भविष्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भविष्य (bhaviṣya).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱə.ʋɪʂ.jə/, [bʱɐ.ʋɪʃ.jɐ]

Noun

भविष्य • (bhaviṣya) m (Urdu spelling بھوشیہ)

the future (that which is yet to happen)
(grammar) future tense
भविष्यकाल ― bhaviṣyakāl ― future tense (less ambiguous)

Declension

Declension of *भविष्य* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	भविष्य bhaviṣya	भविष्य bhaviṣya
oblique	भविष्य bhaviṣya	भविष्यों bhaviṣyõ
vocative	भविष्य bhaviṣya	भविष्यो bhaviṣyo

Adjective

भविष्य • (bhaviṣya) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بھوشیہ)

future

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भविष्य (bhaviṣya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʱə.ʋiʂ.jə/

Noun

भविष्य • (bhaviṣya) n

future
a prophecy

Declension

Declension of भविष्य (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	भविष्य bhaviṣya
direct plural	भविष्ये, भविष्यं bhaviṣye, bhaviṣya
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भविष्य bhaviṣya	भविष्ये, भविष्यं bhaviṣye, bhaviṣya
oblique सामान्यरूप	भविष्या bhaviṣyā	भविष्यां- bhaviṣyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भविष्याला bhaviṣyālā	भविष्यांना bhaviṣyānnā
ergative	भविष्याने, भविष्यानं bhaviṣyāne, bhaviṣyāna	भविष्यांनी bhaviṣyānnī
instrumental	भविष्याशी bhaviṣyāśī	भविष्यांशी bhaviṣyānśī
locative सप्तमी	भविष्यात bhaviṣyāt	भविष्यांत bhaviṣyāt
vocative संबोधन	भविष्या bhaviṣyā	भविष्यांनो bhaviṣyānno
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 भविष्य (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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	भविष्याचा bhaviṣyāċā	भविष्याचे bhaviṣyāċe	भविष्याची bhaviṣyācī	भविष्याच्या bhaviṣyācā	भविष्याचे, भविष्याचं bhaviṣyāċe, bhaviṣyāċa	भविष्याची bhaviṣyācī	भविष्याच्या bhaviṣyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भविष्यांचा bhaviṣyānċā	भविष्यांचे bhaviṣyānċe	भविष्यांची bhaviṣyāñcī	भविष्यांच्या bhaviṣyāncā	भविष्यांचे, भविष्यांचं bhaviṣyānċe, bhaviṣyānċa	भविष्यांची bhaviṣyāñcī	भविष्यांच्या bhaviṣyāñcā
^* 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

भविष्यकाळ (bhaviṣyakāḷ, “future tense”)

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भविष्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ভৱিষ্য (Assamese script)
ᬪᬯᬶᬱ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
ভবিষ্য (Bengali script)
𑰥𑰪𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀪𑀯𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
ဘဝိၑျ (Burmese script)
ભવિષ્ય (Gujarati script)
ਭਵਿਸ਼੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
ꦨꦮꦶꦰꦾ (Javanese script)
𑂦𑂫𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
ಭವಿಷ್ಯ (Kannada script)
ភវិឞ្យ (Khmer script)
ຠວິຩ຺ຍ (Lao script)
ഭവിഷ്യ (Malayalam script)
ᢨᠠᠸᡳᢢᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘥𑘪𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
ᠪᠾᠠᠸᠢᢔᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧅𑧊𑧒𑧌𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
𑐨𑐰𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
ଭଵିଷ୍ଯ (Odia script)
ꢩꢮꢶꢰ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
𑆨𑆮𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
𑖥𑖪𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
භවිෂ්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
𑩳𑩾𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
𑚡𑚦𑚮𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
ப⁴விஷ்ய (Tamil script)
భవిష్య (Telugu script)
ภวิษฺย (Thai script)
བྷ་ཝི་ཥྱ (Tibetan script)
𑒦𑒫𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
𑨡𑨭𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Back-formation from भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ.ʋiʂ.jɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ.ʋiʂ.jɐ/

Noun

भविष्य • (bhaviṣya) stem, n

the future (Hariv., Pur.)
Synonym: भविष्यपुराण (bhaviṣyapurāṇa)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भविष्य
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam)	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्याणि (bhaviṣyāṇi) भविष्या¹ (bhaviṣyā¹)
accusative	भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam)	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्याणि (bhaviṣyāṇi) भविष्या¹ (bhaviṣyā¹)
instrumental	भविष्येण (bhaviṣyeṇa)	भविष्याभ्याम् (bhaviṣyābhyām)	भविष्यैः (bhaviṣyaiḥ) भविष्येभिः¹ (bhaviṣyebhiḥ¹)
dative	भविष्याय (bhaviṣyāya)	भविष्याभ्याम् (bhaviṣyābhyām)	भविष्येभ्यः (bhaviṣyebhyaḥ)
ablative	भविष्यात् (bhaviṣyāt)	भविष्याभ्याम् (bhaviṣyābhyām)	भविष्येभ्यः (bhaviṣyebhyaḥ)
genitive	भविष्यस्य (bhaviṣyasya)	भविष्ययोः (bhaviṣyayoḥ)	भविष्याणाम् (bhaviṣyāṇām)
locative	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्ययोः (bhaviṣyayoḥ)	भविष्येषु (bhaviṣyeṣu)
vocative	भविष्य (bhaviṣya)	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्याणि (bhaviṣyāṇi) भविष्या¹ (bhaviṣyā¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Bengali: ভবিষ্যৎ (bhobiśśot) (learned)
→ Hindi: भविष्य (bhaviṣya) (learned)
→ Kannada: ಭವಿಷ್ಯ (bhaviṣya) (learned)
→ Malayalam: ഭവിഷ്യത്ത് (bhaviṣyattŭ) (learned)
→ Marathi: भविष्य (bhaviṣya) (learned)
→ Odia: ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ (bhabiṣyata) (learned)
→ Telugu: భవిష్యత్తు (bhaviṣyattu) (learned)

