भास
Konkani
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀲𑀸 (bhāsā), from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). Compare Dhivehi ބަސް (bas).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʰaːs/, [bʰɑːs]
Noun
भास • (bhās) (Latin script bhas, Kannada script ಭಾಸ್)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
From भासणे (bhāsṇe, “to seem”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bʱas/
Noun
भास • (bhās) m
Declension
| Declension of भास (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
भास bhās | ||
| direct plural |
भास bhās | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
भास bhās |
भास bhās | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
भासा bhāsā |
भासां- bhāsān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
भासाला bhāsālā |
भासांना bhāsānnā | |
| ergative | भासाने, भासानं bhāsāne, bhāsāna |
भासांनी bhāsānnī | |
| instrumental | भासाशी bhāsāśī |
भासांशी bhāsānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
भासात bhāsāt |
भासांत bhāsāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
भासा bhāsā |
भासांनो bhāsānno | |
| 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 भास (masc 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 |
भासाचा bhāsāċā |
भासाचे bhāsāċe |
भासाची bhāsācī |
भासाच्या bhāsācā |
भासाचे, भासाचं bhāsāċe, bhāsāċa |
भासाची bhāsācī |
भासाच्या bhāsācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
भासांचा bhāsānċā |
भासांचे bhāsānċe |
भासांची bhāsāñcī |
भासांच्या bhāsāncā |
भासांचे, भासांचं bhāsānċe, bhāsānċa |
भासांची bhāsāñcī |
भासांच्या bhāsāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भास”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভাস (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
- ভাস (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- ဘာသ (Burmese script)
- ભાસ (Gujarati script)
- ਭਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
- ಭಾಸ (Kannada script)
- ភាស (Khmer script)
- ຠາສ (Lao script)
- ഭാസ (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᠠ᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
- ଭାସ (Odia script)
- ꢩꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
- භාස (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
- ப⁴ாஸ (Tamil script)
- భాస (Telugu script)
- ภาส (Thai script)
- བྷཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)
Noun
भास • (bhāsa) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भासः (bhāsaḥ) | भासौ (bhāsau) भासा¹ (bhāsā¹) |
भासाः (bhāsāḥ) भासासः¹ (bhāsāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | भासम् (bhāsam) | भासौ (bhāsau) भासा¹ (bhāsā¹) |
भासान् (bhāsān) |
| instrumental | भासेन (bhāsena) | भासाभ्याम् (bhāsābhyām) | भासैः (bhāsaiḥ) भासेभिः¹ (bhāsebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | भासाय (bhāsāya) | भासाभ्याम् (bhāsābhyām) | भासेभ्यः (bhāsebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भासात् (bhāsāt) | भासाभ्याम् (bhāsābhyām) | भासेभ्यः (bhāsebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भासस्य (bhāsasya) | भासयोः (bhāsayoḥ) | भासानाम् (bhāsānām) |
| locative | भासे (bhāse) | भासयोः (bhāsayoḥ) | भासेषु (bhāseṣu) |
| vocative | भास (bhāsa) | भासौ (bhāsau) भासा¹ (bhāsā¹) |
भासाः (bhāsāḥ) भासासः¹ (bhāsāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Pali: bhāsa
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “bhāsa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.