भाग

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाग (bhāgá).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱɑːɡ/,

Noun

भाग (bhāgm (Urdu spelling بھاگ)

  1. piece, part, share
    Synonyms: हिस्सा (hissā), टुकड़ा (ṭukṛā)
    इस ज़मीन का एक भाग मेरा होना चाहिए।
    is zamīn kā ek bhāg merā honā cāhie.
    A share of this plot of land should be mine.
  2. luck, good fortune
  3. (mathematics) division

Declension

Derived terms

Konkani

Noun

भाग (bhāg) (Latin script bhag, Kannada script ಭಾಗ್)

  1. (formal) part, portion
    Synonym: कुड्को (kuḍko) (kudkô)

Marathi

Noun

भाग (bhāgm

  1. part, division, portion, share

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-. Compare Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬔𐬀 (bāga).

Pronunciation

Noun

भाग (bhāgá) stemm

  1. part, portion, share, allotment
  2. compartment, division

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भाग (bhāgá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भागः
bhāgáḥ
भागौ / भागा¹
bhāgaú / bhāgā́¹
भागाः / भागासः¹
bhāgā́ḥ / bhāgā́saḥ¹
Vocative भाग
bhā́ga
भागौ / भागा¹
bhā́gau / bhā́gā¹
भागाः / भागासः¹
bhā́gāḥ / bhā́gāsaḥ¹
Accusative भागम्
bhāgám
भागौ / भागा¹
bhāgaú / bhāgā́¹
भागान्
bhāgā́n
Instrumental भागेन
bhāgéna
भागाभ्याम्
bhāgā́bhyām
भागैः / भागेभिः¹
bhāgaíḥ / bhāgébhiḥ¹
Dative भागाय
bhāgā́ya
भागाभ्याम्
bhāgā́bhyām
भागेभ्यः
bhāgébhyaḥ
Ablative भागात्
bhāgā́t
भागाभ्याम्
bhāgā́bhyām
भागेभ्यः
bhāgébhyaḥ
Genitive भागस्य
bhāgásya
भागयोः
bhāgáyoḥ
भागानाम्
bhāgā́nām
Locative भागे
bhāgé
भागयोः
bhāgáyoḥ
भागेषु
bhāgéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “भाग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 751/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 260