Adjective

भविष्य • (bhaviṣya) stem

imminent, impending (to be about to become or come to pass) (MBh., Ka1v.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भविष्य
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भविष्यः (bhaviṣyaḥ)	भविष्यौ (bhaviṣyau) भविष्या¹ (bhaviṣyā¹)	भविष्याः (bhaviṣyāḥ) भविष्यासः¹ (bhaviṣyāsaḥ¹)
accusative	भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam)	भविष्यौ (bhaviṣyau) भविष्या¹ (bhaviṣyā¹)	भविष्यान् (bhaviṣyān)
instrumental	भविष्येण (bhaviṣyeṇa)	भविष्याभ्याम् (bhaviṣyābhyām)	भविष्यैः (bhaviṣyaiḥ) भविष्येभिः¹ (bhaviṣyebhiḥ¹)
dative	भविष्याय (bhaviṣyāya)	भविष्याभ्याम् (bhaviṣyābhyām)	भविष्येभ्यः (bhaviṣyebhyaḥ)
ablative	भविष्यात् (bhaviṣyāt)	भविष्याभ्याम् (bhaviṣyābhyām)	भविष्येभ्यः (bhaviṣyebhyaḥ)
genitive	भविष्यस्य (bhaviṣyasya)	भविष्ययोः (bhaviṣyayoḥ)	भविष्याणाम् (bhaviṣyāṇām)
locative	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्ययोः (bhaviṣyayoḥ)	भविष्येषु (bhaviṣyeṣu)
vocative	भविष्य (bhaviṣya)	भविष्यौ (bhaviṣyau) भविष्या¹ (bhaviṣyā¹)	भविष्याः (bhaviṣyāḥ) भविष्यासः¹ (bhaviṣyāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भविष्या
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भविष्या (bhaviṣyā)	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्याः (bhaviṣyāḥ)
accusative	भविष्याम् (bhaviṣyām)	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्याः (bhaviṣyāḥ)
instrumental	भविष्यया (bhaviṣyayā) भविष्या¹ (bhaviṣyā¹)	भविष्याभ्याम् (bhaviṣyābhyām)	भविष्याभिः (bhaviṣyābhiḥ)
dative	भविष्यायै (bhaviṣyāyai)	भविष्याभ्याम् (bhaviṣyābhyām)	भविष्याभ्यः (bhaviṣyābhyaḥ)
ablative	भविष्यायाः (bhaviṣyāyāḥ) भविष्यायै² (bhaviṣyāyai²)	भविष्याभ्याम् (bhaviṣyābhyām)	भविष्याभ्यः (bhaviṣyābhyaḥ)
genitive	भविष्यायाः (bhaviṣyāyāḥ) भविष्यायै² (bhaviṣyāyai²)	भविष्ययोः (bhaviṣyayoḥ)	भविष्याणाम् (bhaviṣyāṇām)
locative	भविष्यायाम् (bhaviṣyāyām)	भविष्ययोः (bhaviṣyayoḥ)	भविष्यासु (bhaviṣyāsu)
vocative	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्याः (bhaviṣyāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भविष्य
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam)	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्याणि (bhaviṣyāṇi) भविष्या¹ (bhaviṣyā¹)
accusative	भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam)	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्याणि (bhaviṣyāṇi) भविष्या¹ (bhaviṣyā¹)
instrumental	भविष्येण (bhaviṣyeṇa)	भविष्याभ्याम् (bhaviṣyābhyām)	भविष्यैः (bhaviṣyaiḥ) भविष्येभिः¹ (bhaviṣyebhiḥ¹)
dative	भविष्याय (bhaviṣyāya)	भविष्याभ्याम् (bhaviṣyābhyām)	भविष्येभ्यः (bhaviṣyebhyaḥ)
ablative	भविष्यात् (bhaviṣyāt)	भविष्याभ्याम् (bhaviṣyābhyām)	भविष्येभ्यः (bhaviṣyebhyaḥ)
genitive	भविष्यस्य (bhaviṣyasya)	भविष्ययोः (bhaviṣyayoḥ)	भविष्याणाम् (bhaviṣyāṇām)
locative	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्ययोः (bhaviṣyayoḥ)	भविष्येषु (bhaviṣyeṣu)
vocative	भविष्य (bhaviṣya)	भविष्ये (bhaviṣye)	भविष्याणि (bhaviṣyāṇi) भविष्या¹ (bhaviṣyā¹)

¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “भविष्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 749.

Hindi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Adjective

References

Marathi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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Noun

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Adjective

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