बभ्रु

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ᬩᬪ᭄ᬭᬸ (Balinese script)
বভ্ৰু (Assamese script)
বভ্রু (Bengali script)
𑰤𑰥𑰿𑰨𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀩𑀪𑁆𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
𑌬𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍁 (Grantha script)
બભ્રુ (Gujarati script)
ਬਭੑਰੁ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦧꦨꦿꦸ (Javanese script)
ពភ្រុ (Khmer script)
ಬಭ್ರು (Kannada script)
ພຠ຺ຣຸ (Lao script)
ബഭ്രു (Malayalam script)
𑘤𑘥𑘿𑘨𑘳 (Modi script)
ᠪᠠᠪᠾᠷᠤ (Mongolian script)
ᠪᠠᢨᡵᡠ (Manchu script)
ဗဘြု (Burmese script)
𑧄𑧅𑧠𑧈𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
𑐧𑐨𑑂𑐬𑐸 (Newa script)
ବଭ୍ରୁ (Oriya script)
ꢨꢩ꣄ꢬꢸ (Saurashtra script)
𑆧𑆨𑇀𑆫𑆶 (Sharada script)
𑖤𑖥𑖿𑖨𑗜 (Siddham script)
බභ්රු (Sinhalese script)
బభ్రు (Telugu script)
พภฺรุ (Thai script)
བ་བྷྲུ (Tibetan script)
𑒥𑒦𑓂𑒩𑒳 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐbʱ.ɾú/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐbʱ.ɾu/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰebʰrús (“brown”). See Etymology 2 for more.

Adjective

बभ्रु • (babhrú)

deep brown, reddish brown, tawny
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.63.4:
  एते असृग्रमाशवोऽति ह्वरांसि बभ्रवः।
  सोमा ऋतस्य धारया॥
  eté asṛgramāśávó’ti hvárāṃsi babhrávaḥ.
  sómā ṛtásya dhā́rayā.
  These Somas swift and brown of hue, in stream of solemn sacrifice
  Have flowed through twisted obstacles.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of बभ्रु (babhrú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बभ्रुः babhrúḥ	बभ्रू babhrū́	बभ्रवः babhrávaḥ
Vocative	बभ्रो bábhro	बभ्रू bábhrū	बभ्रवः bábhravaḥ
Accusative	बभ्रुम् babhrúm	बभ्रू babhrū́	बभ्रून् babhrū́n
Instrumental	बभ्रुणा / बभ्र्वा¹ babhrúṇā / babhrvā̀¹	बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrúbhyām	बभ्रुभिः babhrúbhiḥ
Dative	बभ्रवे / बभ्र्वे² babhráve / babhrvè²	बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrúbhyām	बभ्रुभ्यः babhrúbhyaḥ
Ablative	बभ्रोः / बभ्र्वः² babhróḥ / babhrvàḥ²	बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrúbhyām	बभ्रुभ्यः babhrúbhyaḥ
Genitive	बभ्रोः / बभ्र्वः² babhróḥ / babhrvàḥ²	बभ्र्वोः babhrvóḥ	बभ्रूणाम् babhrūṇā́m
Locative	बभ्रौ babhraú	बभ्र्वोः babhrvóḥ	बभ्रुषु babhrúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Feminine ū-stem declension of बभ्रू (babhrū́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बभ्रूः babhrū́ḥ	बभ्र्वौ / बभ्रू¹ babhrvaù / babhrū́¹	बभ्र्वः / बभ्रूः¹ babhrvàḥ / babhrū́ḥ¹
Vocative	बभ्रु bábhru	बभ्र्वौ / बभ्रू¹ bábhrvau / babhrū́¹	बभ्र्वः / बभ्रूः¹ bábhrvaḥ / bábhrūḥ¹
Accusative	बभ्रूम् babhrū́m	बभ्र्वौ / बभ्रू¹ babhrvaù / babhrū́¹	बभ्रूः babhrū́ḥ
Instrumental	बभ्र्वा babhrvā̀	बभ्रूभ्याम् babhrū́bhyām	बभ्रूभिः babhrū́bhiḥ
Dative	बभ्र्वै babhrvaì	बभ्रूभ्याम् babhrū́bhyām	बभ्रूभ्यः babhrū́bhyaḥ
Ablative	बभ्र्वाः babhrvā̀ḥ	बभ्रूभ्याम् babhrū́bhyām	बभ्रूभ्यः babhrū́bhyaḥ
Genitive	बभ्र्वाः babhrvā̀ḥ	बभ्र्वोः babhrvòḥ	बभ्रूणाम् babhrū́ṇām
Locative	बभ्र्वाम् babhrvā̀m	बभ्र्वोः babhrvòḥ	बभ्रूषु babhrū́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter u-stem declension of बभ्रु (babhrú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बभ्रु babhrú	बभ्रुणी babhrúṇī	बभ्रू / बभ्रु / बभ्रूणि¹ babhrū́ / babhrú / babhrū́ṇi¹
Vocative	बभ्रु / बभ्रो babhrú / bábhro	बभ्रुणी bábhruṇī	बभ्रू / बभ्रु / बभ्रूणि¹ bábhrū / babhrú / bábhrūṇi¹
Accusative	बभ्रु babhrú	बभ्रुणी babhrúṇī	बभ्रू / बभ्रु / बभ्रूणि¹ babhrū́ / babhrú / babhrū́ṇi¹
Instrumental	बभ्रुणा / बभ्र्वा² babhrúṇā / babhrvā̀²	बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrúbhyām	बभ्रुभिः babhrúbhiḥ
Dative	बभ्रवे / बभ्र्वे³ babhráve / babhrvè³	बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrúbhyām	बभ्रुभ्यः babhrúbhyaḥ
Ablative	बभ्रोः / बभ्रुणः¹ / बभ्र्वः³ babhróḥ / babhrúṇaḥ¹ / babhrvàḥ³	बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrúbhyām	बभ्रुभ्यः babhrúbhyaḥ
Genitive	बभ्रोः / बभ्रुणः¹ / बभ्र्वः³ babhróḥ / babhrúṇaḥ¹ / babhrvàḥ³	बभ्रुणोः babhrúṇoḥ	बभ्रूणाम् babhrūṇā́m
Locative	बभ्रुणि babhrúṇi	बभ्रुणोः babhrúṇoḥ	बभ्रुषु babhrúṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Vedic ³Less common

