बाहु

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

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Etymology 1

Noun

बाहु m

  1. Devanagari script form of bāhu (“arm”)
Declension
Declension table of "बाहु" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)बाहु (bāhu)बाहवो (bāhavo) or बाहू (bāhū)
Accusative (second)बाहुं (bāhuṃ)बाहवो (bāhavo) or बाहू (bāhū)
Instrumental (third)बाहुना (bāhunā)बाहूहि (bāhūhi) or बाहूभि (bāhūbhi)
Dative (fourth)बाहुस्स (bāhussa) or बाहुनो (bāhuno)बाहूनं (bāhūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)बाहुस्मा (bāhusmā) or बाहुम्हा (bāhumhā)बाहूहि (bāhūhi) or बाहूभि (bāhūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)बाहुस्स (bāhussa) or बाहुनो (bāhuno)बाहूनं (bāhūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)बाहुस्मिं (bāhusmiṃ) or बाहुम्हि (bāhumhi)बाहूसु (bāhūsu)
Vocative (calling)बाहु (bāhu)बाहवे (bāhave) or बाहवो (bāhavo)

Etymology 2

Adjective

बाहु (bāhu)

  1. Devanagari script form of bāhu, which is Combining form of बहु (bahu, “many”)

Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, 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) stem, m

  1. the arm, (especially) the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow and the wrist
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.90.12:
      ब्रा॒ह्म॒णो॑ऽस्य॒ मुख॑मासीद्बाहू' रा॑ज॒न्य॑: कृ॒तः।
      ऊ॒रू तद॑स्य॒ यद्वैश्य॑: प॒द्भ्यां शू॒द्रो अ॑जायत॥
      brāhmaṇòʼsya múkhamāsīdbāhū' rājanyà: kṛtáḥ.
      ūrū́ tádasya yádvaíśya: padbhyā́ṃ śūdró ajāyata.
      His mouth became the Brāhmaṇa, his arms became the Rājanya, his thighs became the Vaiśya; the Śūdra was born from his feet.
  2. the arm as a measure of length (= 12 अङ्गुलs)
  3. the fore-foot of an animal (especially its upper part)
  4. the limb of a bow
  5. the bar of a chariot-pole
  6. the post (of a door; » द्वार-ब्°)
  7. (geometry) the side of an angular figure, (especially) the base of a right-angled triangle
  8. the shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial
  9. (also du.) the constellation आर्द्रा
Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of बाहु (bāhú)
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 / bāhvā́¹ 		बाहुभ्याम्
bāhúbhyām 		बाहुभिः
bāhúbhiḥ
Dative बाहवे / बाह्वे¹
bāháve / bāhvé¹ 		बाहुभ्याम्
bāhúbhyām 		बाहुभ्यः
bāhúbhyaḥ
Ablative बाहोः / बाह्वः¹
bāhóḥ / bāhváḥ¹ 		बाहुभ्याम्
bāhúbhyām 		बाहुभ्यः
bāhúbhyaḥ
Genitive बाहोः / बाह्वः¹
bāhóḥ / bāhváḥ¹ 		बाह्वोः
bāhvóḥ 		बाहूनाम्
bāhūnā́m
Locative बाहौ
bāhaú 		बाह्वोः
bāhvóḥ 		बाहुषु
bāhúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
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Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably the same as Etymology 1.”)

Noun

बाहु • (bāhu) stem, m

  1. name of a दैत्य (daitya, “demon”)
  2. name of a prince (who brought ruin upon his family by his illegal actions)
  3. name of a son of वृक (vṛka, “Vrika”)
  4. name of a son of वज्र (vajra, “Vajra”)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “बाहु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 730/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 223-4
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