भार्या

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भार्या (bhāryā̀).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

भार्या • (bhāryā) f

1. (literary) wife

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:पत्नी

Declension

Declension of भार्या (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भार्या bhāryā	भार्याएँ bhāryāẽ
oblique	भार्या bhāryā	भार्याओं bhāryāõ
vocative	भार्या bhāryā	भार्याओ bhāryāo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भार्या”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884), “भार्या”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भार्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভাৰ্যা (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬵᬃᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
• ভার্যা (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဘာရျာ (Burmese script)
• ભાર્યા (Gujarati script)
• ਭਾਰ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦴꦫꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂰𑂩𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಾರ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
• ភាយ៌ា (Khmer script)
• ຠາຣ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
• ഭാര്യാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᢗᠷᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧑𑧈𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଭାର୍ଯା (Odia script)
• ꢩꢵꢬ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
• භාර්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚭𑚤𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
• ப⁴ார்யா (Tamil script)
• భార్యా (Telugu script)
• ภารฺยา (Thai script)
• བྷཱ་རྱཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Feminine of भार्य (bhāryà); literally meaning "female [of a household] to be supported/endured". The sense "female of an animal" is formed by further extending the sense "wife".

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.ɾí.jɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːɾ.jɑː/

Noun

भा॒र्या॑ • (bhāryā̀) stem, f (metrical Vedic bhāríyā)

1. a wife

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भार्या

2. female mate of an animal

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of भा॒र्या॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भा॒र्या॑ (bhāryā̀)	भा॒र्ये॑ (bhāryè)	भा॒र्याः॑ (bhāryā̀ḥ)
accusative	भा॒र्या॑म् (bhāryā̀m)	भा॒र्ये॑ (bhāryè)	भा॒र्याः॑ (bhāryā̀ḥ)
instrumental	भा॒र्य॑या (bhāryàyā) भा॒र्या॑¹ (bhāryā̀¹)	भा॒र्या॑भ्याम् (bhāryā̀bhyām)	भा॒र्या॑भिः (bhāryā̀bhiḥ)
dative	भा॒र्या॑यै (bhāryā̀yai)	भा॒र्या॑भ्याम् (bhāryā̀bhyām)	भा॒र्या॑भ्यः (bhāryā̀bhyaḥ)
ablative	भा॒र्या॑याः (bhāryā̀yāḥ) भा॒र्या॑यै² (bhāryā̀yai²)	भा॒र्या॑भ्याम् (bhāryā̀bhyām)	भा॒र्या॑भ्यः (bhāryā̀bhyaḥ)
genitive	भा॒र्या॑याः (bhāryā̀yāḥ) भा॒र्या॑यै² (bhāryā̀yai²)	भा॒र्य॑योः (bhāryàyoḥ)	भा॒र्या॑णाम् (bhāryā̀ṇām)
locative	भा॒र्या॑याम् (bhāryā̀yām)	भा॒र्य॑योः (bhāryàyoḥ)	भा॒र्या॑सु (bhāryā̀su)
vocative	भार्ये॑ (bhā́rye)	भार्ये॑ (bhā́rye)	भार्याः॑ (bhā́ryāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (bhajjā), 𑀪𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀆 (bhāriā) — Paiśācī
  • Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘰𑘕 (bhāja), 𑘥𑘰𑘕𑘰 (bhājā)
• Paisaci Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀆 (bhāriā)
• Pali: bhariyā
  • → Khmer: ភរិយា (phĕəʼriyiə)
  • → Lao: ພະລິຍາ (pha li nyā)
  • → Lü: ᦘᦟᦲᧉᦍᦱ (phlii²yaa)
  • → Thai: ภริยา (pá-rí-yaa)
• → Bengali: ভার্যা (bharja)
• → Hindi: भार्या (bhāryā)
• → Malayalam: ഭാര്യ (bhārya)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘰𑘨𑘱𑘧𑘰 (bhāriyā)
• → Tamil: பாரியை (pāriyai)
• → Telugu: భార్య (bhārya)
• → Thai: ภรรยา (pan-yaa)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “भार्या”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 754, column 1.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “bhāryā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “भार्या”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “भार्या”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhāryāˋ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press