बाण

बाण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑːɳ/, [bä̃ːɳ]

Noun

बाण • (bāṇ) m

1. an arrow (type of ammunition)

   धनुष और बाण ― dhanuṣ aur bāṇ ― bow and arrow

   Synonym: तीर (tīr)

Declension

Declension of बाण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बाण bāṇ	बाण bāṇ
oblique	बाण bāṇ	बाणों bāṇõ
vocative	बाण bāṇ	बाणो bāṇo

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• bāṇa (Latin script)
• 𑀩𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• বাণ (Bengali script)
• බාණ (Sinhalese script)
• ဗာဏ or ၿႃꧣ (Burmese script)
• พาณ or พาณะ (Thai script)
• ᨻᩣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ພາຓ or ພາຓະ (Lao script)
• ពាណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄂𑄕 (Chakma script)

Noun

बाण m

1. Devanagari script form of bāṇa

Declension

Declension table of "बाण" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	बाणो (bāṇo)	बाणा (bāṇā)
Accusative (second)	बाणं (bāṇaṃ)	बाणे (bāṇe)
Instrumental (third)	बाणेन (bāṇena)	बाणेहि (bāṇehi) or बाणेभि (bāṇebhi)
Dative (fourth)	बाणस्स (bāṇassa) or बाणाय (bāṇāya) or बाणत्थं (bāṇatthaṃ)	बाणानं (bāṇānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	बाणस्मा (bāṇasmā) or बाणम्हा (bāṇamhā) or बाणा (bāṇā)	बाणेहि (bāṇehi) or बाणेभि (bāṇebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	बाणस्स (bāṇassa)	बाणानं (bāṇānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	बाणस्मिं (bāṇasmiṃ) or बाणम्हि (bāṇamhi) or बाणे (bāṇe)	बाणेसु (bāṇesu)
Vocative (calling)	बाण (bāṇa)	बाणा (bāṇā)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɑː.ɳɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː.ɳɐ/

Noun

बाण • (bāṇa) m

1. a shaft made of a reed, an arrow
2. the versed sine of an arc
3. a mark for arrows, aim
4. a particular part of an arrow
5. the udder of a cow
6. music
7. Barleria flower
8. the body

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बाण (bāṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बाणः bāṇaḥ	बाणौ bāṇau	बाणाः / बाणासः¹ bāṇāḥ / bāṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	बाण bāṇa	बाणौ bāṇau	बाणाः / बाणासः¹ bāṇāḥ / bāṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	बाणम् bāṇam	बाणौ bāṇau	बाणान् bāṇān
Instrumental	बाणेन bāṇena	बाणाभ्याम् bāṇābhyām	बाणैः / बाणेभिः¹ bāṇaiḥ / bāṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	बाणाय bāṇāya	बाणाभ्याम् bāṇābhyām	बाणेभ्यः bāṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	बाणात् bāṇāt	बाणाभ्याम् bāṇābhyām	बाणेभ्यः bāṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	बाणस्य bāṇasya	बाणयोः bāṇayoḥ	बाणानाम् bāṇānām
Locative	बाणे bāṇe	बाणयोः bāṇayoḥ	बाणेषु bāṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

बाण • (bāṇa) m

1. (mythological) Banasura, son of Mahabali, devotee of Shiva and enemy of Vishnu