bhesajja
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀪𑁂𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚 (Brahmi script)
- भेसज्ज (Devanagari script)
- ভেসজ্জ (Bengali script)
- භෙසජ්ජ (Sinhalese script)
- ဘေသဇ္ဇ or ꧤေသၹ္ၹ or ꧤေသၹ်ၹ (Burmese script)
- เภสชฺช or เภสัชชะ (Thai script)
- ᨽᩮᩈᨩ᩠ᨩ (Tai Tham script)
- ເຠສຊ຺ຊ or ເຠສັຊຊະ (Lao script)
- ភេសជ្ជ (Khmer script)
- 𑄞𑄬𑄥𑄎𑄴𑄎 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit भैषज्य (bhaiṣajya), from भिषज् (bhiṣaj), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰiš- (“medicine, healing”).[1]
Noun
bhesajja n[2]
- medicine, remedy
- Synonym: osadha
Declension
Declension table of "bhesajja" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bhesajjaṃ | bhesajjāni |
| Accusative (second) | bhesajjaṃ | bhesajjāni |
| Instrumental (third) | bhesajjena | bhesajjehi or bhesajjebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bhesajjassa or bhesajjāya or bhesajjatthaṃ | bhesajjānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bhesajjasmā or bhesajjamhā or bhesajjā | bhesajjehi or bhesajjebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bhesajjassa | bhesajjānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bhesajjasmiṃ or bhesajjamhi or bhesajje | bhesajjesu |
| Vocative (calling) | bhesajja | bhesajjāni |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhaíṣajya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “bhesajja”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead