भाग

See also: भांग, भृग्, भीगा, भग, and भोग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːɡ/, [bʱäːɡ]

Noun

भाग • (bhāg) m (Urdu spelling بھاگ)

piece, part, share
Synonyms: हिस्सा (hissā), टुकड़ा (ṭukṛā)

इस ज़मीन का एक भाग मेरा होना चाहिए।
is zamīn kā ek bhāg merā honā cāhie.
A share of this plot of land should be mine.
luck, good fortune
(mathematics) division

Declension

Declension of *भाग* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	भाग bhāg	भाग bhāg
oblique	भाग bhāg	भागों bhāgõ
vocative	भाग bhāg	भागो bhāgo

Derived terms

प्रतिभागिता (pratibhāgitā)
भाग करना (bhāg karnā, “to divide”)
भागफल (bhāgphal, “quotient”)
भागवंत (bhāgvant)
भागवान् (bhāgvān)
भागहर (bhāghar)
भागहारी (bhāghārī)

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga).

Noun

भाग • (bhāg) (Latin script bhag, Kannada script ಭಾಗ್)

(formal) part, portion
Synonym: कुड्को (kuḍko) (kudkô)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga).

Noun

भाग • (bhāg) m

part, division, portion, share

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

bhāga (Latin script)
𑀪𑀸𑀕 (Brahmi script)
ভাগ (Bengali script)
භාග (Sinhalese script)
ဘာဂ or ꧤႃၷ (Burmese script)
ภาค or ภาคะ (Thai script)
ᨽᩣᨣ (Tai Tham script)
ຠາຄ or ຠາຄະ (Lao script)
ភាគ (Khmer script)
𑄞𑄂𑄉 (Chakma script)

Noun

भाग m

Devanagari script form of bhāga (“part, portion, share”)

Declension

Declension table of "भाग" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भागो (bhāgo)	भागा (bhāgā)
Accusative (second)	भागं (bhāgaṃ)	भागे (bhāge)
Instrumental (third)	भागेन (bhāgena)	भागेहि (bhāgehi) or भागेभि (bhāgebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भागस्स (bhāgassa) or भागाय (bhāgāya) or भागत्थं (bhāgatthaṃ)	भागानं (bhāgānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भागस्मा (bhāgasmā) or भागम्हा (bhāgamhā) or भागा (bhāgā)	भागेहि (bhāgehi) or भागेभि (bhāgebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भागस्स (bhāgassa)	भागानं (bhāgānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भागस्मिं (bhāgasmiṃ) or भागम्हि (bhāgamhi) or भागे (bhāge)	भागेसु (bhāgesu)
Vocative (calling)	भाग (bhāga)	भागा (bhāgā)

Prakrit

Noun

भाग (bhāga)

Devanagari script form of 𑀪𑀸𑀕 (“part, portion, share”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ভাগ (Assamese script)
ᬪᬵᬕ (Balinese script)
ভাগ (Bengali script)
𑰥𑰯𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀪𑀸𑀕 (Brahmi script)
ဘာဂ (Burmese script)
ભાગ (Gujarati script)
ਭਾਗ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌭𑌾𑌗 (Grantha script)
ꦨꦴꦒ (Javanese script)
𑂦𑂰𑂏 (Kaithi script)
ಭಾಗ (Kannada script)
ភាគ (Khmer script)
ຠາຄ (Lao script)
ഭാഗ (Malayalam script)
ᢨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘥𑘰𑘐 (Modi script)
ᠪᠾᠠᢗᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧅𑧑𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
𑐨𑐵𑐐 (Newa script)
ଭାଗ (Odia script)
ꢩꢵꢔ (Saurashtra script)
𑆨𑆳𑆓 (Sharada script)
𑖥𑖯𑖐 (Siddham script)
භාග (Sinhalese script)
𑩳𑩛𑩞 (Soyombo script)
𑚡𑚭𑚌 (Takri script)
ப⁴ாக³ (Tamil script)
భాగ (Telugu script)
ภาค (Thai script)
བྷཱ་ག (Tibetan script)
𑒦𑒰𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
𑨡𑨊𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-. Compare Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬔𐬀 (bāga), Persian (bâġ).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.ɡɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.ɡɐ/

Noun

भाग • (bhāgá) stem, m

part, portion, share, allotment
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.82.3:
  स हि रत्ना॑नि दा॒शुषे॑ सु॒वाति॑ सवि॒ता भगः॑।
  तं भा॒गं चि॒त्रमी॑महे॥
  sá hí rátnāni dāśúṣe suvā́ti savitā́ bhágaḥ.
  táṃ bhāgáṃ citrámīmahe.
  That Savitā who is Bhaga, bestows precious treasure on the donor of the offering; we solicit (of him) a valuable portion.
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.64.5:
  दे॒वेन॑ नो॒ मन॑सा देव सोम रा॒यो भा॒गं स॑हसावन्न॒भि यु॑ध्य ।
  devéna no mánasā deva soma rāyó bhāgáṃ sahasāvannabhí yudhya.
  Win for us, O divine victorious Soma, with your divine spirit, our share of wealth.
compartment, division

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भाग
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भागः (bhāgáḥ)	भागौ (bhāgaú) भागा¹ (bhāgā́¹)	भागाः (bhāgā́ḥ) भागासः¹ (bhāgā́saḥ¹)
accusative	भागम् (bhāgám)	भागौ (bhāgaú) भागा¹ (bhāgā́¹)	भागान् (bhāgā́n)
instrumental	भागेन (bhāgéna)	भागाभ्याम् (bhāgā́bhyām)	भागैः (bhāgaíḥ) भागेभिः¹ (bhāgébhiḥ¹)
dative	भागाय (bhāgā́ya)	भागाभ्याम् (bhāgā́bhyām)	भागेभ्यः (bhāgébhyaḥ)
ablative	भागात् (bhāgā́t)	भागाभ्याम् (bhāgā́bhyām)	भागेभ्यः (bhāgébhyaḥ)
genitive	भागस्य (bhāgásya)	भागयोः (bhāgáyoḥ)	भागानाम् (bhāgā́nām)
locative	भागे (bhāgé)	भागयोः (bhāgáyoḥ)	भागेषु (bhāgéṣu)
vocative	भाग (bhā́ga)	भागौ (bhā́gau) भागा¹ (bhā́gā¹)	भागाः (bhā́gāḥ) भागासः¹ (bhā́gāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀕 (bhāga), 𑀪𑀸𑀅 (bhāa)
- Dhivehi: ބެއި (bei), ބައި (bai)
- Sinhalese: බා (bā)
Pali: bhāga
- → Burmese: ဘက် (bhak)
- → Khmer: ភាគ (phiək)
- → Lao: ພາກ (phāk)
- → Thai: ภาค (pâak)
→ Assamese: ভাগ (bhag)
→ Bengali: ভাগ (bhag)
→ Gujarati: ભાગ (bhāg)
→ Hindi: भाग (bhāg)
→ Kannada: ಭಾಗ (bhāga)
→ Malayalam: ഭാഗം (bhāgaṁ)
→ Marathi: भाग (bhāg)
→ Nepali: भाग (bhāg)
→ Odia: ଭାଗ (bhāga)
→ Punjabi: ਭਾਗ (bhāg)
→ Tamil: பாகம் (pākam)
→ Telugu: భాగము (bhāgamu), భాగం (bhāgaṁ)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “भाग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 751/2.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 260