बाँह

See also: बांह, बाहु, बहू, बहु, and बिहा

Hindi

Alternative forms

बांह (bā̃h)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀸 (bāhā), from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰus. Cognate with Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (bāzu), from which Modern Persian ‎ (bâzu) is derived; Ancient Greek πῆχυς (pêkhus, “forearm”). Also akin to Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), an Iranian borrowing. Doublet of बाहु (bāhu), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑ̃ːɦ/, [bä̃ːɦ]

Noun

बाँह • (bā̃h) f (Urdu spelling بانہ‎)

(anatomy) arm, forearm
डाक्टर ने मेरी बाँह में सुई चुभा दी।
ḍākṭar ne merī bā̃h mẽ suī cubhā dī.
The doctor stabbed my arm with a needle.
sleeve
उसका कोट की बाँह उधड़ गई।
uskā koṭ kī bā̃h udhaṛ gaī.
The sleeve of his coat got unsewn.

Declension

Declension of बाँह (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बाँह bā̃h	बाँहें bā̃hẽ
oblique	बाँह bā̃h	बाँहों bā̃hõ
vocative	बाँह bā̃h	बाँहो bā̃ho

Synonyms

(arm): बाज़ू (bāzū)
(sleeve): आस्तीन (āstīn)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बाँह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Platts, John T. (1884), “बाँह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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