भगवान

Hindi

Alternative forms

• भगवान् (bhagvān)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भगवान् (bhagavān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱəɡ.ʋɑːn/, [bʱɐɡ.wä̃ːn]

Noun

भगवान • (bhagvān) m (Urdu spelling بھگوان)

1. God, the Almighty

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान

   वह भगवान से प्रार्थना कर रही थी।

   vah bhagvān se prārthanā kar rahī thī.

   She was saying a prayer to God.

   भगवान तुम्हें दूध-पूत से सुखी रखे।

   bhagvān tumhẽ dūdh-pūt se sukhī rakhe.

   May God gratify you with wealth and children.

2. a god; male deity, lord

   भगवान कृष्णा ― bhagvān kŕṣṇā ― Lord Krishna

Declension

Declension of भगवान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भगवान bhagvān	भगवान bhagvān
oblique	भगवान bhagvān	भगवानों bhagvānõ
vocative	भगवान bhagvān	भगवानो bhagvāno

Descendants

• → English: bhagwaan, Bhagwan, Bhagawan

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भगवान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भगवान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “भगवान”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भगवान् (bhagavān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱəɡ.ʋan/

Noun

भगवान • (bhagvān) m

1. (rare) God, the Almighty

   Synonyms: देव (dev), ईश्वर (īśvar), परमेश्वर (parmeśvar)

2. a male deity; bhagwaan

   Synonym: प्रभु (prabhu)

   भगवान राम ― bhagvān rām ― Lord Rāma

Declension

Declension of भगवान (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	भगवान bhagvān
direct plural	भगवान bhagvān
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भगवान bhagvān		भगवान bhagvān
oblique सामान्यरूप	भगवाना bhagvānā		भगवानां- bhagvānān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भगवानाला bhagvānālā		भगवानांना bhagvānānnā
ergative	भगवानाने, भगवानानं bhagvānāne, bhagvānāna		भगवानांनी bhagvānānnī
instrumental	भगवानाशी bhagvānāśī		भगवानांशी bhagvānānśī
locative सप्तमी	भगवानात bhagvānāt		भगवानांत bhagvānāt
vocative संबोधन	भगवाना bhagvānā		भगवानांनो bhagvānānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of भगवान (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	भगवानाचा bhagvānāċā	भगवानाचे bhagvānāċe	भगवानाची bhagvānācī	भगवानाच्या bhagvānācā	भगवानाचे, भगवानाचं bhagvānāċe, bhagvānāċa	भगवानाची bhagvānācī	भगवानाच्या bhagvānācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भगवानांचा bhagvānānċā	भगवानांचे bhagvānānċe	भगवानांची bhagvānāñcī	भगवानांच्या bhagvānāncā	भगवानांचे, भगवानांचं bhagvānānċe, bhagvānānċa	भगवानांची bhagvānāñcī	भगवानांच्या bhagvānāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भगवान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies