भेद

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भेद (bheda).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱeːd̪/

Noun

भेद • (bhed) m (Urdu spelling بھید)

differentiation, difference
discrimination [with में (mẽ) ‘between’]
a secret, mystery
Synonyms: रहस्य (rahasya), राज़ (rāz)
division, split
splitting, fissure

Declension

Declension of *भेद* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	भेद bhed	भेद bhed
oblique	भेद bhed	भेदों bhedõ
vocative	भेद bhed	भेदो bhedo

Derived terms

भेद करना (bhed karnā, “to differentiate”)
भेद खोलना (bhed kholnā, “to reveal”)
भेद लेना (bhed lenā, “to probe”)
भेदिया (bhediyā, “spy”)

Related terms

अर्थभेद (arthabhed, “distinction in meaning”)
गृहभेद (gŕhbhed, “domestic quarrelling”)
जातिभेद (jātibhed, “casteism”)
भेदक (bhedak, “dividing”)
भेदना (bhednā, “to invade”)
भेदभाव (bhedbhāv, “discrimination”)
भेदित (bhedit, “divided”)
भेदी (bhedī, “piercing, dividing”)
भेद्य (bhedya, “vulnerable”)
मतभेद (matbhed, “discordance, difference in opinion”)
रंगभेद (raṅgbhed, “apartheid”)
लिंगभेद (liṅgbhed, “sexism”)
शब्दभेद (śabdabhed, “part of speech”)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भेद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भेद (bheda, “contrast, difference”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʱed̪/

Noun

भेद • (bhed) m

(formal, literary) differentiation, discrimination
difference
Synonyms: फरक (pharak), अंतर (antar)

Declension

Declension of भेद (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	भेद bhed
direct plural	भेद bhed
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भेद bhed	भेद bhed
oblique सामान्यरूप	भेदा bhedā	भेदां- bhedān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भेदाला bhedālā	भेदांना bhedānnā
ergative	भेदाने, भेदानं bhedāne, bhedāna	भेदांनी bhedānnī
instrumental	भेदाशी bhedāśī	भेदांशी bhedānśī
locative सप्तमी	भेदात bhedāt	भेदांत bhedāt
vocative संबोधन	भेदा bhedā	भेदांनो bhedānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of भेद (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	भेदाचा bhedāċā	भेदाचे bhedāċe	भेदाची bhedācī	भेदाच्या bhedācā	भेदाचे, भेदाचं bhedāċe, bhedāċa	भेदाची bhedācī	भेदाच्या bhedācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भेदांचा bhedānċā	भेदांचे bhedānċe	भेदांची bhedāñcī	भेदांच्या bhedāncā	भेदांचे, भेदांचं bhedānċe, bhedānċa	भेदांची bhedāñcī	भेदांच्या bhedāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

जातिभेद (jātibhed, “caste discrimination”)
भेदभाव (bhedbhāv, “discrimination”)
भेदाभेद (bhedābhed, “discrimination”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

bheda (Latin script)
𑀪𑁂𑀤 (Brahmi script)
ভেদ (Bengali script)
භෙද (Sinhalese script)
ဘေဒ or ꧤေၻ (Burmese script)
เภท or เภทะ (Thai script)
ᨽᩮᨴ (Tai Tham script)
ເຠທ or ເຠທະ (Lao script)
ភេទ (Khmer script)
𑄞𑄬𑄘 (Chakma script)

Noun

भेद m

Devanagari script form of bheda (“breaking”)

Declension

Declension table of "भेद" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भेदो (bhedo)	भेदा (bhedā)
Accusative (second)	भेदं (bhedaṃ)	भेदे (bhede)
Instrumental (third)	भेदेन (bhedena)	भेदेहि (bhedehi) or भेदेभि (bhedebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भेदस्स (bhedassa) or भेदाय (bhedāya) or भेदत्थं (bhedatthaṃ)	भेदानं (bhedānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भेदस्मा (bhedasmā) or भेदम्हा (bhedamhā) or भेदा (bhedā)	भेदेहि (bhedehi) or भेदेभि (bhedebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भेदस्स (bhedassa)	भेदानं (bhedānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भेदस्मिं (bhedasmiṃ) or भेदम्हि (bhedamhi) or भेदे (bhede)	भेदेसु (bhedesu)
Vocative (calling)	भेद (bheda)	भेदा (bhedā)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Cognate with Latin findo, fissurus, Ancient Greek φείδομαι (pheídomai), Old English bītan (English bite).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐj.dɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱeː.d̪ɐ/

Noun

भेद • (bhedá) stem, m

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भेद
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भेदः (bhedáḥ)	भेदौ (bhedaú) भेदा¹ (bhedā́¹)	भेदाः (bhedā́ḥ) भेदासः¹ (bhedā́saḥ¹)
accusative	भेदम् (bhedám)	भेदौ (bhedaú) भेदा¹ (bhedā́¹)	भेदान् (bhedā́n)
instrumental	भेदेन (bhedéna)	भेदाभ्याम् (bhedā́bhyām)	भेदैः (bhedaíḥ) भेदेभिः¹ (bhedébhiḥ¹)
dative	भेदाय (bhedā́ya)	भेदाभ्याम् (bhedā́bhyām)	भेदेभ्यः (bhedébhyaḥ)
ablative	भेदात् (bhedā́t)	भेदाभ्याम् (bhedā́bhyām)	भेदेभ्यः (bhedébhyaḥ)
genitive	भेदस्य (bhedásya)	भेदयोः (bhedáyoḥ)	भेदानाम् (bhedā́nām)
locative	भेदे (bhedé)	भेदयोः (bhedáyoḥ)	भेदेषु (bhedéṣu)
vocative	भेद (bhéda)	भेदौ (bhédau) भेदा¹ (bhédā¹)	भेदाः (bhédāḥ) भेदासः¹ (bhédāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Hindi: भेद (bhed)
Bengali: ভেদ (bhed)
→ Malay: beda, beza

Indonesian: beda

Marathi: भेद (bhed)
→ Old Javanese: bheda
- Javanese: ꦧꦺꦢ (béda)
- → Balinese: ᬪᬾᬤ → ᬩᬾᬤ (beda)
Pali: bheda
- → Khmer: ភេទ (pheit)
- → Thai: เภท (pêet, “division, break, difference”)
→ Tagalog: bihira
→ Tamil: பேதம் (pētam)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “भेद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 766.