गर्भ
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गर्भ (garbha). Doublet of गाभ (gābh, “pregnancy in animals”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]गर्भ • (garbh) m (Urdu spelling گربھ)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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direct | गर्भ garbh |
गर्भ garbh |
oblique | गर्भ garbh |
गर्भों garbhõ |
vocative | गर्भ garbh |
गर्भो garbho |
Derived terms
[edit]- गर्भावस्था (garbhāvasthā)
- गर्भवती (garbhavtī)
- गर्भिणी (garbhiṇī)
- गर्भनली (garbhanlī)
- गर्भपात (garbhapāt)
Related terms
[edit]- गर्भाशय (garbhāśay)
Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘨𑘿𑘥 (garbha, “womb”), from Sanskrit गर्भ (garbha, “womb”). Doublet of गाभा (gābhā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]गर्भ • (garbha) m
Declension
[edit]Declension of गर्भ (masc cons-stem) | |||
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direct singular |
गर्भ garbha | ||
direct plural |
गर्भ garbha | ||
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
nominative प्रथमा |
गर्भ garbha |
गर्भ garbha | |
oblique सामान्यरूप |
गर्भा garbhaā |
गर्भां- garbhaān- | |
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
गर्भाला garbhaālā |
गर्भांना garbhaānnā | |
ergative | गर्भाने, गर्भानं garbhaāne, garbhaāna |
गर्भांनी garbhaānnī | |
instrumental | गर्भाशी garbhaāśī |
गर्भांशी garbhaānśī | |
locative सप्तमी |
गर्भात garbhaāt |
गर्भांत garbhaāt | |
vocative संबोधन |
गर्भा garbhaā |
गर्भांनो garbhaānno | |
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 गर्भ (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
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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 |
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singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
गर्भाचा garbhaāċā |
गर्भाचे garbhaāċe |
गर्भाची garbhaācī |
गर्भाच्या garbhaācā |
गर्भाचे, गर्भाचं garbhaāċe, garbhaāċa |
गर्भाची garbhaācī |
गर्भाच्या garbhaācā | |
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
गर्भांचा garbhaānċā |
गर्भांचे garbhaānċe |
गर्भांची garbhaāñcī |
गर्भांच्या garbhaāncā |
गर्भांचे, गर्भांचं garbhaānċe, garbhaānċa |
गर्भांची garbhaāñcī |
गर्भांच्या garbhaāñcā | |
* 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
[edit]- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गर्भ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “गर्भ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- গৰ্ভ (Assamese script)
- ᬕᬃᬪ (Balinese script)
- গর্ভ (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰨𑰿𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀪 (Brahmi script)
- ဂရ်္ဘ (Burmese script)
- ગર્ભ (Gujarati script)
- ਗਰ੍ਭ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦂꦨ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂩𑂹𑂦 (Kaithi script)
- ಗರ್ಭ (Kannada script)
- គភ៌ (Khmer script)
- ຄຣ຺ຠ (Lao script)
- ഗര്ഭ (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᠠᡵᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘨𑘿𑘥 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠠᠷᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑧈𑧠𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑐬𑑂𑐨 (Newa script)
- ଗର୍ଭ (Odia script)
- ꢔꢬ꣄ꢩ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆫𑇀𑆨 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖨𑖿𑖥 (Siddham script)
- ගර්භ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩼 𑪙𑩳 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚤𑚶𑚡 (Takri script)
- க³ர்ப⁴ (Tamil script)
- గర్భ (Telugu script)
- ครฺภ (Thai script)
- ག་རྦྷ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒩𑓂𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨫𑩇𑨡 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-Iranian *gárbʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷólbʰ-o-s, from *gʷelbʰ- (“womb”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡𐬀 (garəβa), Ancient Greek δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]गर्भ • (gárbha) stem, m
- the womb
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.27.1:
- गर्भे॒ नु सन्नन्वे॑षामवेदम॒हं दे॒वानां॒ जनि॑मानि॒ विश्वा॑।
श॒तं मा॒ पुर॒ आय॑सीररक्ष॒न्नध॑ श्ये॒नो ज॒वसा॒ निर॑दीयम्॥- gárbhe nú sánnánveṣāmavedamaháṃ devā́nāṃ jánimāni víśvā.
