आरम्भ

आरम्भ

Hindi

Noun

आरम्भ • (ārambh) m (Urdu spelling آرمبھ‎)

1. Alternative spelling of आरंभ (ārambh)

Declension

Declension of आरम्भ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आरम्भ ārambh	आरम्भ ārambh
oblique	आरम्भ ārambh	आरम्भों ārambhõ
vocative	आरम्भ ārambh	आरम्भो ārambho

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ārambha (Latin script)
• 𑀆𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀪 (Brahmi script)
• আরম্ভ (Bengali script)
• ආරම‍්භ (Sinhalese script)
• အာရမ္ဘ or ဢႃရမ္ꧤ or ဢႃရမ်ꧤ (Burmese script)
• อารมฺภ or อารัมภะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᩁᨾ᩠ᨽ (Tai Tham script)
• ອາຣມ຺ຠ or ອາຣັມຠະ (Lao script)
• អារម្ភ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑄢𑄟𑄴𑄞 (Chakma script)

Noun

आरम्भ m

1. Devanagari script form of ārambha (“beginning”)

Declension

Declension table of "आरम्भ" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	आरम्भो (ārambho)	आरम्भा (ārambhā)
Accusative (second)	आरम्भं (ārambhaṃ)	आरम्भे (ārambhe)
Instrumental (third)	आरम्भेन (ārambhena)	आरम्भेहि (ārambhehi) or आरम्भेभि (ārambhebhi)
Dative (fourth)	आरम्भस्स (ārambhassa) or आरम्भाय (ārambhāya) or आरम्भत्थं (ārambhatthaṃ)	आरम्भानं (ārambhānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	आरम्भस्मा (ārambhasmā) or आरम्भम्हा (ārambhamhā) or आरम्भा (ārambhā)	आरम्भेहि (ārambhehi) or आरम्भेभि (ārambhebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	आरम्भस्स (ārambhassa)	आरम्भानं (ārambhānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	आरम्भस्मिं (ārambhasmiṃ) or आरम्भम्हि (ārambhamhi) or आरम्भे (ārambhe)	आरम्भेसु (ārambhesu)
Vocative (calling)	आरम्भ (ārambha)	आरम्भा (ārambhā)

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬆᬭᬫ᭄ᬪ (Balinese script)
• আৰম্ভ (Assamese script)
• আরম্ভ (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰨𑰦𑰿𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀪 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌆𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌭 (Grantha script)
• આરમ્ભ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਰਮੑਭ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦄꦴꦫꦩ꧀ꦨ (Javanese script)
• អារម្ភ (Khmer script)
• ಆರಮ್ಭ (Kannada script)
• ອາຣມ຺ຠ (Lao script)
• ആരമ്ഭ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘁𑘨𑘦𑘿𑘥 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠷᠠᠮᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᠮᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
• အာရမ္ဘ (Burmese script)
• 𑦡𑧈𑧆𑧠𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐬𑐩𑑂𑐨 (Newa script)
• ଆରମ୍ଭ (Oriya script)
• ꢃꢬꢪ꣄ꢩ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆫𑆩𑇀𑆨 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖨𑖦𑖿𑖥 (Siddham script)
• ආරම්භ (Sinhalese script)
• ఆరమ్భ (Telugu script)
• อารมฺภ (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ར་མྦྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒩𑒧𑓂𑒦 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɾɐm.bʱɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈɾɐm.bʱɐ/

Noun

आरम्भ • (ārambhá) m

1. beginning, commencement, undertaking (ant. अन्त (anta))
2. enterprising, setting about a task

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आरम्भ (ārambhá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आरम्भः ārambháḥ	आरम्भौ ārambhaú	आरम्भाः / आरम्भासः¹ ārambhā́ḥ / ārambhā́saḥ¹
Vocative	आरम्भ ā́rambha	आरम्भौ ā́rambhau	आरम्भाः / आरम्भासः¹ ā́rambhāḥ / ā́rambhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	आरम्भम् ārambhám	आरम्भौ ārambhaú	आरम्भान् ārambhā́n
Instrumental	आरम्भेण ārambhéṇa	आरम्भाभ्याम् ārambhā́bhyām	आरम्भैः / आरम्भेभिः¹ ārambhaíḥ / ārambhébhiḥ¹
Dative	आरम्भाय ārambhā́ya	आरम्भाभ्याम् ārambhā́bhyām	आरम्भेभ्यः ārambhébhyaḥ
Ablative	आरम्भात् ārambhā́t	आरम्भाभ्याम् ārambhā́bhyām	आरम्भेभ्यः ārambhébhyaḥ
Genitive	आरम्भस्य ārambhásya	आरम्भयोः ārambháyoḥ	आरम्भाणाम् ārambhā́ṇām
Locative	आरम्भे ārambhé	आरम्भयोः ārambháyoḥ	आरम्भेषु ārambhéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Synonyms

• आदि (ādi)

Descendants

• → Hindi: आरंभ (ārambh), आरम्भ (ārambh)
• Pali: ārambha
• → Punjabi: ਅਰੰਭ (arambh)
• → Sinhalese: ආරම්භය (ārambhaya)
• → Tamil: ஆரம்பம் (ārampam)
• → Telugu: ఆరంభము (ārambhamu)
• → Assamese: আৰম্ভ (arombho)
• → Bengali: আরম্ভ (arômbhô)

References

• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “आरम्भ”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press