भवन

See also: भवानी and भावना

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भवन (bhavana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱə.ʋən/, [bʱɐ.ʋɐ̃n]

Noun

भवन • (bhavan) m (Urdu spelling بھون)

1. building, edifice, structure
2. mansion, palace
3. house

Declension

Declension of भवन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भवन bhavan	भवन bhavan
oblique	भवन bhavan	भवनों bhavanõ
vocative	भवन bhavan	भवनो bhavano

See also

• इमारत (imārat)
• निर्माण (nirmāṇ)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভৱন (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬯᬦ (Balinese script)
• ভবন (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰪𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀯𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဘဝန (Burmese script)
• ભવન (Gujarati script)
• ਭਵਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌵𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦮꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂫𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಭವನ (Kannada script)
• ភវន (Khmer script)
• ຠວນ (Lao script)
• ഭവന (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᠸᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘪𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧊𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐰𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଭଵନ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢮꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆮𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖪𑖡 (Siddham script)
• භවන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩾𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚦𑚝 (Takri script)
• ப⁴வந (Tamil script)
• భవన (Telugu script)
• ภวน (Thai script)
• བྷ་ཝ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒫𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨭𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

भव (bhava) +‎ -अन (-ana); compare German Gebäude (“building”) for a similar formation from the same root.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ́.ʋɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐ.ʋɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

भवन • (bhavana) stem, m or n

1. building, edifice
2. house, dwelling, residence
3. mansion, palace
4. place of abode

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भवन (bhavana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भवनः bhavanaḥ	भवनौ / भवना¹ bhavanau / bhavanā¹	भवनाः / भवनासः¹ bhavanāḥ / bhavanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	भवन bhavana	भवनौ / भवना¹ bhavanau / bhavanā¹	भवनाः / भवनासः¹ bhavanāḥ / bhavanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भवनम् bhavanam	भवनौ / भवना¹ bhavanau / bhavanā¹	भवनान् bhavanān
Instrumental	भवनेन bhavanena	भवनाभ्याम् bhavanābhyām	भवनैः / भवनेभिः¹ bhavanaiḥ / bhavanebhiḥ¹
Dative	भवनाय bhavanāya	भवनाभ्याम् bhavanābhyām	भवनेभ्यः bhavanebhyaḥ
Ablative	भवनात् bhavanāt	भवनाभ्याम् bhavanābhyām	भवनेभ्यः bhavanebhyaḥ
Genitive	भवनस्य bhavanasya	भवनयोः bhavanayoḥ	भवनानाम् bhavanānām
Locative	भवने bhavane	भवनयोः bhavanayoḥ	भवनेषु bhavaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of भवन (bhavana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भवनम् bhavanam	भवने bhavane	भवनानि / भवना¹ bhavanāni / bhavanā¹
Vocative	भवन bhavana	भवने bhavane	भवनानि / भवना¹ bhavanāni / bhavanā¹
Accusative	भवनम् bhavanam	भवने bhavane	भवनानि / भवना¹ bhavanāni / bhavanā¹
Instrumental	भवनेन bhavanena	भवनाभ्याम् bhavanābhyām	भवनैः / भवनेभिः¹ bhavanaiḥ / bhavanebhiḥ¹
Dative	भवनाय bhavanāya	भवनाभ्याम् bhavanābhyām	भवनेभ्यः bhavanebhyaḥ
Ablative	भवनात् bhavanāt	भवनाभ्याम् bhavanābhyām	भवनेभ्यः bhavanebhyaḥ
Genitive	भवनस्य bhavanasya	भवनयोः bhavanayoḥ	भवनानाम् bhavanānām
Locative	भवने bhavane	भवनयोः bhavanayoḥ	भवनेषु bhavaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: भवन (bhavan)
• → Bengali: ভবন (bhobon)
• → Old Javanese: bhawana
• → Punjabi

  Gurmukhi script: ਭਵਨ (bhavan)

  Shahmukhi script: بھون (bhavan)

• → Tamil: பவனம் (pavaṉam)
• → Telugu: భవనము (bhavanamu)
• → Kannada: ಭವನ (bhavana)

See also

• निर्माण (nirmāṇa)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “भवन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 749, column 2.