बधिर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बधिर (badhira). Doublet of बहरा (bahrā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.d̪ʱɪɾ/, [bɐ.d̪ʱɪɾ]

Adjective

बधिर • (badhir) (indeclinable)

1. deaf

   Synonym: बहरा (bahrā)

Marathi

Alternative forms

• बधीर (badhīr) (assimilated form with final vowel lengthened)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बधिर (badhira). Doublet of बहिरा (bahirā).

Adjective

बधिर • (badhir)

1. deaf

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बधिर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “badhirá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• বধিৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬩᬥᬶᬭ (Balinese script)
• বধির (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰠𑰰𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑀥𑀺𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဗဓိရ (Burmese script)
• બધિર (Gujarati script)
• ਬਧਿਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌬𑌧𑌿𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦧꦣꦶꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂥𑂡𑂱𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಬಧಿರ (Kannada script)
• ពធិរ (Khmer script)
• ພຘິຣ (Lao script)
• ബധിര (Malayalam script)
• ᠪᠠᢡᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘤𑘠𑘱𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠠᢑᠾᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧄𑧀𑧒𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐧𑐢𑐶𑐬 (Newa script)
• ବଧିର (Odia script)
• ꢨꢤꢶꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑆣𑆴𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖠𑖰𑖨 (Siddham script)
• බධිර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩲𑩮𑩑𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚠𑚜𑚮𑚤 (Takri script)
• ப³தி⁴ர (Tamil script)
• బధిర (Telugu script)
• พธิร (Thai script)
• བ་དྷི་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑒡𑒱𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨠𑨜𑨁𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós (“deaf”). Cognate with Irish bodhar and Breton bouzar.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐ.dʱi.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ.d̪ʱi.ɾɐ/

Adjective

बधिर • (badhirá) stem

1. deaf
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.45.17:

     उ॒त त्वाब॑धिरं व॒यं श्रुत्क॑र्णं॒ सन्त॑मू॒तये॑ ।
     दू॒रादि॒ह ह॑वामहे ॥

     utá tvā́badhiraṃ vayáṃ śrútkarṇaṃ sántamūtáye.
     dūrā́dihá havāmahe.

     And thee who art not deaf, whose cars are quick to listen, for our aid,
     We call to us from far away.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बधिर (badhira)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बधिरः badhiraḥ	बधिरौ / बधिरा¹ badhirau / badhirā¹	बधिराः / बधिरासः¹ badhirāḥ / badhirāsaḥ¹
Vocative	बधिर badhira	बधिरौ / बधिरा¹ badhirau / badhirā¹	बधिराः / बधिरासः¹ badhirāḥ / badhirāsaḥ¹
Accusative	बधिरम् badhiram	बधिरौ / बधिरा¹ badhirau / badhirā¹	बधिरान् badhirān
Instrumental	बधिरेण badhireṇa	बधिराभ्याम् badhirābhyām	बधिरैः / बधिरेभिः¹ badhiraiḥ / badhirebhiḥ¹
Dative	बधिराय badhirāya	बधिराभ्याम् badhirābhyām	बधिरेभ्यः badhirebhyaḥ
Ablative	बधिरात् badhirāt	बधिराभ्याम् badhirābhyām	बधिरेभ्यः badhirebhyaḥ
Genitive	बधिरस्य badhirasya	बधिरयोः badhirayoḥ	बधिराणाम् badhirāṇām
Locative	बधिरे badhire	बधिरयोः badhirayoḥ	बधिरेषु badhireṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of बधिरा (badhirā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बधिरा badhirā	बधिरे badhire	बधिराः badhirāḥ
Vocative	बधिरे badhire	बधिरे badhire	बधिराः badhirāḥ
Accusative	बधिराम् badhirām	बधिरे badhire	बधिराः badhirāḥ
Instrumental	बधिरया / बधिरा¹ badhirayā / badhirā¹	बधिराभ्याम् badhirābhyām	बधिराभिः badhirābhiḥ
Dative	बधिरायै badhirāyai	बधिराभ्याम् badhirābhyām	बधिराभ्यः badhirābhyaḥ
Ablative	बधिरायाः / बधिरायै² badhirāyāḥ / badhirāyai²	बधिराभ्याम् badhirābhyām	बधिराभ्यः badhirābhyaḥ
Genitive	बधिरायाः / बधिरायै² badhirāyāḥ / badhirāyai²	बधिरयोः badhirayoḥ	बधिराणाम् badhirāṇām
Locative	बधिरायाम् badhirāyām	बधिरयोः badhirayoḥ	बधिरासु badhirāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of बधिर (badhira)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बधिरम् badhiram	बधिरे badhire	बधिराणि / बधिरा¹ badhirāṇi / badhirā¹
Vocative	बधिर badhira	बधिरे badhire	बधिराणि / बधिरा¹ badhirāṇi / badhirā¹
Accusative	बधिरम् badhiram	बधिरे badhire	बधिराणि / बधिरा¹ badhirāṇi / badhirā¹
Instrumental	बधिरेण badhireṇa	बधिराभ्याम् badhirābhyām	बधिरैः / बधिरेभिः¹ badhiraiḥ / badhirebhiḥ¹
Dative	बधिराय badhirāya	बधिराभ्याम् badhirābhyām	बधिरेभ्यः badhirebhyaḥ
Ablative	बधिरात् badhirāt	बधिराभ्याम् badhirābhyām	बधिरेभ्यः badhirebhyaḥ
Genitive	बधिरस्य badhirasya	बधिरयोः badhirayoḥ	बधिराणाम् badhirāṇām
Locative	बधिरे badhire	बधिरयोः badhirayoḥ	बधिरेषु badhireṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀭 (bahira)
  • Bengali: বয়রা (boẏora), বহিরা (bohira)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀭 (bahira)
  • Konkani: भेरो (bhêrô)
    • ⇒ Konkani: भेड्डो (bhêḍḍô)
  • Old Marathi: बहिर (bahira)
    • Marathi: बहिरा (bahirā)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀭 (bahira)
  • Hindi: बहरा (bahrā)
  • Gujarati: બહેરું (baherũ)
• → Marathi: बधीर (badhīr)
• → Telugu: బధిరము (badhiramu)