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Hindi
Etymology Borrowed from Sanskrit भय ( bhaya ) .
Pronunciation ( Delhi ) IPA (key ) : /bʱəj/ , /bʱɛː/
Noun भय • (bhay ) m Urdu spelling بھے or بھئے
dread , fear
Synonyms: डर ( ḍar ) , ख़ौफ़ ( xauf ) , आतंक ( ātaṅk ) जब भूत उसके सामने आया, वह भय से चीत्कार किया। jab bhūt uske sāmne āyā, vah bhay se cītkār kiyā. When the ghost appeared before him, he shrieked with fear .
Declension
Declension of भय (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
भय bhay
भय bhay
oblique
भय bhay
भयों bhayõ
vocative
भय bhay
भयो bhayo
Derived terms
Old Gujarati
Etymology Borrowed from Sanskrit भय ( bhaya ) .
Noun भय • (bhaya ) n
fear , danger
Pali
Alternative scripts
bhaya ( Latin script ) 𑀪𑀬 ( Brahmi script ) ভয ( Bengali script ) භය ( Sinhalese script ) ဘယ ꧤယ ( Burmese script ) ภย ภะยะ ( Thai script ) ᨽᨿ ( Tai Tham script ) ຠຍ ຠະຍະ ( Lao script ) ភយ ( Khmer script ) 𑄞𑄠 ( Chakma script )
Noun भय n
Devanagari script form ofbhaya ( “ fear ” )
Declension Declension table of "भय" (neuter)
Case \ Number Singular Plural Nominative (first) भयं ( bhayaṃ ) भयानि ( bhayāni ) Accusative (second) भयं ( bhayaṃ ) भयानि ( bhayāni ) Instrumental (third) भयेन ( bhayena ) भयेहि ( bhayehi ) or भयेभि ( bhayebhi ) Dative (fourth) भयस्स ( bhayassa ) or भयाय ( bhayāya ) or भयत्थं ( bhayatthaṃ ) भयानं ( bhayānaṃ ) Ablative (fifth) भयस्मा ( bhayasmā ) or भयम्हा ( bhayamhā ) or भया ( bhayā ) भयेहि ( bhayehi ) or भयेभि ( bhayebhi ) Genitive (sixth) भयस्स ( bhayassa ) भयानं ( bhayānaṃ ) Locative (seventh) भयस्मिं ( bhayasmiṃ ) or भयम्हि ( bhayamhi ) or भये ( bhaye ) भयेसु ( bhayesu ) Vocative (calling) भय ( bhaya ) भयानि ( bhayāni )
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts Alternative scripts
ভয় ( Assamese script ) ᬪᬬ ( Balinese script ) ভয় ( Bengali script ) 𑰥𑰧 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀪𑀬 ( Brahmi script ) ဘယ ( Burmese script ) ભય ( Gujarati script ) ਭਯ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌭𑌯 ( Grantha script ) ꦨꦪ ( Javanese script ) 𑂦𑂨 ( Kaithi script ) ಭಯ ( Kannada script ) ភយ ( Khmer script ) ຠຍ ( Lao script ) ഭയ ( Malayalam script ) ᢨᠠᠶᠠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘥𑘧 ( Modi script ) ᠪᠾᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ ( Mongolian script ) 𑧅𑧇 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐨𑐫 ( Newa script ) ଭଯ ( Odia script ) ꢩꢫ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆨𑆪 ( Sharada script ) 𑖥𑖧 ( Siddham script ) භය ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩳𑩻 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚡𑚣 ( Takri script ) ப⁴ய ( Tamil script ) భయ ( Telugu script ) ภย ( Thai script ) བྷ་ཡ ( Tibetan script ) 𑒦𑒨 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨡𑨪 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Etymology From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- ( “ to fear ” ) . Cognate with Old English bifian ( “ to tremble ” ) , Persian بیم ( bim , “ fear ” ) and Russian бояться ( bojatʹsja ) .
Pronunciation
Noun भय • (bhayá ) stem , n
fear , alarm , dread , terror , dismay
c. BCE BCE ,
Ṛgveda 2.41.10 :
इन्द्रो॑ अ॒ङ्ग म॒हद्भ॒यम् अ॒भी षदप॑ चुच्यवत्। índro aṅgá mahádbhayám abhī́ ṣádápa cucyavat. May Indra, dissipate all great and overpowering fear , for he is resolute, and the beholder of all. danger , peril , distress
Declension
भीम ( bhīma , “ fearful ” ) अभय ( abhaya , “ fearless ” ) भयंकर ( bhayaṃkara , “ fearful ” )
Descendants Pali: bhaya
Prakrit: 𑀪𑀬 ( bhaya ) Maharastri Prakrit: Konkani: भंय ( bhãy )
Marathi: भें ( bhẽ ) Paisaci Prakrit: Sauraseni Prakrit:
→ Assamese: ভয় ( bhoy ) → Bengali: ভয় ( bhoẏ ) → Hindi: भय ( bhay ) → Kannada: ಭಯ ( bhaya ) → Lü: ᦺᦘ ( phay ) → Malay: bahaya → Malayalam: ഭയം ( bhayaṁ ) → Old Gujarati: भय ( bhaya ) → Old Javanese: bhaya Javanese: ꦧꦪ ( baya “ danger, hazard ” ) → Balinese: ᬪᬬ ( baya , “ danger, peril ” ) → Tamil: பயம் ( payam ) → Telugu: భయము ( bhayamu ) → Thai: ภัย ( pai )
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