बाँह
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बांह (bā̃h)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀸 (bāhā), from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰus. Cognate with Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (bāzu), from which Modern Persian بازو (bâzu) is derived; Ancient Greek πῆχυς (pêkhus, “forearm”) and English bough. Also akin to Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), an Iranian borrowing. Doublet of बाज़ू (bāzū) and बाहु (bāhu), a tatsama.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɑ̃ːɦ/, [bä̃ːʱ]
Noun
बाँह • (bā̃h) f (Urdu spelling بانہہ)
- (anatomy) arm, forearm
- डाक्टर ने मेरी बाँह में सुई चुभा दी।
- ḍākṭar ne merī bā̃h mẽ suī cubhā dī.
- The doctor stabbed my arm with a needle.
- sleeve
- उसका कोट की बाँह उधड़ गई।
- uskā koṭ kī bā̃h udhaṛ gaī.
- The sleeve of his coat got unsewn.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बाँह bā̃h |
बाँहें bā̃hẽ |
| oblique | बाँह bā̃h |
बाँहों bā̃hõ |
| vocative | बाँह bā̃h |
बाँहो bā̃ho |
Synonyms
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बाँह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बाँह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bāhú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press