बाहु
See also: बाँह, बांह, बहू, बहु, and बिहा
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bɑː.ɦú/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbɑː.ɦu/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHĵʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (“arm”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬰𐬎 (bāzu), Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (b-a-z-u /bāzu/), (whence Persian بازو (bâzu)), Ancient Greek πῆχυς (pêkhus, “forearm”), Old English bōg (whence English bough).
Noun
बाहु • (bāhú) m
- the arm, (especially) the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow and the wrist
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
- the arm as a measure of length (= 12 अङ्गुलs).
- the fore-foot of an animal (esp. its upper part).
- the limb of a bow.
- the bar of a chariot-pole.
- the post (of a door; » द्वार-ब्°)
- (geometry) the side of an angular figure (esp. the base of a right-angled triangle).
- the shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial.
- (also du.) the constellation आर्द्रा.
Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of बाहु (bāhú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | बाहुः bāhúḥ | बाहू bāhū́ | बाहवः bāhávaḥ |
Vocative | बाहो bā́ho | बाहू bā́hū | बाहवः bā́havaḥ |
Accusative | बाहुम् bāhúm | बाहू bāhū́ | बाहून् bāhū́n |
Instrumental | बाहुना / बाह्वा¹ bāhúnā / bāhvā̀¹ | बाहुभ्याम् bāhúbhyām | बाहुभिः bāhúbhiḥ |
Dative | बाहवे / बाह्वे² bāháve / bāhvè² | बाहुभ्याम् bāhúbhyām | बाहुभ्यः bāhúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | बाहोः / बाह्वः² bāhóḥ / bāhvàḥ² | बाहुभ्याम् bāhúbhyām | बाहुभ्यः bāhúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | बाहोः / बाह्वः² bāhóḥ / bāhvàḥ² | बाह्वोः bāhvóḥ | बाहूनाम् bāhūnā́m |
Locative | बाहौ bāhaú | बाह्वोः bāhvóḥ | बाहुषु bāhúṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Dardic: *bāhú
- Kashmiri: बाऊ (bāū)
- Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
- Assamese: বাহু (bahu)
- Bengali: বাহু (bahu)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀼 (bāhu)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀸𑀳 (bāha)
- Gujarati: બાંય (bā̃ya)
- Hindi: बाँह (bā̃h)
- Punjabi: ਬਾਂਹ (bā̃h)
- → Malay: bahu
Noun
बाहु • (bāhu) m
- Name of a दैत्य.
- Name of a prince (who brought ruin upon his family by his illegal actions).
- Name of a son of वृक.
- Name of a son of वज्र.
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “बाहु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 730.