बाण

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa).

Pronunciation

Noun

बाण (bāṇm

  1. an arrow (type of ammunition)
    Synonym: तीर (tīr)
    धनुष और बाणdhanuṣ aur bāṇbow and arrow

Declension

Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa).

Pronunciation

Noun

बाण (bāṇm (Latin script bann, Kannada script ಬಾಣ್)

  1. arrow

Declension

Declension of बाण
singular plural
ergative बाणान (bāṇān) बाणान्नि (bāṇānni)
nominative बाण (bāṇ) बाणा (bāṇā)
vocative बाणा (bāṇā) बाणान्नो (bāṇānno)
accusative/dative बाणाक (bāṇāk) बाणांक (bāṇānk)
superessive बाणार/बाणाचेर (bāṇār/bāṇācer) बाणान्चेर (bāṇāncer)
instrumental बाणानि (bāṇāni) बाणान्नि (bāṇānni)
ablative बाणात्ल्यान (bāṇātlyān) बाणान्त्ल्यान (bāṇāntlyān)
Genitive declension of बाण
masculine object feminine object
singular plural singular plural
singular subject बाणाचो (bāṇātso) बाणाचे (bāṇāce) बाणाचि (bāṇāci) बाणाचि (bāṇāci)
plural subject बाणान्चो (bāṇāntso) बाणान्चे (bāṇānce) बाणान्चि (bāṇānci) बाणान्चि (bāṇānci)

References

  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baɳ/
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Noun

बाण (bāṇm

  1. arrow

Declension

Declension of बाण (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
बाण
bāṇ
direct
plural
बाण
bāṇ
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
बाण
bāṇ
बाण
bāṇ
oblique
सामान्यरूप
बाणा
bāṇā
बाणां-
bāṇān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
बाणाला
bāṇālā
बाणांना
bāṇānnā
ergative बाणाने, बाणानं
bāṇāne, bāṇāna
बाणांनी
bāṇānnī
instrumental बाणाशी
bāṇāśī
बाणांशी
bāṇānśī
locative
सप्तमी
बाणात
bāṇāt
बाणांत
bāṇāt
vocative
संबोधन
बाणा
bāṇā
बाणांनो
bāṇānno
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 बाण (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
बाणाचा
bāṇāċā
बाणाचे
bāṇāċe
बाणाची
bāṇācī
बाणाच्या
bāṇācā
बाणाचे, बाणाचं
bāṇāċe, bāṇāċa
बाणाची
bāṇācī
बाणाच्या
bāṇācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
बाणांचा
bāṇānċā
बाणांचे
bāṇānċe
बाणांची
bāṇāñcī
बाणांच्या
bāṇāncā
बाणांचे, बाणांचं
bāṇānċe, bāṇānċa
बाणांची
bāṇāñcī
बाणांच्या
bāṇāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

See also

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

बाण m

  1. Devanagari script form of bāṇa

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Austroasiatic; compare Senoic awān ("bamboo"), Khmer បាញ់ (bañ, to fire, shoot), Vietnamese bắn (to fire, shoot).

Pronunciation

Noun

बाण (bāṇa) stemm

  1. a shaft made of a reed, an arrow
  2. the versed sine of an arc
  3. a mark for arrows, aim
  4. a particular part of an arrow
  5. the udder of a cow
  6. music
  7. Barleria flower
  8. the body

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बाण (bāṇa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative बाणः
bāṇaḥ
बाणौ / बाणा¹
bāṇau / bāṇā¹
बाणाः / बाणासः¹
bāṇāḥ / bāṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative बाण
bāṇa
बाणौ / बाणा¹
bāṇau / bāṇā¹
बाणाः / बाणासः¹
bāṇāḥ / bāṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative बाणम्
bāṇam
बाणौ / बाणा¹
bāṇau / bāṇā¹
बाणान्
bāṇān
Instrumental बाणेन
bāṇena
बाणाभ्याम्
bāṇābhyām
बाणैः / बाणेभिः¹
bāṇaiḥ / bāṇebhiḥ¹
Dative बाणाय
bāṇāya
बाणाभ्याम्
bāṇābhyām
बाणेभ्यः
bāṇebhyaḥ
Ablative बाणात्
bāṇāt
बाणाभ्याम्
bāṇābhyām
बाणेभ्यः
bāṇebhyaḥ
Genitive बाणस्य
bāṇasya
बाणयोः
bāṇayoḥ
बाणानाम्
bāṇānām
Locative बाणे
bāṇe
बाणयोः
bāṇayoḥ
बाणेषु
bāṇeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: bāṇa
  • Hindi: बाण (bāṇ)
  • Marathi: बाण (bāṇ)

Proper noun

बाण (bāṇa) stemm

  1. (mythological) Banasura, son of Mahabali, devotee of Shiva and enemy of Vishnu

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बाण (bāṇa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative बाणः
bāṇaḥ
बाणौ / बाणा¹
bāṇau / bāṇā¹
बाणाः / बाणासः¹
bāṇāḥ / bāṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative बाण
bāṇa
बाणौ / बाणा¹
bāṇau / bāṇā¹
बाणाः / बाणासः¹
bāṇāḥ / bāṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative बाणम्
bāṇam
बाणौ / बाणा¹
bāṇau / bāṇā¹
बाणान्
bāṇān
Instrumental बाणेन
bāṇena
बाणाभ्याम्
bāṇābhyām
बाणैः / बाणेभिः¹
bāṇaiḥ / bāṇebhiḥ¹
Dative बाणाय
bāṇāya
बाणाभ्याम्
bāṇābhyām
बाणेभ्यः
bāṇebhyaḥ
Ablative बाणात्
bāṇāt
बाणाभ्याम्
bāṇābhyām
बाणेभ्यः
bāṇebhyaḥ
Genitive बाणस्य
bāṇasya
बाणयोः
bāṇayoḥ
बाणानाम्
bāṇānām
Locative बाणे
bāṇe
बाणयोः
bāṇayoḥ
बाणेषु
bāṇeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “बाण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 727/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 221-2
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 425