brahman

See also: Brahman and brahmán

English

Alternative forms

• brāhman

Etymology

From Hindi ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ) / Urdu براہمن (brāhman).

Noun

brahman (plural brahmans)

1. Alternative form of brahmin (member of the Hindu priestly class).

Derived terms

• brahmaness
• brahmanicide

Anagrams

• Barnham, Branham

Finnish

Noun

brahman

1. genitive singular of brahma

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ब्रह्मन् (Devanagari script)
• ব্রহ্মন্ (Bengali script)
• බ්‍රහ‍්මන් (Sinhalese script)
• ဗြဟ္မန် or ၿြႁ္မၼ် or ၿြႁ်မၼ် (Burmese script)
• พฺรหฺมนฺ or พรัหมัน (Thai script)
• ᨻᩕᩉ᩠ᨾᨶ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ພ຺ຣຫ຺ມນ຺ or ພຣັຫມັນ (Lao script)
• ព្រហ្មន៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄳𑄢𑄦𑄴𑄟𑄚𑄴 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (brahman).

Proper noun

brahman m

1. Brahma

Declension

Declension table of "brahman" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular
Nominative (first)	brahmā
Accusative (second)	brahmānaṃ
Instrumental (third)	brahmanā
Dative (fourth)	brahmano
Ablative (fifth)	brahmano
Genitive (sixth)	brahmano
Locative (seventh)	brahmani
Vocative (calling)	brahme

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “brahma”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brahmane.

Noun

brahman m (plural brahmani, feminine equivalent brahmană)

1. brahmin

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	brahman	brahmanul	brahmani	brahmanii
genitive-dative	brahman	brahmanului	brahmani	brahmanilor
vocative	brahmanule		brahmanilor

Spanish

Noun

brahman m (plural bráhmanes)

1. Brahman (breed of cattle)