बीज

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit बीज (bī́ja). Doublet of बीआ (bīā), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /biːd͡ʒ/
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Noun

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बीज (bījm (Urdu spelling بیج)

  1. seed, seedling
  2. nucleus (clarification of this definition is needed)
    Synonym: नाभिक (nābhik)
  3. kernel

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Marwari

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बीज (bīja).

Noun

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बीज (bīj?

  1. seed
  2. sprout
  3. semen

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Further reading

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  • Bhanwar, Lal Suthar, Gahlot, Sukhveer Singh (1998) राजस्थानी-हिन्दी-अंग्रेजी कोश [rājasthānī-hindī-aṅgrejī koś, Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary] (in Hindi), Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press), page 240

Old Marathi

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Noun

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बीज (bījan

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑘤𑘲𑘕

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Declension of बीज
singular plural
direct बीज (bīja) बिजें (bijeṃ)
oblique बिजा (bijā) बिजां (bijāṃ)
instrumental बिजें (bijeṃ) बिजीं (bijīṃ)
locative बिजी (bijī) बिजीं (bijīṃ)

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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बीज n

  1. Devanagari script form of bīja

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am (seed, semen). Cognate with Sogdian [script needed] (byz'k, seed, semen), Parachi bīz (seed-corn).

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    Noun

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    बीज (bī́ja) stemn

    1. seed
      • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.53.13:
        येन तोकाय तनयाय धान्यं बीजं वहध्वे अक्षितम् ।
        अस्मभ्यं तद्धत्तन यद्व ईमहे राधो विश्वायु सौभगम् ॥
        yena tokāya tanayāya dhānyaṃ bījaṃ vahadhve akṣitam.
        asmabhyaṃ taddhattana yadva īmahe rādho viśvāyu saubhagam.
        Grant to us the bounty, that which we implore, through which, for child and progeny,
        Ye give the seed of corn that does not die, and bliss that reaches to all life.
    2. semen
    3. grain
    4. origin
      • c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā 7.10:
        बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां सनातनम्
        bījaṃ māṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ sanātanam
        The origin I am of all beings, everlasting
    5. algebra

    Declension

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    Neuter a-stem declension of बीज (bī́ja)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative बीजम्
    bī́jam
    बीजे
    bī́je
    बीजानि / बीजा¹
    bī́jāni / bī́jā¹
    Vocative बीज
    bī́ja
    बीजे
    bī́je
    बीजानि / बीजा¹
    bī́jāni / bī́jā¹
    Accusative बीजम्
    bī́jam
    बीजे
    bī́je
    बीजानि / बीजा¹
    bī́jāni / bī́jā¹
    Instrumental बीजेन
    bī́jena
    बीजाभ्याम्
    bī́jābhyām
    बीजैः / बीजेभिः¹
    bī́jaiḥ / bī́jebhiḥ¹
    Dative बीजाय
    bī́jāya
    बीजाभ्याम्
    bī́jābhyām
    बीजेभ्यः
    bī́jebhyaḥ
    Ablative बीजात्
    bī́jāt
    बीजाभ्याम्
    bī́jābhyām
    बीजेभ्यः
    bī́jebhyaḥ
    Genitive बीजस्य
    bī́jasya
    बीजयोः
    bī́jayoḥ
    बीजानाम्
    bī́jānām
    Locative बीजे
    bī́je
    बीजयोः
    bī́jayoḥ
    बीजेषु
    bī́jeṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

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    Further reading

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    • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “bīja”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.