बधिर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बधिर (badhira). Doublet of बहरा (bahrā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.d̪ʱɪɾ/, [bɐ.d̪ʱɪɾ]

Adjective

बधिर • (badhir) (indeclinable)

1. deaf

   Synonym: बहरा (bahrā)

Marathi

Alternative forms

• बधीर (badhīr) (assimilated form with final vowel lengthened)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बधिर (badhira). Doublet of बहिरा (bahirā).

Adjective

बधिर • (badhir)

1. deaf

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बधिर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “badhirá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• বধিৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬩᬥᬶᬭ (Balinese script)
• বধির (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰠𑰰𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑀥𑀺𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဗဓိရ (Burmese script)
• બધિર (Gujarati script)
• ਬਧਿਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌬𑌧𑌿𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦧꦣꦶꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂥𑂡𑂱𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಬಧಿರ (Kannada script)
• ពធិរ (Khmer script)
• ພຘິຣ (Lao script)
• ബധിര (Malayalam script)
• ᠪᠠᢡᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘤𑘠𑘱𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠠᢑᠾᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧄𑧀𑧒𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐧𑐢𑐶𑐬 (Newa script)
• ବଧିର (Odia script)
• ꢨꢤꢶꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑆣𑆴𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖠𑖰𑖨 (Siddham script)
• බධිර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩲𑩮𑩑𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚠𑚜𑚮𑚤 (Takri script)
• ப³தி⁴ர (Tamil script)
• బధిర (Telugu script)
• พธิร (Thai script)
• བ་དྷི་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑒡𑒱𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨠𑨜𑨁𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós (“deaf”). Cognate with Irish bodhar and Breton bouzar.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐ.dʱi.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bɐ.d̪ʱi.ɾɐ/

Adjective

बधिर • (badhirá) stem

1. deaf
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.45.17:

     उ॒त त्वाब॑धिरं व॒यं श्रुत्क॑र्णं॒ सन्त॑मू॒तये॑ ।
     दू॒रादि॒ह ह॑वामहे ॥

     utá tvā́badhiraṃ vayáṃ śrútkarṇaṃ sántamūtáye.
     dūrā́dihá havāmahe.

     And thee who art not deaf, whose cars are quick to listen, for our aid,
     We call to us from far away.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बधिर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	बधिरः (badhiraḥ)	बधिरौ (badhirau) बधिरा¹ (badhirā¹)	बधिराः (badhirāḥ) बधिरासः¹ (badhirāsaḥ¹)
vocative	बधिर (badhira)	बधिरौ (badhirau) बधिरा¹ (badhirā¹)	बधिराः (badhirāḥ) बधिरासः¹ (badhirāsaḥ¹)
accusative	बधिरम् (badhiram)	बधिरौ (badhirau) बधिरा¹ (badhirā¹)	बधिरान् (badhirān)
instrumental	बधिरेण (badhireṇa)	बधिराभ्याम् (badhirābhyām)	बधिरैः (badhiraiḥ) बधिरेभिः¹ (badhirebhiḥ¹)
dative	बधिराय (badhirāya)	बधिराभ्याम् (badhirābhyām)	बधिरेभ्यः (badhirebhyaḥ)
ablative	बधिरात् (badhirāt)	बधिराभ्याम् (badhirābhyām)	बधिरेभ्यः (badhirebhyaḥ)
genitive	बधिरस्य (badhirasya)	बधिरयोः (badhirayoḥ)	बधिराणाम् (badhirāṇām)
locative	बधिरे (badhire)	बधिरयोः (badhirayoḥ)	बधिरेषु (badhireṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of बधिरा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	बधिरा (badhirā)	बधिरे (badhire)	बधिराः (badhirāḥ)
vocative	बधिरे (badhire)	बधिरे (badhire)	बधिराः (badhirāḥ)
accusative	बधिराम् (badhirām)	बधिरे (badhire)	बधिराः (badhirāḥ)
instrumental	बधिरया (badhirayā) बधिरा¹ (badhirā¹)	बधिराभ्याम् (badhirābhyām)	बधिराभिः (badhirābhiḥ)
dative	बधिरायै (badhirāyai)	बधिराभ्याम् (badhirābhyām)	बधिराभ्यः (badhirābhyaḥ)
ablative	बधिरायाः (badhirāyāḥ) बधिरायै² (badhirāyai²)	बधिराभ्याम् (badhirābhyām)	बधिराभ्यः (badhirābhyaḥ)
genitive	बधिरायाः (badhirāyāḥ) बधिरायै² (badhirāyai²)	बधिरयोः (badhirayoḥ)	बधिराणाम् (badhirāṇām)
locative	बधिरायाम् (badhirāyām)	बधिरयोः (badhirayoḥ)	बधिरासु (badhirāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of बधिर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	बधिरम् (badhiram)	बधिरे (badhire)	बधिराणि (badhirāṇi) बधिरा¹ (badhirā¹)
vocative	बधिर (badhira)	बधिरे (badhire)	बधिराणि (badhirāṇi) बधिरा¹ (badhirā¹)
accusative	बधिरम् (badhiram)	बधिरे (badhire)	बधिराणि (badhirāṇi) बधिरा¹ (badhirā¹)
instrumental	बधिरेण (badhireṇa)	बधिराभ्याम् (badhirābhyām)	बधिरैः (badhiraiḥ) बधिरेभिः¹ (badhirebhiḥ¹)
dative	बधिराय (badhirāya)	बधिराभ्याम् (badhirābhyām)	बधिरेभ्यः (badhirebhyaḥ)
ablative	बधिरात् (badhirāt)	बधिराभ्याम् (badhirābhyām)	बधिरेभ्यः (badhirebhyaḥ)
genitive	बधिरस्य (badhirasya)	बधिरयोः (badhirayoḥ)	बधिराणाम् (badhirāṇām)
locative	बधिरे (badhire)	बधिरयोः (badhirayoḥ)	बधिरेषु (badhireṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀭 (bahira)
  • Bengali: বয়রা (boẏora), বহিরা (bohira)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀭 (bahira)
  • Konkani: भेरो (bhêrô)
    • ⇒ Konkani: भेड्डो (bhêḍḍô)
  • Old Marathi: बहिर (bahira)
    • Marathi: बहिरा (bahirā)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀭 (bahira)
  • Hindi: बहरा (bahrā)
  • Gujarati: બહેરું (baherũ)
• → Marathi: बधीर (badhīr)
• → Telugu: బధిరము (badhiramu)