भगवान

Hindi

Alternative forms

• भगवान् (bhagvān)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भगवान् (bhagavān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱəɡ.ʋɑːn/, [bʱɐɡ.wä̃ːn]

Noun

भगवान • (bhagvān) m (Urdu spelling بھگوان)

1. God, the Almighty

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान

   वह भगवान से प्रार्थना कर रही थी।

   vah bhagvān se prārthanā kar rahī thī.

   She was saying a prayer to God.

   भगवान तुम्हें दूध-पूत से सुखी रखे।

   bhagvān tumhẽ dūdh-pūt se sukhī rakhe.

   May God gratify you with wealth and children.

2. a god; male deity, lord

   भगवान कृष्णा ― bhagvān kŕṣṇā ― Lord Krishna

Declension

Declension of भगवान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भगवान bhagvān	भगवान bhagvān
oblique	भगवान bhagvān	भगवानों bhagvānõ
vocative	भगवान bhagvān	भगवानो bhagvāno

Descendants

• → English: bhagwaan, Bhagwan, Bhagawan

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भगवान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भगवान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “भगवान”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.