भेदभाव

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Hindi

Etymology

भेद (bhed, “split, divided”) +‎ भाव (bhāv, “feeling”). Cognate with Marathi भेदभाव (bhedbhāv).

Pronunciation

Noun

भेदभाव • (bhedbhāv) m (Urdu spelling بھید بھاو)

  1. discrimination; inequality
    • 2017 December 25, “अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी: ऑन बनाम ऑफ़ रिकॉर्ड में छिपी पूरी हक़ीक़त [alīgaṛh muslim yūnivarsiṭī: ŏn banām ŏf rikŏrḍ mẽ chipī pūrī haqīqat]”, in BBC Hindi‎:
      एएमयू ऐसी जगह है, जहां बिलकुल भेदभाव नहीं है.
      eemyū aisī jagah hai, jahā̃ bilkul bhedbhāv nahī̃ hai.
      AMU is a place without any discrimination.

Declension

Declension of भेदभाव (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct भेदभाव
bhedbhāv 		भेदभाव
bhedbhāv
oblique भेदभाव
bhedbhāv 		भेदभावों
bhedbhāvõ
vocative भेदभाव
bhedbhāv 		भेदभावो
bhedbhāvo

Marathi

Etymology

From भेद (bhed, “difference”) +‎ भाव (bhāv, “feeling”). Cognate with Hindi भेदभाव (bhedbhāv).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /bʱed̪.bʱaʋ/

Noun

भेदभाव • (bhedbhāv) m

  1. discrimination

Declension

Declension of भेदभाव (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular 		भेदभाव
bhedbhāv
direct
plural 		भेदभाव
bhedbhāv
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		भेदभाव
bhedbhāv 		भेदभाव
bhedbhāv
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		भेदभावा
bhedbhāvā 		भेदभावां-
bhedbhāvān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		भेदभावाला
bhedbhāvālā 		भेदभावांना
bhedbhāvānnā
ergative भेदभावाने, भेदभावानं
bhedbhāvāne, bhedbhāvāna 		भेदभावांनी
bhedbhāvānnī
instrumental भेदभावाशी
bhedbhāvāśī 		भेदभावांशी
bhedbhāvānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		भेदभावात
bhedbhāvāt 		भेदभावांत
bhedbhāvāt
vocative
संबोधन 		भेदभावा
bhedbhāvā 		भेदभावांनो
bhedbhāvānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of भेदभाव (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		भेदभावाचा
bhedbhāvāċā 		भेदभावाचे
bhedbhāvāċe 		भेदभावाची
bhedbhāvācī 		भेदभावाच्या
bhedbhāvācā 		भेदभावाचे, भेदभावाचं
bhedbhāvāċe, bhedbhāvāċa 		भेदभावाची
bhedbhāvācī 		भेदभावाच्या
bhedbhāvācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		भेदभावांचा
bhedbhāvānċā 		भेदभावांचे
bhedbhāvānċe 		भेदभावांची
bhedbhāvāñcī 		भेदभावांच्या
bhedbhāvāncā 		भेदभावांचे, भेदभावांचं
bhedbhāvānċe, bhedbhāvānċa 		भेदभावांची
bhedbhāvāñcī 		भेदभावांच्या
bhedbhāvāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “भेदभाव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
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