ब्रह्मन्

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• brahman (Latin script)
• 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ব্রহ্মন্ (Bengali script)
• බ්‍රහ‍්මන් (Sinhalese script)
• ဗြဟ္မန် or ၿြႁ္မၼ် or ၿြႁ်မၼ် (Burmese script)
• พฺรหฺมนฺ or พรัหมัน (Thai script)
• ᨻᩕᩉ᩠ᨾᨶ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ພ຺ຣຫ຺ມນ຺ or ພຣັຫມັນ (Lao script)
• ព្រហ្មន៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄳𑄢𑄦𑄴𑄟𑄚𑄴 (Chakma script)

Proper noun

ब्रह्मन् m

1. Devanagari script form of brahman (“Brahma”)

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ব্ৰহ্মন্ (Assamese script)
• ᬩ᭄ᬭᬳ᭄ᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• ব্রহ্মন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰿𑰨𑰮𑰿𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဗြဟ္မန် (Burmese script)
• બ્રહ્મન્ (Gujarati script)
• ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦧꦿꦲ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂥𑂹𑂩𑂯𑂹𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೝ (Kannada script)
• ព្រហ្មន៑ (Khmer script)
• ພ຺ຣຫ຺ມນ຺ (Lao script)
• ബ്രഹ്മന് (Malayalam script)
• ᠪᡵᠠᡥᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
• 𑘤𑘿𑘨𑘮𑘿𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠷᠠᠾᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧄𑧠𑧈𑧎𑧠𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐧𑑂𑐬𑐴𑑂𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• ବ୍ରହ୍ମନ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢨ꣄ꢬꢲ꣄ꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑇀𑆫𑆲𑇀𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖿𑖨𑖮𑖿𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• බ්‍රහ‍්මන් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩲 𑪙𑩼𑪂 𑪙𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚠𑚶𑚤𑚩𑚶𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
• ப்³ரஹ்மந் (Tamil script)
• బ్రహ్మౝ (Telugu script)
• พฺรหฺมนฺ (Thai script)
• བྲ་ཧྨ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑓂𑒩𑒯𑓂𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨠𑩇𑨫𑨱𑩇𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰŕ̥źʰma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰŕ̥ȷ́ʰma, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to become high, rise, elevate”). Literally “growth”, “expansion”, “creation”, “development”, “swelling of the spirit or soul”. The Sanskrit root is बृह् (bṛh, “to increase, grow, expand”), from the same Proto-Indo-European root above.

An older etymology presented the word as an exact cognate of Latin flāmen (“priest”), however this is commonly considered spurious by modern authors.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɾɐ́ɦ.mɐn/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐɦ.mɐn̪/

Proper noun

ब्रह्मन् • (bráhman) m

1. Brahma or the one impersonal universal Spirit manifested as a personal Creator and as the first of the triad of personal gods.

Noun

ब्रह्मन् • (bráhman) stem, n

1. pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the heart in worshipping the gods, prayer
2. the sacred word (as opp. to वाच् (vāc), the word of man), the Veda, a sacred text, a text or mantra used as a spell
3. the Brahmana portion of the Veda
4. the sacred syllable om

Descendants

• Tamil: பிரமன் (piramaṉ)

See also

• ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa)