गर्भिणी

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Etymology

From गर्भ (garbhá, “fetus, embryo”) +‎ -इन् (-in).

Pronunciation

Adjective

गर्भिणी • (garbhíṇī) stem

  1. pregnant, impregnated
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.29.2:
      अरण्योर्निहितो जातवेदा गर्भ इव सुधितो गर्भिणीषु।
      aráṇyorníhito jātávedā gárbha iva súdhito garbhíṇīṣu
      In the two fire-sticks the Fire God lieth, just like the well-placed embryo in pregnant women.
  2. filled with

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of गर्भिणी (garbhíṇī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गर्भिणी
garbhíṇī 		गर्भिण्यौ / गर्भिणी¹
garbhíṇyau / garbhíṇī¹ 		गर्भिण्यः / गर्भिणीः¹
garbhíṇyaḥ / garbhíṇīḥ¹
Vocative गर्भिणि
gárbhiṇi 		गर्भिण्यौ / गर्भिणी¹
gárbhiṇyau / gárbhiṇī¹ 		गर्भिण्यः / गर्भिणीः¹
gárbhiṇyaḥ / gárbhiṇīḥ¹
Accusative गर्भिणीम्
garbhíṇīm 		गर्भिण्यौ / गर्भिणी¹
garbhíṇyau / garbhíṇī¹ 		गर्भिणीः
garbhíṇīḥ
Instrumental गर्भिण्या
garbhíṇyā 		गर्भिणीभ्याम्
garbhíṇībhyām 		गर्भिणीभिः
garbhíṇībhiḥ
Dative गर्भिण्यै
garbhíṇyai 		गर्भिणीभ्याम्
garbhíṇībhyām 		गर्भिणीभ्यः
garbhíṇībhyaḥ
Ablative गर्भिण्याः / गर्भिण्यै²
garbhíṇyāḥ / garbhíṇyai² 		गर्भिणीभ्याम्
garbhíṇībhyām 		गर्भिणीभ्यः
garbhíṇībhyaḥ
Genitive गर्भिण्याः / गर्भिण्यै²
garbhíṇyāḥ / garbhíṇyai² 		गर्भिण्योः
garbhíṇyoḥ 		गर्भिणीनाम्
garbhíṇīnām
Locative गर्भिण्याम्
garbhíṇyām 		गर्भिण्योः
garbhíṇyoḥ 		गर्भिणीषु
garbhíṇīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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