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰábʰruš (“beaver, mongoose”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (“beaver”), a nominal derivative of the adjective *bʰebʰrús (“brown”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬡𐬭𐬀‎ (baβra), Latin fiber, Old English befer (whence English beaver).

Noun

बभ्रु • (babhru) m

a ichneumon, mongoose
- c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of बभ्रु (babhru)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बभ्रुः babhruḥ	बभ्रू babhrū	बभ्रवः babhravaḥ
Vocative	बभ्रो babhro	बभ्रू babhrū	बभ्रवः babhravaḥ
Accusative	बभ्रुम् babhrum	बभ्रू babhrū	बभ्रून् babhrūn
Instrumental	बभ्रुणा / बभ्र्वा¹ babhruṇā / babhrvā¹	बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrubhyām	बभ्रुभिः babhrubhiḥ
Dative	बभ्रवे / बभ्र्वे² babhrave / babhrve²	बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrubhyām	बभ्रुभ्यः babhrubhyaḥ
Ablative	बभ्रोः / बभ्र्वः² babhroḥ / babhrvaḥ²	बभ्रुभ्याम् babhrubhyām	बभ्रुभ्यः babhrubhyaḥ
Genitive	बभ्रोः / बभ्र्वः² babhroḥ / babhrvaḥ²	बभ्र्वोः babhrvoḥ	बभ्रूणाम् babhrūṇām
Locative	बभ्रौ babhrau	बभ्र्वोः babhrvoḥ	बभ्रुषु babhruṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Descendants

Pali: babbu (“cat”)
→ Telugu: బభ్రువు (babhruvu)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “बभ्रु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 721/3.

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