भ्रमर
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit भ्रमर (bhramara), doublet of भौंरा (bha͠urā), a tadbhava.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
भ्रमर • (bhramar) m (Urdu spelling بهرمر)
- a large black bee, the bumblebee
- lover, gallant, libertine
- giddiness, vertigo
- epilepsy
Declension edit
Declension of भ्रमर (masc cons-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भ्रमर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “भ्रमर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- ভ্ৰমৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬪ᭄ᬭᬫᬭ (Balinese script)
- ভ্রমর (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰿𑰨𑰦𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑁆𑀭𑀫𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဘြမရ (Burmese script)
- ભ્રમર (Gujarati script)
- ਭ੍ਰਮਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦿꦩꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂹𑂩𑂧𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಭ್ರಮರ (Kannada script)
- ភ្រមរ (Khmer script)
- ຠ຺ຣມຣ (Lao script)
- ഭ്രമര (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᡵᠠᠮᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘿𑘨𑘦𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠷᠠᠮᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧠𑧈𑧆𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑑂𑐬𑐩𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଭ୍ରମର (Odia script)
- ꢩ꣄ꢬꢪꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑇀𑆫𑆩𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖿𑖨𑖦𑖨 (Siddham script)
- භ්රමර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳 𑪙𑩼𑩴𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚶𑚤𑚢𑚤 (Takri script)
- ப்⁴ரமர (Tamil script)
- భ్రమర (Telugu script)
- ภฺรมร (Thai script)
- བྷྲ་མ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑓂𑒩𑒧𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑩇𑨫𑨢𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From the root भ्रम् (bhram, “to wander”) + -अर (-ara)
Noun edit
भ्रमर • (bhramara) stem, m
- a large black bee, a kind of bumblebee, any bee
- Synonym: द्विरेफ (dvirepha)
- gallant, libertine
- young man, lad
- potter's wheel
- a particular position of the hand
Declension edit
| Masculine a-stem declension of भ्रमर (bhramara) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | भ्रमरः bhramaraḥ |
भ्रमरौ / भ्रमरा¹ bhramarau / bhramarā¹ |
भ्रमराः / भ्रमरासः¹ bhramarāḥ / bhramarāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | भ्रमर bhramara |
भ्रमरौ / भ्रमरा¹ bhramarau / bhramarā¹ |
भ्रमराः / भ्रमरासः¹ bhramarāḥ / bhramarāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | भ्रमरम् bhramaram |
भ्रमरौ / भ्रमरा¹ bhramarau / bhramarā¹ |
भ्रमरान् bhramarān |
| Instrumental | भ्रमरेण bhramareṇa |
भ्रमराभ्याम् bhramarābhyām |
भ्रमरैः / भ्रमरेभिः¹ bhramaraiḥ / bhramarebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | भ्रमराय bhramarāya |
भ्रमराभ्याम् bhramarābhyām |
भ्रमरेभ्यः bhramarebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | भ्रमरात् bhramarāt |
भ्रमराभ्याम् bhramarābhyām |
भ्रमरेभ्यः bhramarebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | भ्रमरस्य bhramarasya |
भ्रमरयोः bhramarayoḥ |
भ्रमराणाम् bhramarāṇām |
| Locative | भ्रमरे bhramare |
भ्रमरयोः bhramarayoḥ |
भ्रमरेषु bhramareṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants edit
- Helu Prakrit:
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀫𑀭 (bhamara), 𑀪𑀫𑀭𑀻 (bhamarī), 𑀪𑀫𑀮𑀻 (bhamalī), 𑀪𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (bhamaliyā)
- Bengali: ভ্রমর (bhromor), Bengali: ভোমরা (bhōmra)
- Marathi: भोवरा (bhovrā)
- Pali: bhamara
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀪𑀫𑀭 (bhamara)
- → Tamil: பிரமரம் (piramaram)
- → Telugu: భ్రమరము (bhramaramu)
References edit
- “भ्रमर” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 387, column 2.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “भ्रमर”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 211
- Monier Williams (1899) “Bhramara”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 769, column 3.
- Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 629
Further reading edit
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “bhramara”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.