भिन्न

See also: भुनना and भन्नु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भिन्न (bhinná).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) 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, “भिन्न”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• 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)
• ਭਿਨੑਨ (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) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱin̪.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

भिन्न • (bhinná) stem

1. broken, split, shattered
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.32.8:

     नदं न भिन्नम्अमुया शयानं मनो रुहाणा अति यन्त्यापः ।
     याश्चिद्वृत्रो महिना पर्यतिष्ठत्तासामहिः पत्सुतःशीर्बभूव ॥

     nadaṃ na bhinnamamuyā śayānaṃ mano ruhāṇā ati yantyāpaḥ .
     yāścidvṛtro mahinā paryatiṣṭhattāsāmahiḥ patsutaḥśīrbabhūva .

     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 (bhinná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भिन्नः bhinnáḥ	भिन्नौ / भिन्ना¹ bhinnaú / bhinnā́¹	भिन्नाः / भिन्नासः¹ bhinnā́ḥ / bhinnā́saḥ¹
Vocative	भिन्न bhínna	भिन्नौ / भिन्ना¹ bhínnau / bhínnā¹	भिन्नाः / भिन्नासः¹ bhínnāḥ / bhínnāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भिन्नम् bhinnám	भिन्नौ / भिन्ना¹ bhinnaú / bhinnā́¹	भिन्नान् bhinnā́n
Instrumental	भिन्नेन bhinnéna	भिन्नाभ्याम् bhinnā́bhyām	भिन्नैः / भिन्नेभिः¹ bhinnaíḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भिन्ना (bhinnā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भिन्ना bhinnā́	भिन्ने bhinné	भिन्नाः bhinnā́ḥ
Vocative	भिन्ने bhínne	भिन्ने bhínne	भिन्नाः bhínnāḥ
Accusative	भिन्नाम् bhinnā́m	भिन्ने bhinné	भिन्नाः bhinnā́ḥ
Instrumental	भिन्नया / भिन्ना¹ bhinnáyā / bhinnā́¹	भिन्नाभ्याम् bhinnā́bhyām	भिन्नाभिः bhinnā́bhiḥ
Dative	भिन्नायै bhinnā́yai	भिन्नाभ्याम् bhinnā́bhyām	भिन्नाभ्यः bhinnā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	भिन्नायाः / भिन्नायै² bhinnā́yāḥ / bhinnā́yai²	भिन्नाभ्याम् bhinnā́bhyām	भिन्नाभ्यः bhinnā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	भिन्नायाः / भिन्नायै² bhinnā́yāḥ / bhinnā́yai²	भिन्नयोः bhinnáyoḥ	भिन्नानाम् bhinnā́nām
Locative	भिन्नायाम् bhinnā́yām	भिन्नयोः bhinnáyoḥ	भिन्नासु bhinnā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भिन्न (bhinná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भिन्नम् bhinnám	भिन्ने bhinné	भिन्नानि / भिन्ना¹ bhinnā́ni / bhinnā́¹
Vocative	भिन्न bhínna	भिन्ने bhínne	भिन्नानि / भिन्ना¹ bhínnāni / bhínnā¹
Accusative	भिन्नम् bhinnám	भिन्ने bhinné	भिन्नानि / भिन्ना¹ bhinnā́ni / bhinnā́¹
Instrumental	भिन्नेन bhinnéna	भिन्नाभ्याम् bhinnā́bhyām	भिन्नैः / भिन्नेभिः¹ bhinnaíḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

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