बाज़ू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بازو‎ (bâzu, “arm”), from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (bāzu), from Proto-Iranian *baHjúh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰus (“arm”). Doublet of बाहु (bāhu).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bɑː.zuː/, [bäː.zuː], /bɑː.d͡ʒuː/, [bäː.d͡ʒuː]

Noun

बाज़ू • (bāzū) m (Urdu spelling بازو‎)

  1. (anatomy) arm; upper arm
    पहलवान के बाज़ू में बहुत दम होता है।
    pahalvān ke bāzū mẽ bahut dam hotā hai.
    Wrestlers have very strong arms.
    Synonyms: बाँह (bā̃h), हाथ (hāth)
  2. side, flank
    सेना का बाज़ू ― senā kā bāzū ― flank of an army
  3. wing
    Synonym: पंख (paṅkh)
  4. (figurative) proximity, nearby
    वह मेरे बाज़ू में ही रहता है।
    vah mere bāzū mẽ hī rahtā hai.
    He lives quite near to me.
    Synonyms: बग़ल (baġal), पास (pās)

Declension
Declension of बाज़ू (masc ū-stem)
singular plural
direct बाज़ू
bāzū		 बाज़ू
bāzū
oblique बाज़ू
bāzū		 बाज़ुओं
bāzuõ
vocative बाज़ू
bāzū		 बाज़ुओ
bāzuo

Derived terms
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