रंभा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾəm.bʱɑː/, [ɾɐ̃m.bʱäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀭𑀁𑀪 (*raṃbha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) (compare Prakrit 𑀭𑀁𑀪𑀇 (raṃbhaï), 𑀭𑀁𑀨𑀇 (raṃphaï), 𑀭𑀁𑀧𑀇 (raṃpaï, “to scrape”)). Cognate with Gujarati રાંભો (rā̃bho), Marathi रंभा (rambhā).

Noun

रंभा • (rambhā) m (Urdu spelling رَمْبَھا)

1. crowbar

Declension

Declension of रंभा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रंभा rambhā	रंभे rambhe
oblique	रंभे rambhe	रंभों rambhõ
vocative	रंभे rambhe	रंभो rambho

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रम्भा (rambhā).

Proper noun

रंभा • (rambhā) f (Urdu spelling رَمْبَھا)

1. (Hinduism) Rambha (mythical queen of the Apsaras)

Declension

Declension of रंभा (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	रंभा rambhā
oblique	रंभा rambhā
vocative	रंभा rambhā

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रंभा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 849
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rampati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 615

Marathi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀭𑀁𑀪 (*raṃbha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) (compare Prakrit 𑀭𑀁𑀪𑀇 (raṃbhaï), 𑀭𑀁𑀨𑀇 (raṃphaï), 𑀭𑀁𑀧𑀇 (raṃpaï, “to scrape”)). Cognate with Gujarati રાંભો (rā̃bho), Hindustani رَمْبَھا (rambhā) / रंभा (rambhā).

Noun

रंभा • (rambhā) m

1. crowbar

Declension

Declension of रंभा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	रंभा rambhā
direct plural	रंभे rambhe
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	रंभा rambhā		रंभे rambhe
oblique सामान्यरूप	रंभ्या rambhyā		रंभ्यां- rambhyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	रंभ्याला rambhyālā		रंभ्यांना rambhyānnā
ergative	रंभ्याने, रंभ्यानं rambhyāne, rambhyāna		रंभ्यांनी rambhyānnī
instrumental	रंभ्याशी rambhyāśī		रंभ्यांशी rambhyānśī
locative सप्तमी	रंभ्यात rambhyāt		रंभ्यांत rambhyāt
vocative संबोधन	रंभ्या rambhyā		रंभ्यांनो rambhyānno
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 रंभा (masc ā-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
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	रंभ्याचा rambhyāċā	रंभ्याचे rambhyāċe	रंभ्याची rambhyācī	रंभ्याच्या rambhyācā	रंभ्याचे, रंभ्याचं rambhyāċe, rambhyāċa	रंभ्याची rambhyācī	रंभ्याच्या rambhyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	रंभ्यांचा rambhyānċā	रंभ्यांचे rambhyānċe	रंभ्यांची rambhyāñcī	रंभ्यांच्या rambhyāncā	रंभ्यांचे, रंभ्यांचं rambhyānċe, rambhyānċa	रंभ्यांची rambhyāñcī	रंभ्यांच्या rambhyāñcā
* 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.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रम्भा (rambhā). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘨𑘽𑘥𑘰 (raṃbhā).

Proper noun

रंभा • (rambhā) f

1. Rambha (mythical queen of the Apsaras)

Noun

रंभा • (rambhā) f

1. plantain

Further reading

• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “रंभा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2591.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रंभा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 684
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rampati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 615

Old Marathi

Noun

रंभा (raṃbhā) f

1. Devanagari script form of 𑘨𑘽𑘥𑘰 (“dancing girl, whore”)