भार

See also: भर and भारी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भार (bhāra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːɾ/, [bʱäːɾ]

Noun

भार • (bhār) m

1. burden, load, weight

   Synonym: बोझ (bojh)

2. weight, heft

   Synonym: वज़न (vazan)

Declension

Declension of भार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भार bhār	भार bhār
oblique	भार bhār	भारों bhārõ
vocative	भार bhār	भारो bhāro

Derived terms

• भारवहन (bhāravhan)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 760

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• ভার (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဘာရ (Burmese script)
• ભાર (Gujarati script)
• ਭਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಾರ (Kannada script)
• ភារ (Khmer script)
• ຠາຣ (Lao script)
• ഭാര (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଭାର (Odia script)
• ꢩꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• භාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• ப⁴ார (Tamil script)
• భార (Telugu script)
• ภาร (Thai script)
• བྷཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰārás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰārás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós, from the root *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). Cognate with Proto-Iranian *bāráh (whence Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬭𐬀 (bāra), Old Median *-βārə́h) and Ancient Greek φορός (phorós, “bearing, carrying, tending”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.ɾɐ/

Adjective

भा॒र • (bhārá) stem (root भृ)

1. bearing, carrying, holding
2. bringing; bestowing, granting
3. burdened, loaded, weighed down

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भा॒र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भा॒रः (bhāráḥ)	भा॒रौ (bhāráu) भा॒रा¹ (bhārā́¹)	भा॒राः (bhārā́ḥ) भा॒रासः॑¹ (bhārā́saḥ¹)
accusative	भा॒रम् (bhārám)	भा॒रौ (bhāráu) भा॒रा¹ (bhārā́¹)	भा॒रान् (bhārā́n)
instrumental	भा॒रेण॑ (bhāréṇa)	भा॒राभ्या॑म् (bhārā́bhyām)	भा॒रैः (bhāráiḥ) भा॒रेभिः॑¹ (bhārébhiḥ¹)
dative	भा॒राय॑ (bhārā́ya)	भा॒राभ्या॑म् (bhārā́bhyām)	भा॒रेभ्यः॑ (bhārébhyaḥ)
ablative	भा॒रात् (bhārā́t)	भा॒राभ्या॑म् (bhārā́bhyām)	भा॒रेभ्यः॑ (bhārébhyaḥ)
genitive	भा॒रस्य॑ (bhārásya)	भा॒रयोः॑ (bhāráyoḥ)	भा॒राणा॑म् (bhārā́ṇām)
locative	भा॒रे (bhāré)	भा॒रयोः॑ (bhāráyoḥ)	भा॒रेषु॑ (bhāréṣu)
vocative	भार॑ (bhā́ra)	भारौ॑ (bhā́rau) भारा॑¹ (bhā́rā¹)	भाराः॑ (bhā́rāḥ) भारा॑सः¹ (bhā́rāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भा॒रा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भा॒रा (bhārā́)	भा॒रे (bhāré)	भा॒राः (bhārā́ḥ)
accusative	भा॒राम् (bhārā́m)	भा॒रे (bhāré)	भा॒राः (bhārā́ḥ)
instrumental	भा॒रया॑ (bhāráyā) भा॒रा¹ (bhārā́¹)	भा॒राभ्या॑म् (bhārā́bhyām)	भा॒राभिः॑ (bhārā́bhiḥ)
dative	भा॒रायै॑ (bhārā́yai)	भा॒राभ्या॑म् (bhārā́bhyām)	भा॒राभ्यः॑ (bhārā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	भा॒रायाः॑ (bhārā́yāḥ) भा॒रायै॑² (bhārā́yai²)	भा॒राभ्या॑म् (bhārā́bhyām)	भा॒राभ्यः॑ (bhārā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	भा॒रायाः॑ (bhārā́yāḥ) भा॒रायै॑² (bhārā́yai²)	भा॒रयोः॑ (bhāráyoḥ)	भा॒राणा॑म् (bhārā́ṇām)
locative	भा॒राया॑म् (bhārā́yām)	भा॒रयोः॑ (bhāráyoḥ)	भा॒रासु॑ (bhārā́su)
vocative	भारे॑ (bhā́re)	भारे॑ (bhā́re)	भाराः॑ (bhā́rāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भा॒र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भा॒रम् (bhārám)	भा॒रे (bhāré)	भा॒राणि॑ (bhārā́ṇi) भा॒रा¹ (bhārā́¹)
accusative	भा॒रम् (bhārám)	भा॒रे (bhāré)	भा॒राणि॑ (bhārā́ṇi) भा॒रा¹ (bhārā́¹)
instrumental	भा॒रेण॑ (bhāréṇa)	भा॒राभ्या॑म् (bhārā́bhyām)	भा॒रैः (bhāráiḥ) भा॒रेभिः॑¹ (bhārébhiḥ¹)
dative	भा॒राय॑ (bhārā́ya)	भा॒राभ्या॑म् (bhārā́bhyām)	भा॒रेभ्यः॑ (bhārébhyaḥ)
ablative	भा॒रात् (bhārā́t)	भा॒राभ्या॑म् (bhārā́bhyām)	भा॒रेभ्यः॑ (bhārébhyaḥ)
genitive	भा॒रस्य॑ (bhārásya)	भा॒रयोः॑ (bhāráyoḥ)	भा॒राणा॑म् (bhārā́ṇām)
locative	भा॒रे (bhāré)	भा॒रयोः॑ (bhāráyoḥ)	भा॒रेषु॑ (bhāréṣu)
vocative	भार॑ (bhā́ra)	भारे॑ (bhā́re)	भारा॑णि (bhā́rāṇi) भारा॑¹ (bhā́rā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

