बहुल
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit बहुल (bahula).
Adjective
बहुल • (bahula)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- बहुर (bahura)
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- বহুল (Assamese script)
- ᬩᬳᬸᬮ (Balinese script)
- বহুল (Bengali script)
- 𑰤𑰮𑰲𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- ဗဟုလ (Burmese script)
- બહુલ (Gujarati script)
- ਬਹੁਲ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌲 (Grantha script)
- ꦧꦲꦸꦭ (Javanese script)
- 𑂥𑂯𑂳𑂪 (Kaithi script)
- ಬಹುಲ (Kannada script)
- ពហុល (Khmer script)
- ພຫຸລ (Lao script)
- ബഹുല (Malayalam script)
- ᠪᠠᡥᡠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘤𑘮𑘳𑘩 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠠᠾᠤᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧄𑧎𑧔𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐧𑐴𑐸𑐮 (Newa script)
- ବହୁଲ (Odia script)
- ꢨꢲꢸꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆧𑆲𑆶𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖤𑖮𑖲𑖩 (Siddham script)
- බහුල (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩲𑪂𑩒𑩽 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚠𑚩𑚰𑚥 (Takri script)
- ப³ஹுல (Tamil script)
- బహుల (Telugu script)
- พหุล (Thai script)
- བ་ཧུ་ལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒥𑒯𑒳𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨠𑨱𑨃𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *baźʰulás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaȷ́ʰu-lás, from *bʰaȷ́ʰúš.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bɐ.ɦu.lɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bɐ.ɦu.l̪ɐ/
Adjective
बहुल • (bahulá) stem
- thick, large
- abundant, many
- बहुलम् ― bahulam ― many
- Nir
- Prāt
- accompanied by, attended with
- (grammar) variously applicable, comprehensive
- born under the Pleiades
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | बहुलः (bahuláḥ) | बहुलौ (bahulaú) बहुला¹ (bahulā́¹) |
बहुलाः (bahulā́ḥ) बहुलासः¹ (bahulā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | बहुलम् (bahulám) | बहुलौ (bahulaú) बहुला¹ (bahulā́¹) |
बहुलान् (bahulā́n) |
| instrumental | बहुलेन (bahuléna) | बहुलाभ्याम् (bahulā́bhyām) | बहुलैः (bahulaíḥ) बहुलेभिः¹ (bahulébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | बहुलाय (bahulā́ya) | बहुलाभ्याम् (bahulā́bhyām) | बहुलेभ्यः (bahulébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | बहुलात् (bahulā́t) | बहुलाभ्याम् (bahulā́bhyām) | बहुलेभ्यः (bahulébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | बहुलस्य (bahulásya) | बहुलयोः (bahuláyoḥ) | बहुलानाम् (bahulā́nām) |
| locative | बहुले (bahulé) | बहुलयोः (bahuláyoḥ) | बहुलेषु (bahuléṣu) |
| vocative | बहुल (báhula) | बहुलौ (báhulau) बहुला¹ (báhulā¹) |
बहुलाः (báhulāḥ) बहुलासः¹ (báhulāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | बहुला (bahulā́) | बहुले (bahulé) | बहुलाः (bahulā́ḥ) |
| accusative | बहुलाम् (bahulā́m) | बहुले (bahulé) | बहुलाः (bahulā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | बहुलया (bahuláyā) बहुला¹ (bahulā́¹) |
बहुलाभ्याम् (bahulā́bhyām) | बहुलाभिः (bahulā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | बहुलायै (bahulā́yai) | बहुलाभ्याम् (bahulā́bhyām) | बहुलाभ्यः (bahulā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | बहुलायाः (bahulā́yāḥ) बहुलायै² (bahulā́yai²) |
बहुलाभ्याम् (bahulā́bhyām) | बहुलाभ्यः (bahulā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | बहुलायाः (bahulā́yāḥ) बहुलायै² (bahulā́yai²) |
बहुलयोः (bahuláyoḥ) | बहुलानाम् (bahulā́nām) |
| locative | बहुलायाम् (bahulā́yām) | बहुलयोः (bahuláyoḥ) | बहुलासु (bahulā́su) |
| vocative | बहुले (báhule) | बहुले (báhule) | बहुलाः (báhulāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | बहुलम् (bahulám) | बहुले (bahulé) | बहुलानि (bahulā́ni) बहुला¹ (bahulā́¹) |
| accusative | बहुलम् (bahulám) | बहुले (bahulé) | बहुलानि (bahulā́ni) बहुला¹ (bahulā́¹) |
| instrumental | बहुलेन (bahuléna) | बहुलाभ्याम् (bahulā́bhyām) | बहुलैः (bahulaíḥ) बहुलेभिः¹ (bahulébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | बहुलाय (bahulā́ya) | बहुलाभ्याम् (bahulā́bhyām) | बहुलेभ्यः (bahulébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | बहुलात् (bahulā́t) | बहुलाभ्याम् (bahulā́bhyām) | बहुलेभ्यः (bahulébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | बहुलस्य (bahulásya) | बहुलयोः (bahuláyoḥ) | बहुलानाम् (bahulā́nām) |
| locative | बहुले (bahulé) | बहुलयोः (bahuláyoḥ) | बहुलेषु (bahuléṣu) |
| vocative | बहुल (báhula) | बहुले (báhule) | बहुलानि (báhulāni) बहुला¹ (báhulā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: বহুল (bohul)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀮 (bahula)
- Pali: bahula
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀮 (bahula)
- Kachchi: [script needed] (baurā)
- Romani: buxlo
- → Old Gujarati: बहुल (bahula)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “बहुल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 726.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bahulá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bahura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press