भिन्न

See also: भुनना and भन्नु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भिन्न (bhinná).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɪnn/, [bʱɪ̃n(ː)]

Adjective

भिन्न • (bhinn) (indeclinable)

1. separate (divided, not together)
2. different (not the same; unlike)
3. split (physically separated)

Related terms

• भिन्नता (bhinntā)

Noun

भिन्न • (bhinn) m

1. (mathematics) a fraction (a part or proportion of a number)

Declension

Declension of भिन्न (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भिन्न bhinn	भिन्न bhinn
oblique	भिन्न bhinn	भिन्नों bhinnõ
vocative	भिन्न bhinn	भिन्नो bhinno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भिन्न”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 767
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भिन्न”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भिन्न (bhinná).

Adjective

भिन्न • (bhinna)

1. different, separate, distinct, different
2. divided

Noun

भिन्न • (bhinna) n

1. (mathematics) a fraction (a part or proportion of a number)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भिन्न”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भिन्न”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভিন্ন (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬶᬦ᭄ᬦ (Balinese script)
• ভিন্ন (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰰𑰡𑰿𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဘိန္န (Burmese script)
• ભિન્ન (Gujarati script)
• ਭਿਨ੍ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦶꦤ꧀ꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂱𑂢𑂹𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಿನ್ನ (Kannada script)
• ភិន្ន (Khmer script)
• ຠິນ຺ນ (Lao script)
• ഭിന്ന (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡳᠨᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘱𑘡𑘿𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠢᠨᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧒𑧁𑧠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐶𑐣𑑂𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଭିନ୍ନ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢶꢥ꣄ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆴𑆤𑇀𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖰𑖡𑖿𑖡 (Siddham script)
• භින‍්න (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩑𑩯 𑪙𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚮𑚝𑚶𑚝 (Takri script)
• பி⁴ந்ந (Tamil script)
• భిన్న (Telugu script)
• ภินฺน (Thai script)
• བྷི་ནྣ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒱𑒢𑓂𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨁𑨝𑩇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰid-nó-s, from *bʰeyd- (“to split, to break”). Cognate with Old English biten (whence English bitten).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱin.nɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱin̪.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

भिन्न • (bhinná) stem

1. broken, split, shattered
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.32.8:

     न॒दं न भि॒न्नम्अ॒मुया शया॑नं॒ मनो॒ रुहा॑णा॒ अति॑ य॒न्त्यापः॑।
     याश्चि॑द्वृ॒त्रो म॑हि॒ना प॒र्यति॑ष्ठ॒त्तासा॒महिः॑ पत्सुतः॒शीर्ब॑भूव॥

     nadáṃ ná bhinnámamúyā́ śáyānaṃ máno rúhāṇā áti yantyā́paḥ.
     yā́ścidvṛtró mahinā́ paryátiṣṭhattā́sāmáhiḥ patsutaḥśī́rbabhūva.

     The sprouting waters flow over him as he lies down as if over a broken reed
     The Dragon lies beneath the feet of torrents which Vṛtra with his greatness had encompassed.

2. destroyed

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भिन्न

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भिन्नः (bhinnáḥ)	भिन्नौ (bhinnaú) भिन्ना¹ (bhinnā́¹)	भिन्नाः (bhinnā́ḥ) भिन्नासः¹ (bhinnā́saḥ¹)
accusative	भिन्नम् (bhinnám)	भिन्नौ (bhinnaú) भिन्ना¹ (bhinnā́¹)	भिन्नान् (bhinnā́n)
instrumental	भिन्नेन (bhinnéna)	भिन्नाभ्याम् (bhinnā́bhyām)	भिन्नैः (bhinnaíḥ) भिन्नेभिः¹ (bhinnébhiḥ¹)
dative	भिन्नाय (bhinnā́ya)	भिन्नाभ्याम् (bhinnā́bhyām)	भिन्नेभ्यः (bhinnébhyaḥ)
ablative	भिन्नात् (bhinnā́t)	भिन्नाभ्याम् (bhinnā́bhyām)	भिन्नेभ्यः (bhinnébhyaḥ)
genitive	भिन्नस्य (bhinnásya)	भिन्नयोः (bhinnáyoḥ)	भिन्नानाम् (bhinnā́nām)
locative	भिन्ने (bhinné)	भिन्नयोः (bhinnáyoḥ)	भिन्नेषु (bhinnéṣu)
vocative	भिन्न (bhínna)	भिन्नौ (bhínnau) भिन्ना¹ (bhínnā¹)	भिन्नाः (bhínnāḥ) भिन्नासः¹ (bhínnāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भिन्ना

