ভরসা

Bengali

Alternative forms

ভরস (bhoroś) — obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀪𑀭𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (*bharavassa), from Sanskrit *भरवश्य (bharavaśya, “dependence on support”), composed of भर (bhara, “load, weight, support”) +‎ वश्य (vaśya, “dependent”). Cognate with Odia ଭରସା (bharasā), Maithili 𑂦𑂩𑂷𑂮 (bharos), Hindustani भरोसा (bharosā) / بھروسہ (bharosa), Gujarati ભરોંસો (bharõso), Punjabi ਭਰੋਸਾ (bharosā), Sindhi ڀَروَسو (bharvaso), ڀَرِوَسو (bharoso), Marathi भर्वसा (bharvasā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʱɔɾoʃa/, [ˈbʱɔɾoʃaˑ]

Noun

ভরসা • (bhorośa)

reliance, confidence, trust, hope, faith

Inflection

	Indefinite forms
Inflection of ভরসা
nominative	ভরসা bhorosa
objective	ভরসা / ভরসাকে bhorosa (semantically general or indefinite) / bhorosake (semantically definite)
genitive	ভরসার bhorosar
locative	ভরসাতে / ভরসায় bhorosate / bhorosaẏ
nominative	ভরসা bhorosa
objective	ভরসা / ভরসাকে bhorosa (semantically general or indefinite) / bhorosake (semantically definite)
genitive	ভরসার bhorosar
locative	ভরসাতে / ভরসায় bhorosate / bhorosaẏ

	Definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	ভরসাটি , ভরসাটা bhorosaṭi, bhorosaṭa	ভরসাগুলি, ভরসাগুলা, ভরসাগুলো bhorosaguli, bhorosagula, bhorosagulō
objective	ভরসাটি, ভরসাটা bhorosaṭi, bhorosaṭa	ভরসাগুলি, ভরসাগুলা, ভরসাগুলো bhorosaguli, bhorosagula, bhorosagulō
genitive	ভরসাটির, ভরসাটার bhorosaṭir, bhorosaṭar	ভরসাগুলির, ভরসাগুলার, ভরসাগুলোর bhorosagulir, bhorosagular, bhorosagulōr
locative	ভরসাটিতে, ভরসাটাতে, ভরসাটায় bhorosaṭite, bhorosaṭate, bhorosaṭaẏ	ভরসাগুলিতে, ভরসাগুলাতে, ভরসাগুলায়, ভরসাগুলোতে bhorosagulite, bhorosagulate, bhorosagulaẏ, bhorosagulōte

Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

ভরসা করা (bhorośa kora)
ভরসা রাখা (bhorośa rakha)
ভরসা থাকা (bhorośa thaka)
ভরসা দেওয়া (bhorośa deōẇa)

Descendants

→ Assamese: ভৰসা (bhoroxa)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bharavaśya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 535