गर्भधारण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit गर्भधारण (garbhadhāraṇa). By surface analysis, गर्भ (garbh) +‎ धारण (dhāraṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡəɾ.bʱə.d̪ʱɑː.ɾəɳ/, [ɡɐɾ.bʱɐ.d̪ʱäː.ɾɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

गर्भधारण • (garbhadhāraṇ) m

1. (literary) pregnancy

   Synonym: गर्भावस्था (garbhāvasthā)

Declension

Declension of गर्भधारण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇ	गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇ
oblique	गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇ	गर्भधारणों garbhadhāraṇõ
vocative	गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇ	गर्भधारणो garbhadhāraṇo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गर्भधारण”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गर्भ-धारण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গৰ্ভধাৰণ (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬃᬪᬥᬵᬭᬡ (Balinese script)
• গর্ভধারণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰨𑰿𑰥𑰠𑰯𑰨𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀪𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ဂရ်္ဘဓာရဏ (Burmese script)
• ગર્ભધારણ (Gujarati script)
• ਗਰ੍ਭਧਾਰਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦂꦨꦣꦴꦫꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂩𑂹𑂦𑂡𑂰𑂩𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣ (Kannada script)
• គភ៌ធារណ (Khmer script)
• ຄຣ຺ຠຘາຣຓ (Lao script)
• ഗര്ഭധാരണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠᡵᢨᠠᢡᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘨𑘿𑘥𑘠𑘰𑘨𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᠷᠪᠾᠠᢑᠾᠠᢗᠷᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧈𑧠𑧅𑧀𑧑𑧈𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐬𑑂𑐨𑐢𑐵𑐬𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଗର୍ଭଧାରଣ (Odia script)
• ꢔꢬ꣄ꢩꢤꢵꢬꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆫𑇀𑆨𑆣𑆳𑆫𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖨𑖿𑖥𑖠𑖯𑖨𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ගර්‍භධාරණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩼 𑪙𑩳𑩮𑩛𑩼𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚤𑚶𑚡𑚜𑚭𑚤𑚘 (Takri script)
• க³ர்ப⁴த⁴ாரண (Tamil script)
• గర్భధారణ (Telugu script)
• ครฺภธารณ (Thai script)
• ག་རྦྷ་དྷཱ་ར་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒩𑓂𑒦𑒡𑒰𑒩𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨫𑩇𑨡𑨜𑨊𑨫𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of गर्भ (gárbha, “womb”) +‎ धारण (dhā́raṇa, “act of holding, bearing”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐɾ.bʱɐ.dʱɑː.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡɐɾ.bʱɐˈd̪ʱɑː.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

गर्भधारण • (garbhadhāraṇa) stem, n (Classical Sanskrit)

1. pregnancy

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:गर्भावस्था

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of गर्भधारण (garbhadhāraṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गर्भधारणम् garbhadhāraṇam	गर्भधारणे garbhadhāraṇe	गर्भधारणानि garbhadhāraṇāni
Vocative	गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇa	गर्भधारणे garbhadhāraṇe	गर्भधारणानि garbhadhāraṇāni
Accusative	गर्भधारणम् garbhadhāraṇam	गर्भधारणे garbhadhāraṇe	गर्भधारणानि garbhadhāraṇāni
Instrumental	गर्भधारणेन garbhadhāraṇena	गर्भधारणाभ्याम् garbhadhāraṇābhyām	गर्भधारणैः garbhadhāraṇaiḥ
Dative	गर्भधारणाय garbhadhāraṇāya	गर्भधारणाभ्याम् garbhadhāraṇābhyām	गर्भधारणेभ्यः garbhadhāraṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	गर्भधारणात् garbhadhāraṇāt	गर्भधारणाभ्याम् garbhadhāraṇābhyām	गर्भधारणेभ्यः garbhadhāraṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	गर्भधारणस्य garbhadhāraṇasya	गर्भधारणयोः garbhadhāraṇayoḥ	गर्भधारणानाम् garbhadhāraṇānām
Locative	गर्भधारणे garbhadhāraṇe	गर्भधारणयोः garbhadhāraṇayoḥ	गर्भधारणेषु garbhadhāraṇeṣu

Descendants

• → Bengali: গর্ভধারণ (gorbhodharon) (learned)
• → Hindi: गर्भधारण (garbhadhāraṇ) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “गर्भधारण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 349.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “गर्भधारण”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan