भय

See also: भैया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भय (bhaya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʱɛː/

Noun

भय • (bhay) m (Urdu spelling بھی‎)

  1. dread, fear
    जब भूत उसके सामने आया, वह भाय से चीत्कार किया।
    jab bhūt uske sāmne āyā, vah bhāy se cītkār kiyā.
    When the ghost appeared before him, he shrieked with fear.
    Synonyms: डर (ḍar), ख़ौफ़ (xauf), आतंक (ātaṅk)

Declension

Declension of भय
Singular Plural
Direct भय (bhay) भय (bhay)
Oblique भय (bhay) भयों (bhayõ)
Vocative भय (bhay) भयो (bhayo)

Derived terms

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भय (bhaya)

Noun

भय (transliteration needed) n

  1. fear, danger

Alternative forms

  • भयु

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

भय n

  1. fear, fright

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”). Cognate with Old English bifian (“to tremble”), Persian بیم‎ (bim, “fear”) and Russian бояться (bojatʹsja).

Pronunciation

Noun

भय • (bhayá) n

  1. fear, alarm dread
  2. terror, dismay, danger, peril, distress

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भय (bhayá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भयम्
bhayám		 भये
bhayé		 भयानि / भया¹
bhayā́ni / bhayā́¹
Vocative भय
bháya		 भये
bháye		 भयानि / भया¹
bháyāni / bháyā¹
Accusative भयम्
bhayám		 भये
bhayé		 भयानि / भया¹
bhayā́ni / bhayā́¹
Instrumental भयेन
bhayéna		 भयाभ्याम्
bhayā́bhyām		 भयैः / भयेभिः¹
bhayaíḥ / bhayébhiḥ¹
Dative भयाय
bhayā́ya		 भयाभ्याम्
bhayā́bhyām		 भयेभ्यः
bhayébhyaḥ
Ablative भयात्
bhayā́t		 भयाभ्याम्
bhayā́bhyām		 भयेभ्यः
bhayébhyaḥ
Genitive भयस्य
bhayásya		 भययोः
bhayáyoḥ		 भयानाम्
bhayā́nām
Locative भये
bhayé		 भययोः
bhayáyoḥ		 भयेषु
bhayéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 747
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