भवन
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भवन (bhavana).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱə.ʋən/, [bʱɐ.ʋɐ̃n]
Noun
भवन • (bhavan) m (Urdu spelling بھون)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भवन bhavan |
भवन bhavan |
| oblique | भवन bhavan |
भवनों bhavanõ |
| vocative | भवन bhavan |
भवनो bhavano |
See also
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভৱন (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬯᬦ (Balinese script)
- ভবন (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰪𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀯𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ဘဝန (Burmese script)
- ભવન (Gujarati script)
- ਭਵਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑌵𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦮꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂫𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಭವನ (Kannada script)
- ភវន (Khmer script)
- ຠວນ (Lao script)
- ഭവന (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᠠᠸᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘪𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠠᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧊𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐰𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଭଵନ (Odia script)
- ꢩꢮꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆮𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖪𑖡 (Siddham script)
- භවන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩾𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚦𑚝 (Takri script)
- ப⁴வந (Tamil script)
- భవన (Telugu script)
- ภวน (Thai script)
- བྷ་ཝ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒫𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨭𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
भव (bhava) + -अन (-ana); compare German Gebäude (“building”) for a similar formation from the same root.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱɐ́.ʋɐ.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱɐ.ʋɐ.n̪ɐ/
Noun
भवन • (bhavana) stem, m or n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भवनः (bhavanaḥ) | भवनौ (bhavanau) भवना¹ (bhavanā¹) |
भवनाः (bhavanāḥ) भवनासः¹ (bhavanāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | भवनम् (bhavanam) | भवनौ (bhavanau) भवना¹ (bhavanā¹) |
भवनान् (bhavanān) |
| instrumental | भवनेन (bhavanena) | भवनाभ्याम् (bhavanābhyām) | भवनैः (bhavanaiḥ) भवनेभिः¹ (bhavanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | भवनाय (bhavanāya) | भवनाभ्याम् (bhavanābhyām) | भवनेभ्यः (bhavanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भवनात् (bhavanāt) | भवनाभ्याम् (bhavanābhyām) | भवनेभ्यः (bhavanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भवनस्य (bhavanasya) | भवनयोः (bhavanayoḥ) | भवनानाम् (bhavanānām) |
| locative | भवने (bhavane) | भवनयोः (bhavanayoḥ) | भवनेषु (bhavaneṣu) |
| vocative | भवन (bhavana) | भवनौ (bhavanau) भवना¹ (bhavanā¹) |
भवनाः (bhavanāḥ) भवनासः¹ (bhavanāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भवनम् (bhavanam) | भवने (bhavane) | भवनानि (bhavanāni) भवना¹ (bhavanā¹) |
| accusative | भवनम् (bhavanam) | भवने (bhavane) | भवनानि (bhavanāni) भवना¹ (bhavanā¹) |
| instrumental | भवनेन (bhavanena) | भवनाभ्याम् (bhavanābhyām) | भवनैः (bhavanaiḥ) भवनेभिः¹ (bhavanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | भवनाय (bhavanāya) | भवनाभ्याम् (bhavanābhyām) | भवनेभ्यः (bhavanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भवनात् (bhavanāt) | भवनाभ्याम् (bhavanābhyām) | भवनेभ्यः (bhavanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भवनस्य (bhavanasya) | भवनयोः (bhavanayoḥ) | भवनानाम् (bhavanānām) |
| locative | भवने (bhavane) | भवनयोः (bhavanayoḥ) | भवनेषु (bhavaneṣu) |
| vocative | भवन (bhavana) | भवने (bhavane) | भवनानि (bhavanāni) भवना¹ (bhavanā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Hindi: भवन (bhavan)
- → Bengali: ভবন (bhobon)
- → Old Javanese: bhawana
- → Punjabi
- → Tamil: பவனம் (pavaṉam)
- → Telugu: భవనము (bhavanamu)
- → Kannada: ಭವನ (bhavana)
See also
- निर्माण (nirmāṇa)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “भवन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 749, column 2.