भा॒र • (bhārá) stem, m (root भृ)

1. burden, load, weight
2. labor, toil
3. an onerous task
4. a particular manner of beating a drum

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भा॒र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भा॒रः (bhāráḥ)	भा॒रौ (bhāráu) भा॒रा¹ (bhārā́¹)	भा॒राः (bhārā́ḥ) भा॒रासः॑¹ (bhārā́saḥ¹)
accusative	भा॒रम् (bhārám)	भा॒रौ (bhāráu) भा॒रा¹ (bhārā́¹)	भा॒रान् (bhārā́n)
instrumental	भा॒रेण॑ (bhāréṇa)	भा॒राभ्या॑म् (bhārā́bhyām)	भा॒रैः (bhāráiḥ) भा॒रेभिः॑¹ (bhārébhiḥ¹)
dative	भा॒राय॑ (bhārā́ya)	भा॒राभ्या॑म् (bhārā́bhyām)	भा॒रेभ्यः॑ (bhārébhyaḥ)
ablative	भा॒रात् (bhārā́t)	भा॒राभ्या॑म् (bhārā́bhyām)	भा॒रेभ्यः॑ (bhārébhyaḥ)
genitive	भा॒रस्य॑ (bhārásya)	भा॒रयोः॑ (bhāráyoḥ)	भा॒राणा॑म् (bhārā́ṇām)
locative	भा॒रे (bhāré)	भा॒रयोः॑ (bhāráyoḥ)	भा॒रेषु॑ (bhāréṣu)
vocative	भार॑ (bhā́ra)	भारौ॑ (bhā́rau) भारा॑¹ (bhā́rā¹)	भाराः॑ (bhā́rāḥ) भारा॑सः¹ (bhā́rāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• भारिक (bhārika)
• भारिन् (bhārin)

Descendants

Terms inherited from भार (bhāra)

• Dardic:
  • Dameli: bâr
  • Shumashti: [script needed] (bār)
  • Kalasha: phā̆r, bhār
  • Kashmiri: بَار (bār), بَارَ (bāra)
  • Khowar: بر (bar)
  • Palula: بھار (bhā́ru)
  • Shina: بر (bar), بار (bār)
  • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: pār
• Pali: bhāra
• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀭 (bhāra), 𑀪𑀸𑀭𑀬 (bhāraya)
  • Central:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Romani: pharo, bar
  • Northern:
    • Khasa Prakrit:
      • Central Pahari:
        • Garhwali: भारु (bhāru)
        • Kumaoni: भार (bhāro)
      • Western Pahari:
        • Bhadrawahi: भारो (bhārō)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ބަރު (baru), ބަރަ (bara), ބަރާ (barā), ބަރި (bari)
      • Sinhalese: බර (bara), බරුව (baruwa)

Terms borrowed from भार (bhāra)

• Assamese: ভৰা (bhora)
• Bengali: ভার (bhar)
• Hindi: भार (bhār)
• Gujarati: ભાર (bhār)
• Kannada: ಭಾರ (bhāra)
• Khowar: بار
• Konkani: भार (bhār)
• Malayalam: ഭാരം (bhāraṁ)
• Malay: बार
• Maithili: भार (bhār)
• Marathi: भार (bhār), बार (bār)
• Nepali: भारी (bhārī)
• Old Javanese: bhāra
• Odia: ଭର (bhara)
• Punjabi: ਭਾਰ (bhār)
• Sindhi: بارُ (bāru)
• Tagalog: bahala
• Tamil: பாரம் (pāram)
• Telugu: భారము (bhāramu)
• Punjabi: ਭਾਰ (bhār)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “भार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 753, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 539