भार्या
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भार्या (bhāryā̀).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱɑːɾ.jɑː/, [bʱäːɾ.jäː]
Noun
भार्या • (bhāryā) f
- (literary) wife
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:पत्नी
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भार्या bhāryā |
भार्याएँ bhāryāẽ |
| oblique | भार्या bhāryā |
भार्याओं bhāryāõ |
| vocative | भार्या bhāryā |
भार्याओ bhāryāo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भार्या”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “भार्या”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भार्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভাৰ্যা (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬵᬃᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- ভার্যা (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဘာရျာ (Burmese script)
- ભાર્યા (Gujarati script)
- ਭਾਰ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦴꦫꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂰𑂩𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಭಾರ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
- ភាយ៌ា (Khmer script)
- ຠາຣ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
- ഭാര്യാ (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᠠ᠊ᠠᡵᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠠᢗᠷᠶᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧑𑧈𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଭାର୍ଯା (Odia script)
- ꢩꢵꢬ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- භාර්යා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚭𑚤𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
- ப⁴ார்யா (Tamil script)
- భార్యా (Telugu script)
- ภารฺยา (Thai script)
- བྷཱ་རྱཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Feminine of भार्य (bhāryà); literally meaning "female [of a household] to be supported/endured". The sense "female of an animal" is formed by further extending the sense "wife".
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱɑː.ɾí.jɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱɑːɾ.jɑː/
Noun
भार्या • (bhāryā̀) stem, f (metrical Vedic bhāríyā)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भार्या (bhāryā̀) | भार्ये (bhāryè) | भार्याः (bhāryā̀ḥ) |
| accusative | भार्याम् (bhāryā̀m) | भार्ये (bhāryè) | भार्याः (bhāryā̀ḥ) |
| instrumental | भार्यया (bhāryàyā) भार्या¹ (bhāryā̀¹) |
भार्याभ्याम् (bhāryā̀bhyām) | भार्याभिः (bhāryā̀bhiḥ) |
| dative | भार्यायै (bhāryā̀yai) | भार्याभ्याम् (bhāryā̀bhyām) | भार्याभ्यः (bhāryā̀bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भार्यायाः (bhāryā̀yāḥ) भार्यायै² (bhāryā̀yai²) |
भार्याभ्याम् (bhāryā̀bhyām) | भार्याभ्यः (bhāryā̀bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भार्यायाः (bhāryā̀yāḥ) भार्यायै² (bhāryā̀yai²) |
भार्ययोः (bhāryàyoḥ) | भार्याणाम् (bhāryā̀ṇām) |
| locative | भार्यायाम् (bhāryā̀yām) | भार्ययोः (bhāryàyoḥ) | भार्यासु (bhāryā̀su) |
| vocative | भार्ये (bhā́rye) | भार्ये (bhā́rye) | भार्याः (bhā́ryāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (bhajjā), 𑀪𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀆 (bhāriā) — Paiśācī
- Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘰𑘕 (bhāja), 𑘥𑘰𑘕𑘰 (bhājā)
- Paisaci Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀆 (bhāriā)
- Pali: bhariyā
- → Bengali: ভার্যা (bharja)
- → Hindi: भार्या (bhāryā)
- → Malayalam: ഭാര്യ (bhārya)
- → Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘰𑘨𑘱𑘧𑘰 (bhāriyā)
- → Tamil: பாரியை (pāriyai)
- → Telugu: భార్య (bhārya)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “भार्या”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 754, column 1.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “bhāryā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “भार्या”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “भार्या”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāryāˋ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press