बाँह

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰus. Cognate with Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (bāzu), from which Modern Persian بازو (bâzu) is derived; Ancient Greek πῆχυς (pêkhus, forearm). Also akin to Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), an Iranian borrowing. Doublet of बाहु (bāhu), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

Noun

बाँह (bā̃hf (Urdu spelling بانہ)

  1. (anatomy) arm, forearm
    डाक्टर ने मेरी बाँह में सुई चुभा दी।
    ḍākṭar ne merī bā̃h mẽ suī cubhā dī.
    The doctor stabbed my arm with a needle.
  2. sleeve
    उसका कोट की बाँह उधड़ गई।
    uskā koṭ kī bā̃h udhaṛ gaī.
    The sleeve of his coat got unsewn.

Declension

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Synonyms

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बाँह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “बाँह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.