भवन

See also: भवानी and भावना

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भवन (bhavana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱə.ʋən/, [bʱɐ.ʋɐ̃n]

Noun

भवन • (bhavan) m (Urdu spelling بھون)

1. building, edifice, structure
2. mansion, palace
3. house

Declension

Declension of भवन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भवन bhavan	भवन bhavan
oblique	भवन bhavan	भवनों bhavanõ
vocative	भवन bhavan	भवनो bhavano

See also

• इमारत (imārat)
• निर्माण (nirmāṇ)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভৱন (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬯᬦ (Balinese script)
• ভবন (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰪𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀯𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဘဝန (Burmese script)
• ભવન (Gujarati script)
• ਭਵਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌵𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦮꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂫𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಭವನ (Kannada script)
• ភវន (Khmer script)
• ຠວນ (Lao script)
• ഭവന (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᠸᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘪𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧊𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐰𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଭଵନ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢮꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆮𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖪𑖡 (Siddham script)
• භවන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩾𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚦𑚝 (Takri script)
• ப⁴வந (Tamil script)
• భవన (Telugu script)
• ภวน (Thai script)
• བྷ་ཝ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒫𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨭𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

भव (bhava) +‎ -अन (-ana); compare German Gebäude (“building”) for a similar formation from the same root.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ́.ʋɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ.ʋɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

भवन • (bhavana) stem, m or n

1. building, edifice
2. house, dwelling, residence
3. mansion, palace
4. place of abode

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भवन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भवनः (bhavanaḥ)	भवनौ (bhavanau) भवना¹ (bhavanā¹)	भवनाः (bhavanāḥ) भवनासः¹ (bhavanāsaḥ¹)
accusative	भवनम् (bhavanam)	भवनौ (bhavanau) भवना¹ (bhavanā¹)	भवनान् (bhavanān)
instrumental	भवनेन (bhavanena)	भवनाभ्याम् (bhavanābhyām)	भवनैः (bhavanaiḥ) भवनेभिः¹ (bhavanebhiḥ¹)
dative	भवनाय (bhavanāya)	भवनाभ्याम् (bhavanābhyām)	भवनेभ्यः (bhavanebhyaḥ)
ablative	भवनात् (bhavanāt)	भवनाभ्याम् (bhavanābhyām)	भवनेभ्यः (bhavanebhyaḥ)
genitive	भवनस्य (bhavanasya)	भवनयोः (bhavanayoḥ)	भवनानाम् (bhavanānām)
locative	भवने (bhavane)	भवनयोः (bhavanayoḥ)	भवनेषु (bhavaneṣu)
vocative	भवन (bhavana)	भवनौ (bhavanau) भवना¹ (bhavanā¹)	भवनाः (bhavanāḥ) भवनासः¹ (bhavanāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of भवन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भवनम् (bhavanam)	भवने (bhavane)	भवनानि (bhavanāni) भवना¹ (bhavanā¹)
accusative	भवनम् (bhavanam)	भवने (bhavane)	भवनानि (bhavanāni) भवना¹ (bhavanā¹)
instrumental	भवनेन (bhavanena)	भवनाभ्याम् (bhavanābhyām)	भवनैः (bhavanaiḥ) भवनेभिः¹ (bhavanebhiḥ¹)
dative	भवनाय (bhavanāya)	भवनाभ्याम् (bhavanābhyām)	भवनेभ्यः (bhavanebhyaḥ)
ablative	भवनात् (bhavanāt)	भवनाभ्याम् (bhavanābhyām)	भवनेभ्यः (bhavanebhyaḥ)
genitive	भवनस्य (bhavanasya)	भवनयोः (bhavanayoḥ)	भवनानाम् (bhavanānām)
locative	भवने (bhavane)	भवनयोः (bhavanayoḥ)	भवनेषु (bhavaneṣu)
vocative	भवन (bhavana)	भवने (bhavane)	भवनानि (bhavanāni) भवना¹ (bhavanā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: भवन (bhavan)
• → Bengali: ভবন (bhobon)
• → Old Javanese: bhawana
• → Punjabi

  Gurmukhi script: ਭਵਨ (bhavan)

  Shahmukhi script: بھون (bhavan)

• → Tamil: பவனம் (pavaṉam)
• → Telugu: భవనము (bhavanamu)
• → Kannada: ಭವನ (bhavana)

See also

• निर्माण (nirmāṇa)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “भवन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 749, column 2.