भुज
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word भुज. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word भुज, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say भुज in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word भुज you have here. The definition of the word भुज will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofभुज, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Gujarati ભુજ (bhuj).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
भुज • (bhuj) m (Urdu spelling بھوج)
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
भुज m
- Devanagari script form of bhuja (“arm”)
Declension
Declension table of "भुज" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | भुजो (bhujo) | भुजा (bhujā) |
| Accusative (second) | भुजं (bhujaṃ) | भुजे (bhuje) |
| Instrumental (third) | भुजेन (bhujena) | भुजेहि (bhujehi) or भुजेभि (bhujebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | भुजस्स (bhujassa) or भुजाय (bhujāya) or भुजत्थं (bhujatthaṃ) | भुजानं (bhujānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | भुजस्मा (bhujasmā) or भुजम्हा (bhujamhā) or भुजा (bhujā) | भुजेहि (bhujehi) or भुजेभि (bhujebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | भुजस्स (bhujassa) | भुजानं (bhujānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | भुजस्मिं (bhujasmiṃ) or भुजम्हि (bhujamhi) or भुजे (bhuje) | भुजेसु (bhujesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | भुज (bhuja) | भुजा (bhujā) |
Adjective
भुज
- Devanagari script form of bhuja (“bending”)
- Devanagari script form of bhuja (“clean”)
Declension
Declension table of "भुज" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | भुजो (bhujo) | भुजा (bhujā) |
| Accusative (second) | भुजं (bhujaṃ) | भुजे (bhuje) |
| Instrumental (third) | भुजेन (bhujena) | भुजेहि (bhujehi) or भुजेभि (bhujebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | भुजस्स (bhujassa) or भुजाय (bhujāya) or भुजत्थं (bhujatthaṃ) | भुजानं (bhujānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | भुजस्मा (bhujasmā) or भुजम्हा (bhujamhā) or भुजा (bhujā) | भुजेहि (bhujehi) or भुजेभि (bhujebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | भुजस्स (bhujassa) | भुजानं (bhujānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | भुजस्मिं (bhujasmiṃ) or भुजम्हि (bhujamhi) or भुजे (bhuje) | भुजेसु (bhujesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | भुज (bhuja) | भुजा (bhujā) |
Declension table of "भुजा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | भुजा (bhujā) | भुजायो (bhujāyo) or भुजा (bhujā) |
| Accusative (second) | भुजं (bhujaṃ) | भुजायो (bhujāyo) or भुजा (bhujā) |
| Instrumental (third) | भुजाय (bhujāya) | भुजाहि (bhujāhi) or भुजाभि (bhujābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | भुजाय (bhujāya) | भुजानं (bhujānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | भुजाय (bhujāya) | भुजाहि (bhujāhi) or भुजाभि (bhujābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | भुजाय (bhujāya) | भुजानं (bhujānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | भुजाय (bhujāya) or भुजायं (bhujāyaṃ) | भुजासु (bhujāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | भुजे (bhuje) | भुजायो (bhujāyo) or भुजा (bhujā) |
Declension table of "भुज" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | भुजं (bhujaṃ) | भुजानि (bhujāni) |
| Accusative (second) | भुजं (bhujaṃ) | भुजानि (bhujāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | भुजेन (bhujena) | भुजेहि (bhujehi) or भुजेभि (bhujebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | भुजस्स (bhujassa) or भुजाय (bhujāya) or भुजत्थं (bhujatthaṃ) | भुजानं (bhujānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | भुजस्मा (bhujasmā) or भुजम्हा (bhujamhā) or भुजा (bhujā) | भुजेहि (bhujehi) or भुजेभि (bhujebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | भुजस्स (bhujassa) | भुजानं (bhujānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | भुजस्मिं (bhujasmiṃ) or भुजम्हि (bhujamhi) or भुजे (bhuje) | भुजेसु (bhujesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | भुज (bhuja) | भुजानि (bhujāni) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভুজ (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬸᬚ (Balinese script)
- ভুজ (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰲𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀼𑀚 (Brahmi script)
- ဘုဇ (Burmese script)
- ભુજ (Gujarati script)
- ਭੁਜ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑍁𑌜 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦸꦗ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂳𑂔 (Kaithi script)
- ಭುಜ (Kannada script)
- ភុជ (Khmer script)
- ຠຸຊ (Lao script)
- ഭുജ (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᡠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘳𑘕 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠤᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧔𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐸𑐖 (Newa script)
- ଭୁଜ (Odia script)
- ꢩꢸꢙ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆶𑆘 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖲𑖕 (Siddham script)
- භුජ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩒𑩣 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚰𑚑 (Takri script)
- பு⁴ஜ (Tamil script)
- భుజ (Telugu script)
- ภุช (Thai script)
- བྷུ་ཛ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒳𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨃𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰúȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰúǰas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (“to bend”). Cognate with Old English būgan (whence English bow). The Sanskrit root is भुज् (bhuj).
Pronunciation
Noun
भुज • (bhúja) stem, m
- arm
- breast
- hand
- trunk of an elephant
- branch, bough
- bending, curve, coil (of a serpent)
- the side of any geometrical figure
- the base of a triangle
- the base of a shadow
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भुजः (bhújaḥ) | भुजौ (bhújau) भुजा¹ (bhújā¹) |
भुजाः (bhújāḥ) भुजासः¹ (bhújāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | भुज (bhúja) | भुजौ (bhújau) भुजा¹ (bhújā¹) |
भुजाः (bhújāḥ) भुजासः¹ (bhújāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | भुजम् (bhújam) | भुजौ (bhújau) भुजा¹ (bhújā¹) |
भुजान् (bhújān) |
| instrumental | भुजेन (bhújena) | भुजाभ्याम् (bhújābhyām) | भुजैः (bhújaiḥ) भुजेभिः¹ (bhújebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | भुजाय (bhújāya) | भुजाभ्याम् (bhújābhyām) | भुजेभ्यः (bhújebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भुजात् (bhújāt) | भुजाभ्याम् (bhújābhyām) | भुजेभ्यः (bhújebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भुजस्य (bhújasya) | भुजयोः (bhújayoḥ) | भुजानाम् (bhújānām) |
| locative | भुजे (bhúje) | भुजयोः (bhújayoḥ) | भुजेषु (bhújeṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Assamese: ভুজ (bhuz)
- Bengali: ভুজ (bhuj)
- Hindi: भुजा (bhujā)
- Kannada: ಭುಜ (bhuja)
- Khowar: بازو
- Marathi: भुज (bhuj)
- Odia: ଭୁଜ (bhuja)
- Pali: bhuja
- Punjabi: ਭੁਜਾ (bhujā)
- Tamil: புஜம் (pujam), புசம் (pucam), புயம் (puyam)
- Telugu: భుజము (bhujamu)
- Urdu: بازو (bāzo)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “भुज”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 759/1.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 504