बाँह

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See also: बांह, बाहु, बहू, बहु, and बिहा

Hindi

Alternative forms

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/,

Noun

बाँह • (bā̃h) f (Urdu spelling بانہہ)

  1. (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.
  2. sleeve
    उसका कोट की बाँह उधड़ गई।
    uskā koṭ kī bā̃h udhaṛ gaī.
    The sleeve of his coat got unsewn.

Declension

Declension of बाँह (fem cons-stem)
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
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