भ्रमर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भ्रमर (bhramara), doublet of भौंरा (bha͠urā), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱɾə.məɾ/, [bʱɾɐ.mɐɾ]

Noun

भ्रमर • (bhramar) m (Urdu spelling بهرمر)

  1. a large black bee, the bumblebee
  2. lover, gallant, libertine
  3. giddiness, vertigo
  4. epilepsy

Declension
Declension of भ्रमर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct भ्रमर
bhramar		 भ्रमर
bhramar
oblique भ्रमर
bhramar		 भ्रमरों
bhramarõ
vocative भ्रमर
bhramar		 भ्रमरो
bhramaro

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ভ্ৰমৰ (Assamese script)
  • ᬪ᭄ᬭᬫᬭ (Balinese script)
  • ভ্রমর (Bengali script)
  • 𑰥𑰿𑰨𑰦𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀪𑁆𑀭𑀫𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • ဘြမရ (Burmese script)
  • ભ્રમર (Gujarati script)
  • ਭ੍ਰਮਰ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌰 (Grantha script)
  • ꦨꦿꦩꦫ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂦𑂹𑂩𑂧𑂩 (Kaithi script)
  • ಭ್ರಮರ (Kannada script)
  • ភ្រមរ (Khmer script)
  • ຠ຺ຣມຣ (Lao script)
  • ഭ്രമര (Malayalam script)
  • ᢨᡵᠠᠮᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘥𑘿𑘨𑘦𑘨 (Modi script)
  • ᠪᠾᠷᠠᠮᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧅𑧠𑧈𑧆𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐨𑑂𑐬𑐩𑐬 (Newa script)
  • ଭ୍ରମର (Odia script)
  • ꢩ꣄ꢬꢪꢬ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆨𑇀𑆫𑆩𑆫 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖥𑖿𑖨𑖦𑖨 (Siddham script)
  • භ්‍රමර (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩳 𑪙𑩼𑩴𑩼 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚡𑚶𑚤𑚢𑚤 (Takri script)
  • ப்⁴ரமர (Tamil script)
  • భ్రమర (Telugu script)
  • ภฺรมร (Thai script)
  • བྷྲ་མ་ར (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒦𑓂𑒩𑒧𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨡𑩇𑨫𑨢𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root भ्रम् (bhram, “to wander”) +‎ -अर (-ara)

Noun

भ्रमर • (bhramara) stem, m

  1. a large black bee, a kind of bumblebee, any bee
    Synonym: द्विरेफ (dvirepha)
  2. gallant, libertine
  3. young man, lad
  4. potter's wheel
  5. a particular position of the hand

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of भ्रमर (bhramara)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भ्रमरः
bhramaraḥ		 भ्रमरौ / भ्रमरा¹
bhramarau / bhramarā¹		 भ्रमराः / भ्रमरासः¹
bhramarāḥ / bhramarāsaḥ¹
Vocative भ्रमर
bhramara		 भ्रमरौ / भ्रमरा¹
bhramarau / bhramarā¹		 भ्रमराः / भ्रमरासः¹
bhramarāḥ / bhramarāsaḥ¹
Accusative भ्रमरम्
bhramaram		 भ्रमरौ / भ्रमरा¹
bhramarau / bhramarā¹		 भ्रमरान्
bhramarān
Instrumental भ्रमरेण
bhramareṇa		 भ्रमराभ्याम्
bhramarābhyām		 भ्रमरैः / भ्रमरेभिः¹
bhramaraiḥ / bhramarebhiḥ¹
Dative भ्रमराय
bhramarāya		 भ्रमराभ्याम्
bhramarābhyām		 भ्रमरेभ्यः
bhramarebhyaḥ
Ablative भ्रमरात्
bhramarāt		 भ्रमराभ्याम्
bhramarābhyām		 भ्रमरेभ्यः
bhramarebhyaḥ
Genitive भ्रमरस्य
bhramarasya		 भ्रमरयोः
bhramarayoḥ		 भ्रमराणाम्
bhramarāṇām
Locative भ्रमरे
bhramare		 भ्रमरयोः
bhramarayoḥ		 भ्रमरेषु
bhramareṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Dhivehi: ބުމަރު (bumaru)
    • Sinhalese: බමරය (bamaraya)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀫𑀭 (bhamara), 𑀪𑀫𑀭𑀻 (bhamarī), 𑀪𑀫𑀮𑀻 (bhamalī), 𑀪𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (bhamaliyā)
    • ⇒ Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘪𑘨𑘰 (bhavarā), 𑘥𑘽𑘪𑘨𑘰 (bhaṃvarā)
  • Bengali: ভ্রমর (bhromor), Bengali: ভোমরা (bhōmra)

References
  • “भ्रमर” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 387, column 2.
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “भ्रमर”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 211
  • Monier Williams (1899) “Bhramara”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 769, column 3.
  • Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 629

Further reading
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “bhramara”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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