भेदभाव

Hindi

Etymology

भेद (bhed, “split, divided”) +‎ भाव (bhāv, “feeling”). Cognate with Marathi भेदभाव (bhedbhāv).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱeːd̪.bʱɑːʋ/, [bʱeːd̪.bʱäːʋ]

Noun

भेदभाव • (bhedbhāv) m (Urdu spelling بھید بھاو)

1. discrimination; inequality
   • 2017 December 25, “अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी: ऑन बनाम ऑफ़ रिकॉर्ड में छिपी पूरी हक़ीक़त [alīgaṛh muslim yūnivarsiṭī: ŏn banām ŏf rikŏrḍ mẽ chipī pūrī haqīqat]”, in BBC Hindi‎^[1]:

     एएमयू ऐसी जगह है, जहां बिलकुल भेदभाव नहीं है.

     eemyū aisī jagah hai, jahā̃ bilkul bhedbhāv nahī̃ hai.

     AMU [Aligarh Muslim University] is a place without any discrimination.

Declension

Declension of भेदभाव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भेदभाव bhedbhāv	भेदभाव bhedbhāv
oblique	भेदभाव bhedbhāv	भेदभावों bhedbhāvõ
vocative	भेदभाव bhedbhāv	भेदभावो bhedbhāvo

Marathi

Etymology

From भेद (bhed, “difference”) +‎ भाव (bhāv, “feeling”). Cognate with Hindi भेदभाव (bhedbhāv).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʱed̪.bʱaʋ/

Noun

भेदभाव • (bhedbhāv) m

1. discrimination

Declension

Declension of भेदभाव (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	भेदभाव bhedbhāv
direct plural	भेदभाव bhedbhāv
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भेदभाव bhedbhāv		भेदभाव bhedbhāv
oblique सामान्यरूप	भेदभावा bhedbhāvā		भेदभावां- bhedbhāvān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भेदभावाला bhedbhāvālā		भेदभावांना bhedbhāvānnā
ergative	भेदभावाने, भेदभावानं bhedbhāvāne, bhedbhāvāna		भेदभावांनी bhedbhāvānnī
instrumental	भेदभावाशी bhedbhāvāśī		भेदभावांशी bhedbhāvānśī
locative सप्तमी	भेदभावात bhedbhāvāt		भेदभावांत bhedbhāvāt
vocative संबोधन	भेदभावा bhedbhāvā		भेदभावांनो bhedbhāvānno
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 भेदभाव (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
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	भेदभावाचा bhedbhāvāċā	भेदभावाचे bhedbhāvāċe	भेदभावाची bhedbhāvācī	भेदभावाच्या bhedbhāvācā	भेदभावाचे, भेदभावाचं bhedbhāvāċe, bhedbhāvāċa	भेदभावाची bhedbhāvācī	भेदभावाच्या bhedbhāvācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भेदभावांचा bhedbhāvānċā	भेदभावांचे bhedbhāvānċe	भेदभावांची bhedbhāvāñcī	भेदभावांच्या bhedbhāvāncā	भेदभावांचे, भेदभावांचं bhedbhāvānċe, bhedbhāvānċa	भेदभावांची bhedbhāvāñcī	भेदभावांच्या bhedbhāvāñcā
* 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

• Berntsen, Maxine, “भेदभाव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.