बभ्रु

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• बभ्रुक (babhruka)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bábʰruṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰábʰruš (“beaver, mongoose”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (“beaver”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬡𐬭𐬀 (baβra), Latin fiber, Lithuanian bẽbras, Old English beofor (whence English beaver).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐ́bʱ.ɾu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐbʱ.ɾu/

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐbʱ.ɾú/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐbʱ.ɾu/

Noun

बभ्रु • (bábhru, babhrú) stem, m

1. a ichneumon, mongoose
2. any small brown mammal
3. reddish-brown color

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of बभ्रु (bábhru)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बभ्रुः bábhruḥ	बभ्रू bábhrū	बभ्रवः bábhravaḥ
Vocative	बभ्रो bábhro	बभ्रू bábhrū	बभ्रवः bábhravaḥ
Accusative	बभ्रुम् bábhrum	बभ्रू bábhrū	बभ्रून् bábhrūn
Instrumental	बभ्रुणा / बभ्र्वा¹ bábhruṇā / bábhrvā¹	बभ्रुभ्याम् bábhrubhyām	बभ्रुभिः bábhrubhiḥ
Dative	बभ्रवे bábhrave	बभ्रुभ्याम् bábhrubhyām	बभ्रुभ्यः bábhrubhyaḥ
Ablative	बभ्रोः bábhroḥ	बभ्रुभ्याम् bábhrubhyām	बभ्रुभ्यः bábhrubhyaḥ
Genitive	बभ्रोः bábhroḥ	बभ्र्वोः bábhrvoḥ	बभ्रूणाम् bábhrūṇām
Locative	बभ्रौ bábhrau	बभ्र्वोः bábhrvoḥ	बभ्रुषु bábhruṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Masculine u-stem declension of बभ्रु (babhrú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बभ्रुः babhrúḥ	बभ्रू babhrū́	बभ्रवः babhrávaḥ
Vocative	बभ्रो bábhro	बभ्रू bábhrū	बभ्रवः bábhravaḥ
Accusative	बभ्रुम् babhrúm	बभ्रू babhrū́	बभ्रून् babhrū́n
Instrumental	बभ्रुणा / बभ्र्वा¹ babhrúṇā / babhrvā́¹	बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrúbhyām	बभ्रुभिः babhrúbhiḥ
Dative	बभ्रवे babhráve	बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrúbhyām	बभ्रुभ्यः babhrúbhyaḥ
Ablative	बभ्रोः babhróḥ	बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrúbhyām	बभ्रुभ्यः babhrúbhyaḥ
Genitive	बभ्रोः babhróḥ	बभ्र्वोः babhrvóḥ	बभ्रूणाम् babhrūṇā́m
Locative	बभ्रौ babhraú	बभ्र्वोः babhrvóḥ	बभ्रुषु babhrúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Telugu: బభ్రువు (babhruvu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “बभ्रु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 721/3.