बाज़ू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بازو (bāzū, “arm”), from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (bāzu), from Proto-Iranian *baHjúh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰus (“arm”). Doublet of बाँह (bā̃h) and बाहु (bāhu). Cognate with Kannada ಬಾಜು (bāju).

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

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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