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भिन्ना (bhinnā́)	भिन्ने (bhinné)	भिन्नाः (bhinnā́ḥ)
accusative	भिन्नाम् (bhinnā́m)	भिन्ने (bhinné)	भिन्नाः (bhinnā́ḥ)
instrumental	भिन्नया (bhinnáyā) भिन्ना¹ (bhinnā́¹)	भिन्नाभ्याम् (bhinnā́bhyām)	भिन्नाभिः (bhinnā́bhiḥ)
dative	भिन्नायै (bhinnā́yai)	भिन्नाभ्याम् (bhinnā́bhyām)	भिन्नाभ्यः (bhinnā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	भिन्नायाः (bhinnā́yāḥ) भिन्नायै² (bhinnā́yai²)	भिन्नाभ्याम् (bhinnā́bhyām)	भिन्नाभ्यः (bhinnā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	भिन्नायाः (bhinnā́yāḥ) भिन्नायै² (bhinnā́yai²)	भिन्नयोः (bhinnáyoḥ)	भिन्नानाम् (bhinnā́nām)
locative	भिन्नायाम् (bhinnā́yām)	भिन्नयोः (bhinnáyoḥ)	भिन्नासु (bhinnā́su)
vocative	भिन्ने (bhínne)	भिन्ने (bhínne)	भिन्नाः (bhínnāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भिन्न

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भिन्नम् (bhinnám)	भिन्ने (bhinné)	भिन्नानि (bhinnā́ni) भिन्ना¹ (bhinnā́¹)
accusative	भिन्नम् (bhinnám)	भिन्ने (bhinné)	भिन्नानि (bhinnā́ni) भिन्ना¹ (bhinnā́¹)
instrumental	भिन्नेन (bhinnéna)	भिन्नाभ्याम् (bhinnā́bhyām)	भिन्नैः (bhinnaíḥ) भिन्नेभिः¹ (bhinnébhiḥ¹)
dative	भिन्नाय (bhinnā́ya)	भिन्नाभ्याम् (bhinnā́bhyām)	भिन्नेभ्यः (bhinnébhyaḥ)
ablative	भिन्नात् (bhinnā́t)	भिन्नाभ्याम् (bhinnā́bhyām)	भिन्नेभ्यः (bhinnébhyaḥ)
genitive	भिन्नस्य (bhinnásya)	भिन्नयोः (bhinnáyoḥ)	भिन्नानाम् (bhinnā́nām)
locative	भिन्ने (bhinné)	भिन्नयोः (bhinnáyoḥ)	भिन्नेषु (bhinnéṣu)
vocative	भिन्न (bhínna)	भिन्ने (bhínne)	भिन्नानि (bhínnāni) भिन्ना¹ (bhínnā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: ब्यन् (byan)
• Gandhari: 𐨧𐨁𐨎𐨣 (bhiṃna)
• Old Javanese: bhinna
  • > Javanese: ꦧꦶꦤ (bina) (inherited)
• Pali: bhinna
• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (bhiṇṇa)
  • Assamese: ভিন (bhin)
  • Bengali: ভিন (bhin)
  • Maithili: भीन (bhīn)
  • ⇒ Marathi: भिनणे (bhinṇe, “to penetrate”, verb)
  • Punjabi: ਭਿਨੱ (bhina)