भोलानाथ
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भोलानाथ (bholānātha). Some modern folk etymologies tie this name to भोला (bholā, “innocent”), symbolising Shiva as innocent and thus pure.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱoː.lɑː.nɑːt̪ʰ/, [bʱoː.l̪äː.n̪äːt̪ʰ]
Declension
Declension of भोलानाथ (sg-only masc cons-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | भोलानाथ bholānāth |
| oblique | भोलानाथ bholānāth |
| vocative | भोलानाथ bholānāth |
Sanskrit
Etymology
Compound of *भोला (bholā) + नाथ (nātha, “guardian”). The first part is probably inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰawras (“dawn”) (whence also Bengali ভোর (bhōr), Hindi भोर (bhor, “dawn”)), as Shiva is the husband of Ushas, goddess of dawn.
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of भोलानाथ (bholānātha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | भोलानाथः bholānāthaḥ |
भोलानाथौ bholānāthau |
भोलानाथाः / भोलानाथासः¹ bholānāthāḥ / bholānāthāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | भोलानाथ bholānātha |
भोलानाथौ bholānāthau |
भोलानाथाः / भोलानाथासः¹ bholānāthāḥ / bholānāthāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | भोलानाथम् bholānātham |
भोलानाथौ bholānāthau |
भोलानाथान् bholānāthān |
| Instrumental | भोलानाथेन bholānāthena |
भोलानाथाभ्याम् bholānāthābhyām |
भोलानाथैः / भोलानाथेभिः¹ bholānāthaiḥ / bholānāthebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | भोलानाथाय bholānāthāya |
भोलानाथाभ्याम् bholānāthābhyām |
भोलानाथेभ्यः bholānāthebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | भोलानाथात् bholānāthāt |
भोलानाथाभ्याम् bholānāthābhyām |
भोलानाथेभ्यः bholānāthebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | भोलानाथस्य bholānāthasya |
भोलानाथयोः bholānāthayoḥ |
भोलानाथानाम् bholānāthānām |
| Locative | भोलानाथे bholānāthe |
भोलानाथयोः bholānāthayoḥ |
भोलानाथेषु bholānātheṣu |
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Descendants
- → Hindi: भोलानाथ (bholānāth)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “भोलानाथ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 768.
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