भविष्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भविष्य (bhaviṣya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱə.ʋɪʂ.jə/, [bʱə.ʋɪʃ.jə]

Noun

भविष्य • (bhaviṣya) m (Urdu spelling بھوشیہ‎)

1. the future (that which is yet to happen)
2. (grammar) future tense

   भविष्यकाल ― bhaviṣyakāl ― future tense (less ambiguous)

Declension

Declension of भविष्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भविष्य bhaviṣya	भविष्य bhaviṣya
oblique	भविष्य bhaviṣya	भविष्यों bhaviṣyõ
vocative	भविष्य bhaviṣya	भविष्यो bhaviṣyo

Adjective

भविष्य • (bhaviṣya) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بھوشیہ‎)

1. future

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भविष्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬪᬯᬶᬱ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• ভৱিষ্য (Assamese script)
• ভবিষ্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰪𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀯𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ભવિષ્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਭਵਿਸ਼ੑਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦨꦮꦶꦰꦾ (Javanese script)
• ភវិឞ្យ (Khmer script)
• ಭವಿಷ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• ຠວິຩ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• ഭവിഷ്യ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘥𑘪𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠧᢈᢔᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᢨᠠᠸᡳᢢᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဘဝိၑျ (Burmese script)
• 𑧅𑧊𑧒𑧌𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐰𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଭଵିଷ୍ଯ (Oriya script)
• ꢩꢮꢶꢰ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆮𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖪𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• භවිෂ්ය (Sinhalese script)
• భవిష్య (Telugu script)
• ภวิษฺย (Thai script)
• བྷ་ཝི་ཥྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒫𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Back-formation from भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ.ʋiʂ.jɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /bʱɐˈʋiʂ.jɐ/

Noun

भविष्य • (bhaviṣya) n

1. the future (Hariv., Pur.)

   Synonym: भविष्यपुराण (bhaviṣyapurāṇa)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भविष्य (bhaviṣya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भविष्यम् bhaviṣyam	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्याणि / भविष्या¹ bhaviṣyāṇi / bhaviṣyā¹
Vocative	भविष्य bhaviṣya	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्याणि / भविष्या¹ bhaviṣyāṇi / bhaviṣyā¹
Accusative	भविष्यम् bhaviṣyam	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्याणि / भविष्या¹ bhaviṣyāṇi / bhaviṣyā¹
Instrumental	भविष्येण bhaviṣyeṇa	भविष्याभ्याम् bhaviṣyābhyām	भविष्यैः / भविष्येभिः¹ bhaviṣyaiḥ / bhaviṣyebhiḥ¹
Dative	भविष्याय bhaviṣyāya	भविष्याभ्याम् bhaviṣyābhyām	भविष्येभ्यः bhaviṣyebhyaḥ
Ablative	भविष्यात् bhaviṣyāt	भविष्याभ्याम् bhaviṣyābhyām	भविष्येभ्यः bhaviṣyebhyaḥ
Genitive	भविष्यस्य bhaviṣyasya	भविष्ययोः bhaviṣyayoḥ	भविष्याणाम् bhaviṣyāṇām
Locative	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्ययोः bhaviṣyayoḥ	भविष्येषु bhaviṣyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• →Tatsama:

  • Hindi: भविष्य (bhaviṣya)

Adjective

भविष्य • (bhaviṣya)

1. imminent, impending (to be about to become or come to pass) (MBh., Ka1v.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भविष्य (bhaviṣya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भविष्यः bhaviṣyaḥ	भविष्यौ bhaviṣyau	भविष्याः / भविष्यासः¹ bhaviṣyāḥ / bhaviṣyāsaḥ¹
Vocative	भविष्य bhaviṣya	भविष्यौ bhaviṣyau	भविष्याः / भविष्यासः¹ bhaviṣyāḥ / bhaviṣyāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भविष्यम् bhaviṣyam	भविष्यौ bhaviṣyau	भविष्यान् bhaviṣyān
Instrumental	भविष्येण bhaviṣyeṇa	भविष्याभ्याम् bhaviṣyābhyām	भविष्यैः / भविष्येभिः¹ bhaviṣyaiḥ / bhaviṣyebhiḥ¹
Dative	भविष्याय bhaviṣyāya	भविष्याभ्याम् bhaviṣyābhyām	भविष्येभ्यः bhaviṣyebhyaḥ
Ablative	भविष्यात् bhaviṣyāt	भविष्याभ्याम् bhaviṣyābhyām	भविष्येभ्यः bhaviṣyebhyaḥ
Genitive	भविष्यस्य bhaviṣyasya	भविष्ययोः bhaviṣyayoḥ	भविष्याणाम् bhaviṣyāṇām
Locative	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्ययोः bhaviṣyayoḥ	भविष्येषु bhaviṣyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भविष्या (bhaviṣyā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भविष्या bhaviṣyā	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्याः bhaviṣyāḥ
Vocative	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्याः bhaviṣyāḥ
Accusative	भविष्याम् bhaviṣyām	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्याः bhaviṣyāḥ
Instrumental	भविष्यया / भविष्या¹ bhaviṣyayā / bhaviṣyā¹	भविष्याभ्याम् bhaviṣyābhyām	भविष्याभिः bhaviṣyābhiḥ
Dative	भविष्यायै bhaviṣyāyai	भविष्याभ्याम् bhaviṣyābhyām	भविष्याभ्यः bhaviṣyābhyaḥ
Ablative	भविष्यायाः bhaviṣyāyāḥ	भविष्याभ्याम् bhaviṣyābhyām	भविष्याभ्यः bhaviṣyābhyaḥ
Genitive	भविष्यायाः bhaviṣyāyāḥ	भविष्ययोः bhaviṣyayoḥ	भविष्याणाम् bhaviṣyāṇām
Locative	भविष्यायाम् bhaviṣyāyām	भविष्ययोः bhaviṣyayoḥ	भविष्यासु bhaviṣyāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of भविष्य (bhaviṣya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भविष्यम् bhaviṣyam	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्याणि / भविष्या¹ bhaviṣyāṇi / bhaviṣyā¹
Vocative	भविष्य bhaviṣya	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्याणि / भविष्या¹ bhaviṣyāṇi / bhaviṣyā¹
Accusative	भविष्यम् bhaviṣyam	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्याणि / भविष्या¹ bhaviṣyāṇi / bhaviṣyā¹
Instrumental	भविष्येण bhaviṣyeṇa	भविष्याभ्याम् bhaviṣyābhyām	भविष्यैः / भविष्येभिः¹ bhaviṣyaiḥ / bhaviṣyebhiḥ¹
Dative	भविष्याय bhaviṣyāya	भविष्याभ्याम् bhaviṣyābhyām	भविष्येभ्यः bhaviṣyebhyaḥ
Ablative	भविष्यात् bhaviṣyāt	भविष्याभ्याम् bhaviṣyābhyām	भविष्येभ्यः bhaviṣyebhyaḥ
Genitive	भविष्यस्य bhaviṣyasya	भविष्ययोः bhaviṣyayoḥ	भविष्याणाम् bhaviṣyāṇām
Locative	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्ययोः bhaviṣyayoḥ	भविष्येषु bhaviṣyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

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