गर्भधारण
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit गर्भधारण (garbhadhāraṇa). By surface analysis, गर्भ (garbh) + धारण (dhāraṇ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡəɾ.bʱə.d̪ʱɑː.ɾəɳ/, [ɡɐɾ.bʱɐ.d̪ʱäː.ɾɐ̃ɳ]
Noun
गर्भधारण • (garbhadhāraṇ) m
- (literary) pregnancy
- Synonym: गर्भावस्था (garbhāvasthā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇ |
गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇ |
| oblique | गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇ |
गर्भधारणों garbhadhāraṇõ |
| vocative | गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇ |
गर्भधारणो garbhadhāraṇo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गर्भधारण”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गर्भ-धारण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गर्भधारण (garbhadhāraṇa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəɾ.bʱə.d̪ʱa.ɾəɳ/
Noun
गर्भधारण • (garbhadhāraṇ) n
- conceiving; becoming pregnant
Declension
| Declension of गर्भधारण (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇa | ||
| direct plural |
गर्भधारणे, गर्भधारणं garbhadhāraṇae, garbhadhārṇa | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇa |
गर्भधारणे, गर्भधारणं garbhadhāraṇae, garbhadhārṇa | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
गर्भधारणा garbhadhāraṇaā |
गर्भधारणां- garbhadhāraṇaān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
गर्भधारणाला garbhadhāraṇaālā |
गर्भधारणांना garbhadhāraṇaānnā | |
| ergative | गर्भधारणाने, गर्भधारणानं garbhadhāraṇaāne, garbhadhāraṇaāna |
गर्भधारणांनी garbhadhāraṇaānnī | |
| instrumental | गर्भधारणाशी garbhadhāraṇaāśī |
गर्भधारणांशी garbhadhāraṇaānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
गर्भधारणात garbhadhāraṇaāt |
गर्भधारणांत garbhadhāraṇaāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
गर्भधारणा garbhadhāraṇaā |
गर्भधारणांनो garbhadhāraṇaānno | |
| 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 गर्भधारण (neut 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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
गर्भधारणाचा garbhadhāraṇaāċā |
गर्भधारणाचे garbhadhāraṇaāċe |
गर्भधारणाची garbhadhāraṇaācī |
गर्भधारणाच्या garbhadhāraṇaācā |
गर्भधारणाचे, गर्भधारणाचं garbhadhāraṇaāċe, garbhadhāraṇaāċa |
गर्भधारणाची garbhadhāraṇaācī |
गर्भधारणाच्या garbhadhāraṇaācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
गर्भधारणांचा garbhadhāraṇaānċā |
गर्भधारणांचे garbhadhāraṇaānċe |
गर्भधारणांची garbhadhāraṇaāñcī |
गर्भधारणांच्या garbhadhāraṇaāncā |
गर्भधारणांचे, गर्भधारणांचं garbhadhāraṇaānċe, garbhadhāraṇaānċa |
गर्भधारणांची garbhadhāraṇaāñcī |
गर्भधारणांच्या garbhadhāraṇaāñcā | |
| * 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
- गर्भधारणा (garbhadhārṇā)
References
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “गर्भधारण”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গৰ্ভধাৰণ (Assamese script)
- ᬕᬃᬪᬥᬵᬭᬡ (Balinese script)
- গর্ভধারণ (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰨𑰿𑰥𑰠𑰯𑰨𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀪𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- ဂရ်္ဘဓာရဏ (Burmese script)
- ગર્ભધારણ (Gujarati script)
- ਗਰ੍ਭਧਾਰਣ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦂꦨꦣꦴꦫꦟ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂩𑂹𑂦𑂡𑂰𑂩𑂝 (Kaithi script)
- ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣ (Kannada script)
- គភ៌ធារណ (Khmer script)
- ຄຣ຺ຠຘາຣຓ (Lao script)
- ഗര്ഭധാരണ (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᠠᡵᢨᠠᢡᠠ᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘨𑘿𑘥𑘠𑘰𑘨𑘜 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠠᠷᠪᠾᠠᢑᠾᠠᢗᠷᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑧈𑧠𑧅𑧀𑧑𑧈𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑐬𑑂𑐨𑐢𑐵𑐬𑐞 (Newa script)
- ଗର୍ଭଧାରଣ (Odia script)
- ꢔꢬ꣄ꢩꢤꢵꢬꢠ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆫𑇀𑆨𑆣𑆳𑆫𑆟 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖨𑖿𑖥𑖠𑖯𑖨𑖜 (Siddham script)
- ගර්භධාරණ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩼 𑪙𑩳𑩮𑩛𑩼𑩪 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚤𑚶𑚡𑚜𑚭𑚤𑚘 (Takri script)
- க³ர்ப⁴த⁴ாரண (Tamil script)
- గర్భధారణ (Telugu script)
- ครฺภธารณ (Thai script)
- ག་རྦྷ་དྷཱ་ར་ཎ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒩𑓂𑒦𑒡𑒰𑒩𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨫𑩇𑨡𑨜𑨊𑨫𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of गर्भ (gárbha, “womb”) + धारण (dhā́raṇa, “act of holding, bearing”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡɐɾ.bʱɐ.dʱɑː.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡɐɾ.bʱɐ.d̪ʱɑː.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/
Noun
गर्भधारण • (garbhadhāraṇa) stem, n (Classical Sanskrit)
- pregnancy
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:गर्भावस्था
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गर्भधारणम् (garbhadhāraṇam) | गर्भधारणे (garbhadhāraṇe) | गर्भधारणानि (garbhadhāraṇāni) |
| accusative | गर्भधारणम् (garbhadhāraṇam) | गर्भधारणे (garbhadhāraṇe) | गर्भधारणानि (garbhadhāraṇāni) |
| instrumental | गर्भधारणेन (garbhadhāraṇena) | गर्भधारणाभ्याम् (garbhadhāraṇābhyām) | गर्भधारणैः (garbhadhāraṇaiḥ) |
| dative | गर्भधारणाय (garbhadhāraṇāya) | गर्भधारणाभ्याम् (garbhadhāraṇābhyām) | गर्भधारणेभ्यः (garbhadhāraṇebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गर्भधारणात् (garbhadhāraṇāt) | गर्भधारणाभ्याम् (garbhadhāraṇābhyām) | गर्भधारणेभ्यः (garbhadhāraṇebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गर्भधारणस्य (garbhadhāraṇasya) | गर्भधारणयोः (garbhadhāraṇayoḥ) | गर्भधारणानाम् (garbhadhāraṇānām) |
| locative | गर्भधारणे (garbhadhāraṇe) | गर्भधारणयोः (garbhadhāraṇayoḥ) | गर्भधारणेषु (garbhadhāraṇeṣu) |
| vocative | गर्भधारण (garbhadhāraṇa) | गर्भधारणे (garbhadhāraṇe) | गर्भधारणानि (garbhadhāraṇāni) |
Descendants
- → Bengali: গর্ভধারণ (gorbhodharon) (learned)
- → Hindi: गर्भधारण (garbhadhāraṇ) (learned)
- → Marathi: गर्भधारण (garbhadhāraṇ) (learned)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “गर्भधारण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 349.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “गर्भधारण”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan