𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गर्भ (gárbha). Cognate with Pali gabbha.

Noun

𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪 (gabbha) m (Devanagari गब्भ, Kannada ಗಬ್ಭ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. (anatomy) womb
   • c. 1122 – 1123, Devendra, Uttarādhyayana-Vṛtti VI. Nami line 28:

     𑀢𑀑 𑀚𑀳𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀏 𑀲𑀁𑀧𑀽𑀭𑀺𑀬-𑀟𑁄𑀳𑀮𑀸 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀁 𑀲𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀡𑀼𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀳𑀇

     tao jahicchāe saṃpūriya-ḍohalā gabbhaṃ suheṇuvvahaï

     Thereupon when her longing had been satisfied in accordance with her wish, she carried the child in her womb with perfect ease.

2. foetus

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁄 (gabbho)	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (gabbhā)
Accusative	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀁 (gabbhaṃ)	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂 (gabbhe) or 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (gabbhā)
Instrumental	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂𑀡 (gabbheṇa) or 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂𑀡𑀁 (gabbheṇaṃ)	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂𑀳𑀺 (gabbhehi) or 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (gabbhehiṃ)
Dative	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀅 (gabbhāa)	—
Ablative	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀑 (gabbhāo) or 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀉 (gabbhāu) or 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (gabbhā) or 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀳𑀺 (gabbhāhi) or 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (gabbhāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀲𑁆𑀲 (gabbhassa)	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀡 (gabbhāṇa) or 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸𑀡𑀁 (gabbhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (gabbhammi) or 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂 (gabbhe)	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂𑀲𑀼 (gabbhesu) or 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (gabbhesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪 (gabbha) or 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (gabbhā)	𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (gabbhā)

Derived terms

• *𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪-𑀅 (*gabbha-a)
  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: गाभा (gābhā)

    Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘥𑘰 (gābhā)

    • Marathi: गाभा (gābhā)

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindi: गाभ (gābh)
• Southern:
  • Old Marathi: 𑘐𑘰𑘥 (gābha)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 202
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “गब्भ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 287.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gárbha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 217