Instrumental (third)	भावेन (bhāvena)	भावेहि (bhāvehi) or भावेभि (bhāvebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भावस्स (bhāvassa) or भावाय (bhāvāya) or भावत्थं (bhāvatthaṃ)	भावानं (bhāvānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भावस्मा (bhāvasmā) or भावम्हा (bhāvamhā) or भावा (bhāvā)	भावेहि (bhāvehi) or भावेभि (bhāvebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भावस्स (bhāvassa)	भावानं (bhāvānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भावस्मिं (bhāvasmiṃ) or भावम्हि (bhāvamhi) or भावे (bhāve)	भावेसु (bhāvesu)
Vocative (calling)	भाव (bhāva)	भावा (bhāvā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভাৱ (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬵᬯ (Balinese script)
• ভাব (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰯𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀸𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ဘာဝ (Burmese script)
• ભાવ (Gujarati script)
• ਭਾਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌾𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦴꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂰𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಾವ (Kannada script)
• ភាវ (Khmer script)
• ຠາວ (Lao script)
• ഭാവ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘰𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᢗᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧑𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐵𑐰 (Newa script)
• ଭାଵ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢵꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆳𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖯𑖪 (Siddham script)
• භාව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩛𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚭𑚦 (Takri script)
• ப⁴ாவ (Tamil script)
• భావ (Telugu script)
• ภาว (Thai script)
• བྷཱ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒰𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨊𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From भू (bhū, “to be; to become”, root) +‎ -अ (-a, nominalization suffix) with vṛddhi and internal sandhi.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.ʋɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɑː.ʋɐ/

Noun

भाव • (bhāvá) stem, m

1. becoming; being, existing, occurring, appearance
2. turning or transition into
3. continuance (opposite to cessation)
4. state; condition; rank
   • c. 1 CE – 200 CE, Vimalakīrtinirdeśa 6.14:

     परिपूर्णानि मे द्वादशवर्षान्य् उपादाय स्त्रीभावं पर्येशमाणाया न चैनं लभे ।

     paripūrṇāni me dvādaśavarṣāny upādāya strībhāvaṃ paryeśamāṇāyā na cainaṃ labhe .

     I've spent all these twelve years searching for my feminity ("womanhood; woman-ness") but I haven't obtained it.

5. true condition or state; truth; reality (as the first component in a compound)

   भावेन ― bhāvena ― (indeclinable) really, truly

6. manner of being; nature; temperament; character

   भावो भावं निगच्छति ― bhāvo bhāvaṃ nigacchati ― birds of a feather flock together

7. manner of acting; conduct; behaviour
8. any state of mind or body; way of thinking or feeling; sentiment; opinion; disposition; intention
9. (rhetoric) passion; emotion
10. conjecture; supposition
11. purport; meaning, sense

    इति भावः ― iti bhāvaḥ ― such is the sense (often used at the end of commentaries)

12. love; affection; attachment
13. the seat of the feelings or affections; heart; soul; mind
14. that which is or exists; thing or substance; being or living creature
15. (drama) a discreet or learned man (as a term of address)
16. (astronomy) the state or condition of a planet
17. (astrology) an astrological house or lunar mansion
18. name of the 27th kalpa
19. name of the 8th (42nd) year in Jupiter's cycle of 60 years
20. (grammar) the fundamental notion of the verb; the sense conveyed by the abstract noun (the impersonal sense conveyed by the verb)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भाव (bhāvá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भावः bhāváḥ	भावौ / भावा¹ bhāvaú / bhāvā́¹	भावाः / भावासः¹ bhāvā́ḥ / bhāvā́saḥ¹
Vocative	भाव bhā́va	भावौ / भावा¹ bhā́vau / bhā́vā¹	भावाः / भावासः¹ bhā́vāḥ / bhā́vāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भावम् bhāvám	भावौ / भावा¹ bhāvaú / bhāvā́¹	भावान् bhāvā́n
Instrumental	भावेन bhāvéna	भावाभ्याम् bhāvā́bhyām	भावैः / भावेभिः¹ bhāvaíḥ / bhāvébhiḥ¹
Dative	भावाय bhāvā́ya	भावाभ्याम् bhāvā́bhyām	भावेभ्यः bhāvébhyaḥ
Ablative	भावात् bhāvā́t	भावाभ्याम् bhāvā́bhyām	भावेभ्यः bhāvébhyaḥ
Genitive	भावस्य bhāvásya	भावयोः bhāváyoḥ	भावानाम् bhāvā́nām
Locative	भावे bhāvé	भावयोः bhāváyoḥ	भावेषु bhāvéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Lao: ພາບ (phāp)
• → Malay: bahawa
  • Indonesian: bahwa
• → Tamil: பாவம் (pāvam)
• → Thai: ภาพ (pâap)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “भावः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899) “भाव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 754/2.