bhāva

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀸𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• भाव (Devanagari script)
• ভাৰ (Bengali script)
• භාව (Sinhalese script)
• ဘာဝ or ꧤႃဝ (Burmese script)
• ภาว or ภาวะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩣᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠາວ or ຠາວະ (Lao script)
• ភាវ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄂𑅇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भाव (bhāva). Doublet of bhava.

Noun

bhāva m

1. state, condition

Declension

Declension table of "bhāva" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhāvo	bhāvā
Accusative (second)	bhāvaṃ	bhāve
Instrumental (third)	bhāvena	bhāvehi or bhāvebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhāvassa or bhāvāya or bhāvatthaṃ	bhāvānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhāvasmā or bhāvamhā or bhāvā	bhāvehi or bhāvebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhāvassa	bhāvānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhāvasmiṃ or bhāvamhi or bhāve	bhāvesu
Vocative (calling)	bhāva	bhāvā

Derived terms

• attabhāva
• āvibhāva
• dvebhāva
• tirobhāva

Descendants

• → Thai: ภาวะ (paa-wá), → ภาพ (pâap)
• → Lao: ພາບ (phāp)