भाग

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱɑːɡ/,

Noun

भाग (bhāgm (Urdu spelling بھاگ)

  1. piece, part, share
    Synonyms: हिस्सा (hissā), टुकड़ा (ṭukṛā)
    इस ज़मीन का एक भाग मेरा होना चाहिए।
    is zamīn kā ek bhāg merā honā cāhie.
    A share of this plot of land should be mine.
  2. luck, good fortune
  3. (mathematics) division

Declension

Derived terms

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga).

Noun

भाग (bhāg) (Latin script bhag, Kannada script ಭಾಗ್)

  1. (formal) part, portion
    Synonym: कुड्को (kuḍko) (kudkô)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga).

Noun

भाग (bhāgm

  1. part, division, portion, share

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

भाग m

  1. Devanagari script form of bhāga (part, portion, share)

Declension

Prakrit

Noun

भाग (bhāga)

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑀪𑀸𑀕 (part, portion, share)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-. Compare Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬔𐬀 (bāga), Persian باغ (bâğ).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    भाग (bhāgá) stemm

    1. part, portion, share, allotment
      • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.82.3:
        स हि रत्ना॑नि दा॒शुषे॑ सु॒वाति॑ सवि॒ता भगः॑।
        तं भा॒गं चि॒त्रमी॑महे॥
        sá hí rátnāni dāśúṣe suvā́ti savitā́ bhágaḥ.
        táṃ bhāgáṃ citrámīmahe.
        That Savitā who is Bhaga, bestows precious treasure on the donor of the offering; we solicit (of him) a valuable portion.
      • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.64.5:
        दे॒वेन॑ नो॒ मन॑सा देव सोम रा॒यो भा॒गं स॑हसावन्न॒भि यु॑ध्य ।
        devéna no mánasā deva soma rāyó bhāgáṃ sahasāvannabhí yudhya.
        Win for us, O divine victorious Soma, with your divine spirit, our share of wealth.
    2. compartment, division

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of भाग (bhāgá)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative भागः
    bhāgáḥ
    भागौ / भागा¹
    bhāgaú / bhāgā́¹
    भागाः / भागासः¹
    bhāgā́ḥ / bhāgā́saḥ¹
    Vocative भाग
    bhā́ga
    भागौ / भागा¹
    bhā́gau / bhā́gā¹
    भागाः / भागासः¹
    bhā́gāḥ / bhā́gāsaḥ¹
    Accusative भागम्
    bhāgám
    भागौ / भागा¹
    bhāgaú / bhāgā́¹
    भागान्
    bhāgā́n
    Instrumental भागेन
    bhāgéna
    भागाभ्याम्
    bhāgā́bhyām
    भागैः / भागेभिः¹
    bhāgaíḥ / bhāgébhiḥ¹
    Dative भागाय
    bhāgā́ya
    भागाभ्याम्
    bhāgā́bhyām
    भागेभ्यः
    bhāgébhyaḥ
    Ablative भागात्
    bhāgā́t
    भागाभ्याम्
    bhāgā́bhyām
    भागेभ्यः
    bhāgébhyaḥ
    Genitive भागस्य
    bhāgásya
    भागयोः
    bhāgáyoḥ
    भागानाम्
    bhāgā́nām
    Locative भागे
    bhāgé
    भागयोः
    bhāgáyoḥ
    भागेषु
    bhāgéṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Descendants

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “भाग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 751/2.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 260