gabbha
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀕𑀩𑁆𑀪 (Brahmi script)
- गब्भ (Devanagari script)
- গব্ভ (Bengali script)
- ගබ්භ (Sinhalese script)
- ဂဗ္ဘ or ၷၿ္ꧤ or ၷၿ်ꧤ (Burmese script)
- คพฺภ or คัพภะ (Thai script)
- ᨣᨻ᩠ᨽ (Tai Tham script)
- ຄພ຺ຠ or ຄັພຠະ (Lao script)
- គព្ភ (Khmer script)
- 𑄉𑄝𑄴𑄞 (Chakma script)
Noun
gabbha m
- womb, the swelling of the womb (during pregnancy)
- embryo, fetus
- c. 50 BC, Petavatthu; republished in Prof. Minayeff, Petavatthu, London: Pali Text Society, 1888, page 6:
- 7. Tassā dvemāsiko gabbho lohitañ ñeva pagghari
tad'assā mātā kupitā mayhaṃ ñātī samānayi.- 7. When her unborn child was two months old, just blood flowed forth. Then her angry mother brought her kin to me.
- interior, cavity
Declension
Declension table of "gabbha" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | gabbho | gabbhā |
| Accusative (second) | gabbhaṃ | gabbhe |
| Instrumental (third) | gabbhena | gabbhehi or gabbhebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | gabbhassa or gabbhāya or gabbhatthaṃ | gabbhānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | gabbhasmā or gabbhamhā or gabbhā | gabbhehi or gabbhebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | gabbhassa | gabbhānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | gabbhasmiṃ or gabbhamhi or gabbhe | gabbhesu |
| Vocative (calling) | gabbha | gabbhā |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “gabbha”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
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