बाहु

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See also: बाँह, बांह, बहू, बहु, and बिहा

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Etymology 1

Noun

बाहु m

  1. Devanagari script form of bāhu (“arm”)
Declension
Declension table of "बाहु" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)बाहु (bāhu)बाहवो (bāhavo) or बाहू (bāhū)
Accusative (second)बाहुं (bāhuṃ)बाहवो (bāhavo) or बाहू (bāhū)
Instrumental (third)बाहुना (bāhunā)बाहूहि (bāhūhi) or बाहूभि (bāhūbhi)
Dative (fourth)बाहुस्स (bāhussa) or बाहुनो (bāhuno)बाहूनं (bāhūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)बाहुस्मा (bāhusmā) or बाहुम्हा (bāhumhā)बाहूहि (bāhūhi) or बाहूभि (bāhūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)बाहुस्स (bāhussa) or बाहुनो (bāhuno)बाहूनं (bāhūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)बाहुस्मिं (bāhusmiṃ) or बाहुम्हि (bāhumhi)बाहूसु (bāhūsu)
Vocative (calling)बाहु (bāhu)बाहवे (bāhave) or बाहवो (bāhavo)

Etymology 2

Adjective

बाहु (bāhu)

  1. Devanagari script form of bāhu, which is combining form of बहु (bahu, “many”)

Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (“arm”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬰𐬎 (bāzu), Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (b-a-z-u /⁠bāzu⁠/), (whence Persian بازو (bâzu)), Ancient Greek πῆχυς (pêkhus, “forearm”), Old English bōg (whence English bough).

    Noun

    बाहु • (bāhú) stem, m

    1. the arm, (especially) the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow and the wrist
      • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.51.12:
        प्र ते॑ अश्नोतु कु॒क्ष्योः प्रेन्द्र॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒ शिर॑:। प्र बा॒हू शू॑र॒ राध॑से॥
        prá te aśnotu kukṣyóḥ préndra bráhmaṇā śíra:. prá bāhū́ śūra rā́dhase.
        May this libation, Indra, penetrate to your flanks; may it, (aided) by prayer, reach your head; may it spread, hero, through your arms, (that they may distribute) wealth.
    2. the arm as a measure of length (= 12 अङ्गुलs)
    3. the fore-foot of an animal (especially its upper part)
    4. the limb of a bow
    5. the bar of a chariot-pole
    6. the post (of a door; » द्वार-ब्°)
    7. (geometry) the side of an angular figure, (especially) the base of a right-angled triangle
    8. the shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial
    Declension
    Masculine u-stem declension of बाहु (bāhú)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative बाहुः
    bāhúḥ     		बाहू
    bāhū́     		बाहवः
    bāhávaḥ
    Vocative बाहो
    bā́ho     		बाहू
    bā́hū     		बाहवः
    bā́havaḥ
    Accusative बाहुम्
    bāhúm     		बाहू
    bāhū́     		बाहून्
    bāhū́n
    Instrumental बाहुना / बाह्वा¹
    bāhúnā / bāhvā́¹     		बाहुभ्याम्
    bāhúbhyām     		बाहुभिः
    bāhúbhiḥ
    Dative बाहवे / बाह्वे¹
    bāháve / bāhvé¹     		बाहुभ्याम्
    bāhúbhyām     		बाहुभ्यः
    bāhúbhyaḥ
    Ablative बाहोः / बाह्वः¹
    bāhóḥ / bāhváḥ¹     		बाहुभ्याम्
    bāhúbhyām     		बाहुभ्यः
    bāhúbhyaḥ
    Genitive बाहोः / बाह्वः¹
    bāhóḥ / bāhváḥ¹     		बाह्वोः
    bāhvóḥ     		बाहूनाम्
    bāhūnā́m
    Locative बाहौ
    bāhaú     		बाह्वोः
    bāhvóḥ     		बाहुषु
    bāhúṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably the same as Etymology 1.”)

    Noun

    बाहु • (bāhu) stem, m

    1. name of a दैत्य (daitya, “demon”)
    2. name of a prince (who brought ruin upon his family by his illegal actions)
    3. name of a son of वृक (vṛka, “Vrika”)
    4. name of a son of वज्र (vajra, “Vajra”)

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “बाहु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 730/2.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 223-4
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