भेजा

See also: भाजी, भुज, भांजी, भुज्, भोज, and भांजा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱeː.d͡ʒɑː/, [bʱeː.d͡ʒäː]

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mazǰʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰḗn, whence also मज्जन् (majján, “marrow”) and Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (majjā).

The phonetic changes between Indo-Iranian and Hindi are irregular, and possibly the result of taboo deformation, according to Turner. It is also probably partially due to New Indo-Aryan languages preserving the aspiration in the Indo-Iranian *zǰʰ cluster, which was lost in Sanskrit. A possible development of the Hindi form from Proto-Indo-Iranian is *mazǰʰ- > *mejjh- > *mhĕjj- (through metathesis of the aspiration) > bhej-. Compare the phonetic development of Sanskrit मेधा (medhā). Doublet of मग़ज़ (maġaz), borrowed from Persian. Cognate with English marrow and Dhivehi މަދު (madu). Doublet of माँज (māñj), which evolved more predictably from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (majjā).

Noun

भेजा • (bhejā) m (Urdu spelling بھیجا)

1. (anatomy) brain

   मैंने उसे भेजे में गोली मारी।

   ma͠ine use bheje mẽ golī mārī.

   I shot him in the brain.

2. brain, mind; thought process

   उस मूर्ख का भेजा नहीं है। ― us mūrkh kā bhejā nahī̃ hai. ― That fool has no brain.

Declension

Declension of भेजा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भेजा bhejā	भेजे bheje
oblique	भेजे bheje	भेजों bhejõ
vocative	भेजे bheje	भेजो bhejo

Synonyms

• (all senses): दिमाग़ (dimāġ)
• (anatomy): मस्तिष्क (mastiṣk), मग़ज़ (maġaz)

Derived terms

• भेजा खाना (bhejā khānā)
• भेजा चाटना (bhejā cāṭnā)
• भेजा ख़ाली होना (bhejā xālī honā)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

भेजा • (bhejā)

1. inflection of भेजना (bhejnā):
   1. masculine singular perfective participle
   2. masculine singular perfect indicative

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भेजा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “भेजा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “majjan”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 555