śatáṃ mā púra ā́yasīrarakṣannádha śyenó javásā níradīyam. - Being still in the womb, I have known all the births of these divinities in their order; a hundred bodies of metal confined me, but as a hawk I came forth with speed.
- gárbhe nú sánnánveṣāmavedamaháṃ devā́nāṃ jánimāni víśvā.
- गर्भे॒ नु सन्नन्वे॑षामवेदम॒हं दे॒वानां॒ जनि॑मानि॒ विश्वा॑।
- fetus, embryo
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.29.2:
- अ॒रण्यो॒र्निहि॑तो जा॒तवे॑दा॒ गर्भ॑ इव॒ सुधि॑तो ग॒र्भिणी॑षु।
दि॒वेदि॑व॒ ईड्यो॑ जागृ॒वद्भि॑र्ह॒विष्म॑द्भिर्मनु॒ष्ये॑भिर॒ग्निः॥- aráṇyorníhito jātávedā gárbha iva súdhito garbhíṇīṣu.
divédiva ī́ḍyo jāgṛvádbhirhavíṣmadbhirmanuṣyèbhiragníḥ. - Jātavedas has been deposited in the two sticks as the embryo is deposited in pregnant women; Agni is to be adored day by day by vigilant men laden with oblations.
- aráṇyorníhito jātávedā gárbha iva súdhito garbhíṇīṣu.
- अ॒रण्यो॒र्निहि॑तो जा॒तवे॑दा॒ गर्भ॑ इव॒ सुधि॑तो ग॒र्भिणी॑षु।
- child, offspring, brood (especially of birds)
- the inside, middle or interior of anything
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | गर्भः (gárbhaḥ) | गर्भौ (gárbhau) गर्भा¹ (gárbhā¹) |
गर्भाः (gárbhāḥ) गर्भासः¹ (gárbhāsaḥ¹) |
accusative | गर्भम् (gárbham) | गर्भौ (gárbhau) गर्भा¹ (gárbhā¹) |
गर्भान् (gárbhān) |
instrumental | गर्भेण (gárbheṇa) | गर्भाभ्याम् (gárbhābhyām) | गर्भैः (gárbhaiḥ) गर्भेभिः¹ (gárbhebhiḥ¹) |
dative | गर्भाय (gárbhāya) | गर्भाभ्याम् (gárbhābhyām) | गर्भेभ्यः (gárbhebhyaḥ) |
ablative | गर्भात् (gárbhāt) | गर्भाभ्याम् (gárbhābhyām) | गर्भेभ्यः (gárbhebhyaḥ) |
genitive | गर्भस्य (gárbhasya) | गर्भयोः (gárbhayoḥ) | गर्भाणाम् (gárbhāṇām) |
locative | गर्भे (gárbhe) | गर्भयोः (gárbhayoḥ) | गर्भेषु (gárbheṣu) |
vocative | गर्भ (gárbha) | गर्भौ (gárbhau) गर्भा¹ (gárbhā¹) |
गर्भाः (gárbhāḥ) गर्भासः¹ (gárbhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪 (gabbha)
- ⇒ Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪-𑀅 (*gabbha-a)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi: ਗੱਭ (gabbha, “middle”)
- Pali: gabbha
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪 (gabbha)
- Hindi: गाभ (gābh, “pregnancy in animals”)
- Sinhalese: ගර්භය (garbhaya, “womb, foetus”)
- → Hindi: गर्भ (garbh)
- → Kannada: ಗರ್ಭ (garbha)
- → Khmer: គភ៌ (kɔə)
- → Lao: ຄັນ (khan)
- → Malayalam: ഗർഭം (gaṟbhaṁ)
- → Tamil: கருப்பம் (karuppam)
- → Telugu: గర్భము (garbhamu)
- → Thai: ครรภ์ (kan)
References
[edit]- “ग॑भ” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 150, column 1.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “गर्भ”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 083
- Monier Williams (1899) “गर्भ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 349, column 2.
- Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 284
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