आरम्भ

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɾəmbʱ/, [äː.ɾɐ̃mbʱ]

Noun

आरम्भ • (ārambh) m (Urdu spelling آرمبھ)

1. Alternative spelling of आरंभ (ārambh)

Declension

Declension of आरम्भ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आरम्भ ārambh	आरम्भ ārambh
oblique	आरम्भ ārambh	आरम्भों ārambhõ
vocative	आरम्भ ārambh	आरम्भो ārambho

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ārambha (Latin script)
• 𑀆𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀪 (Brahmi script)
• আরম্ভ (Bengali script)
• ආරම‍්භ (Sinhalese script)
• အာရမ္ဘ or ဢႃရမ္ꧤ or ဢႃရမ်ꧤ (Burmese script)
• อารมฺภ or อารัมภะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᩁᨾ᩠ᨽ (Tai Tham script)
• ອາຣມ຺ຠ or ອາຣັມຠະ (Lao script)
• អារម្ភ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑄢𑄟𑄴𑄞 (Chakma script)

Noun

आरम्भ m

1. Devanagari script form of ārambha (“beginning”)

Declension

Declension table of "आरम्भ" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	आरम्भो (ārambho)	आरम्भा (ārambhā)
Accusative (second)	आरम्भं (ārambhaṃ)	आरम्भे (ārambhe)
Instrumental (third)	आरम्भेन (ārambhena)	आरम्भेहि (ārambhehi) or आरम्भेभि (ārambhebhi)
Dative (fourth)	आरम्भस्स (ārambhassa) or आरम्भाय (ārambhāya) or आरम्भत्थं (ārambhatthaṃ)	आरम्भानं (ārambhānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	आरम्भस्मा (ārambhasmā) or आरम्भम्हा (ārambhamhā) or आरम्भा (ārambhā)	आरम्भेहि (ārambhehi) or आरम्भेभि (ārambhebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	आरम्भस्स (ārambhassa)	आरम्भानं (ārambhānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	आरम्भस्मिं (ārambhasmiṃ) or आरम्भम्हि (ārambhamhi) or आरम्भे (ārambhe)	आरम्भेसु (ārambhesu)
Vocative (calling)	आरम्भ (ārambha)	आरम्भा (ārambhā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আৰম্ভ (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬭᬫ᭄ᬪ (Balinese script)
• আরম্ভ (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰨𑰦𑰿𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀪 (Brahmi script)
• အာရမ္ဘ (Burmese script)
• આરમ્ભ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਰਮ੍ਭ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌭 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦫꦩ꧀ꦨ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂩𑂧𑂹𑂦 (Kaithi script)
• ಆರಮ್ಭ (Kannada script)
• អារម្ភ (Khmer script)
• ອາຣມ຺ຠ (Lao script)
• ആരമ്ഭ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᠮᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘨𑘦𑘿𑘥 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠷᠠᠮᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑧈𑧆𑧠𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐬𑐩𑑂𑐨 (Newa script)
• ଆରମ୍ଭ (Odia script)
• ꢃꢬꢪ꣄ꢩ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆫𑆩𑇀𑆨 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖨𑖦𑖿𑖥 (Siddham script)
• ආරම‍්භ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩼𑩴 𑪙𑩳 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚤𑚢𑚶𑚡 (Takri script)
• ஆரம்ப⁴ (Tamil script)
• ఆరమ్భ (Telugu script)
• อารมฺภ (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ར་མྦྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒩𑒧𑓂𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨫𑨢𑩇𑨡 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

आ- (ā-) +‎ रम्भ (rambha), the latter from रम्भ् (rambh).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɾɐm.bʱɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈɾɐm.bʱɐ/

Noun

आरम्भ • (ārambhá) stem, m

1. beginning, commencement, undertaking (ant. अन्त (anta))
2. a thing begun
3. origin
4. (drama) the commencement of the action which awakens an interest in the progress of the principal plot
5. enterprising, setting about a task

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आरम्भ (ārambhá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आरम्भः ārambháḥ	आरम्भौ / आरम्भा¹ ārambhaú / ārambhā́¹	आरम्भाः / आरम्भासः¹ ārambhā́ḥ / ārambhā́saḥ¹
Vocative	आरम्भ ā́rambha	आरम्भौ / आरम्भा¹ ā́rambhau / ā́rambhā¹	आरम्भाः / आरम्भासः¹ ā́rambhāḥ / ā́rambhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	आरम्भम् ārambhám	आरम्भौ / आरम्भा¹ ārambhaú / ārambhā́¹	आरम्भान् ārambhā́n
Instrumental	आरम्भेण ārambhéṇa	आरम्भाभ्याम् ārambhā́bhyām	आरम्भैः / आरम्भेभिः¹ ārambhaíḥ / ārambhébhiḥ¹
Dative	आरम्भाय ārambhā́ya	आरम्भाभ्याम् ārambhā́bhyām	आरम्भेभ्यः ārambhébhyaḥ
Ablative	आरम्भात् ārambhā́t	आरम्भाभ्याम् ārambhā́bhyām	आरम्भेभ्यः ārambhébhyaḥ
Genitive	आरम्भस्य ārambhásya	आरम्भयोः ārambháyoḥ	आरम्भाणाम् ārambhā́ṇām
Locative	आरम्भे ārambhé	आरम्भयोः ārambháyoḥ	आरम्भेषु ārambhéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Synonyms

• आदि (ādi)

Descendants

• → Assamese: আৰম্ভ (arombho)
• → Bengali: আরম্ভ (arombho)
• → Hindi: आरंभ (ārambh), आरम्भ (ārambh)
• → Kannada: ಆರಂಭ (ārambha)
• → Malayalam: ആരംഭം (ārambhaṁ)
• Pali: ārambha
• → Punjabi: ਅਰੰਭ (arambh)
• → Sinhalese: ආරම්භය (ārambhaya)
• → Tamil: ஆரம்பம் (ārampam)
• → Telugu: ఆరంభము (ārambhamu)
• → Thai: อารัมภ/อารัมภะ/อารัมภ์

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “आरम्भ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 150/1.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “आरम्भ”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press