बिम्ब

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Probably an independent formation of sound-symbolic origin, using bilabial stops to convey the image of a rounded object; compare Ancient Greek βέμβῐξ (bémbĭx, spinning top; whirlpool) for a similar formation, as well as the bouba-kiki effect for more on the phenomenon.

Pronunciation

Noun

बिम्ब (bimba) stemm or n

  1. the disc of the sun or moon
  2. any sphere, orb, or disc (esp. of any rounded part of the body, such as the hips, buttocks, etc.)
  3. a mirror
  4. an image, shadow, reflection, picture, type
  5. (rhetoric) the object compared (as opposed to प्रतिबिम्ब (pratibimba), the counterpart to which it is compared)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बिम्ब
singular dual plural
nominative बिम्बः (bimbaḥ) बिम्बौ (bimbau)
बिम्बा¹ (bimbā¹)
बिम्बाः (bimbāḥ)
बिम्बासः¹ (bimbāsaḥ¹)
accusative बिम्बम् (bimbam) बिम्बौ (bimbau)
बिम्बा¹ (bimbā¹)
बिम्बान् (bimbān)
instrumental बिम्बेन (bimbena) बिम्बाभ्याम् (bimbābhyām) बिम्बैः (bimbaiḥ)
बिम्बेभिः¹ (bimbebhiḥ¹)
dative बिम्बाय (bimbāya) बिम्बाभ्याम् (bimbābhyām) बिम्बेभ्यः (bimbebhyaḥ)
ablative बिम्बात् (bimbāt) बिम्बाभ्याम् (bimbābhyām) बिम्बेभ्यः (bimbebhyaḥ)
genitive बिम्बस्य (bimbasya) बिम्बयोः (bimbayoḥ) बिम्बानाम् (bimbānām)
locative बिम्बे (bimbe) बिम्बयोः (bimbayoḥ) बिम्बेषु (bimbeṣu)
vocative बिम्ब (bimba) बिम्बौ (bimbau)
बिम्बा¹ (bimbā¹)
बिम्बाः (bimbāḥ)
बिम्बासः¹ (bimbāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of बिम्ब
singular dual plural
nominative बिम्बम् (bimbam) बिम्बे (bimbe) बिम्बानि (bimbāni)
बिम्बा¹ (bimbā¹)
accusative बिम्बम् (bimbam) बिम्बे (bimbe) बिम्बानि (bimbāni)
बिम्बा¹ (bimbā¹)
instrumental बिम्बेन (bimbena) बिम्बाभ्याम् (bimbābhyām) बिम्बैः (bimbaiḥ)
बिम्बेभिः¹ (bimbebhiḥ¹)
dative बिम्बाय (bimbāya) बिम्बाभ्याम् (bimbābhyām) बिम्बेभ्यः (bimbebhyaḥ)
ablative बिम्बात् (bimbāt) बिम्बाभ्याम् (bimbābhyām) बिम्बेभ्यः (bimbebhyaḥ)
genitive बिम्बस्य (bimbasya) बिम्बयोः (bimbayoḥ) बिम्बानाम् (bimbānām)
locative बिम्बे (bimbe) बिम्बयोः (bimbayoḥ) बिम्बेषु (bimbeṣu)
vocative बिम्ब (bimba) बिम्बे (bimbe) बिम्बानि (bimbāni)
बिम्बा¹ (bimbā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

बिम्ब (bimba) stemm

  1. a lizard, chameleon

Descendants

  • Malayalam: ബിംബം (bimbaṁ)
  • Thai: พิมพ์ (pim)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “बिम्ब”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 731/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 225