भाग

See also: भांग, भृग्, भीगा, भग, and भोग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːɡ/, [bʱäːɡ]

Noun

भाग • (bhāg) m (Urdu spelling بھاگ)

1. piece, part, share

   Synonyms: हिस्सा (hissā), टुकड़ा (ṭukṛā)

   इस ज़मीन का एक भाग मेरा होना चाहिए।

   is zamīn kā ek bhāg merā honā cāhie.

   A share of this plot of land should be mine.

2. luck, good fortune
3. (mathematics) division

Declension

Declension of भाग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भाग bhāg	भाग bhāg
oblique	भाग bhāg	भागों bhāgõ
vocative	भाग bhāg	भागो bhāgo

Derived terms

• प्रतिभागिता (pratibhāgitā)
• भाग करना (bhāg karnā, “to divide”)
• भागफल (bhāgphal, “quotient”)
• भागवंत (bhāgvant)
• भागवान् (bhāgvān)
• भागहर (bhāghar)
• भागहारी (bhāghārī)

 

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga).

Noun

भाग • (bhāg) (Latin script bhag, Kannada script ಭಾಗ್)

1. (formal) part, portion

   Synonym: कुड्को (kuḍko) (kudkô)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga).

Noun

भाग • (bhāg) m

1. part, division, portion, share

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• bhāga (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑀸𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• ভাগ (Bengali script)
• භාග (Sinhalese script)
• ဘာဂ or ꧤႃၷ (Burmese script)
• ภาค or ภาคะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩣᨣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠາຄ or ຠາຄະ (Lao script)
• ភាគ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄂𑄉 (Chakma script)

Noun

भाग m

1. Devanagari script form of bhāga (“part, portion, share”)

Declension

Declension table of "भाग" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भागो (bhāgo)	भागा (bhāgā)
Accusative (second)	भागं (bhāgaṃ)	भागे (bhāge)
Instrumental (third)	भागेन (bhāgena)	भागेहि (bhāgehi) or भागेभि (bhāgebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भागस्स (bhāgassa) or भागाय (bhāgāya) or भागत्थं (bhāgatthaṃ)	भागानं (bhāgānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भागस्मा (bhāgasmā) or भागम्हा (bhāgamhā) or भागा (bhāgā)	भागेहि (bhāgehi) or भागेभि (bhāgebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भागस्स (bhāgassa)	भागानं (bhāgānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भागस्मिं (bhāgasmiṃ) or भागम्हि (bhāgamhi) or भागे (bhāge)	भागेसु (bhāgesu)
Vocative (calling)	भाग (bhāga)	भागा (bhāgā)

Prakrit

Noun

भाग (bhāga)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀪𑀸𑀕 (“part, portion, share”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভাগ (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬵᬕ (Balinese script)
• ভাগ (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰯𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀸𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• ဘာဂ (Burmese script)
• ભાગ (Gujarati script)
• ਭਾਗ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌾𑌗 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦴꦒ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂰𑂏 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಾಗ (Kannada script)
• ភាគ (Khmer script)
• ຠາຄ (Lao script)
• ഭാഗ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘰𑘐 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᢗᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧑𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐵𑐐 (Newa script)
• ଭାଗ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢵꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆳𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖯𑖐 (Siddham script)
• භාග (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩛𑩞 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚭𑚌 (Takri script)
• ப⁴ாக³ (Tamil script)
• భాగ (Telugu script)
• ภาค (Thai script)
• བྷཱ་ག (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒰𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨊𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-. Compare Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬔𐬀 (bāga), Persian باغ (bâğ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.ɡɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɑː.ɡɐ/

Noun

भाग • (bhāgá) stem, m

1. part, portion, share, allotment
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.82.3:

     स हि रत्ना॑नि दा॒शुषे॑ सु॒वाति॑ सवि॒ता भगः॑।
     तं भा॒गं चि॒त्रमी॑महे॥

     sá hí rátnāni dāśúṣe suvā́ti savitā́ bhágaḥ.
     táṃ bhāgáṃ citrámīmahe.

     That Savitā who is Bhaga, bestows precious treasure on the donor of the offering; we solicit (of him) a valuable portion.

   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.64.5:

     दे॒वेन॑ नो॒ मन॑सा देव सोम रा॒यो भा॒गं स॑हसावन्न॒भि यु॑ध्य ।

     devéna no mánasā deva soma rāyó bhāgáṃ sahasāvannabhí yudhya.

     Win for us, O divine victorious Soma, with your divine spirit, our share of wealth.

2. compartment, division

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भाग (bhāgá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भागः bhāgáḥ	भागौ / भागा¹ bhāgaú / bhāgā́¹	भागाः / भागासः¹ bhāgā́ḥ / bhāgā́saḥ¹
Vocative	भाग bhā́ga	भागौ / भागा¹ bhā́gau / bhā́gā¹	भागाः / भागासः¹ bhā́gāḥ / bhā́gāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भागम् bhāgám	भागौ / भागा¹ bhāgaú / bhāgā́¹	भागान् bhāgā́n
Instrumental	भागेन bhāgéna	भागाभ्याम् bhāgā́bhyām	भागैः / भागेभिः¹ bhāgaíḥ / bhāgébhiḥ¹
Dative	भागाय bhāgā́ya	भागाभ्याम् bhāgā́bhyām	भागेभ्यः bhāgébhyaḥ
Ablative	भागात् bhāgā́t	भागाभ्याम् bhāgā́bhyām	भागेभ्यः bhāgébhyaḥ
Genitive	भागस्य bhāgásya	भागयोः bhāgáyoḥ	भागानाम् bhāgā́nām
Locative	भागे bhāgé	भागयोः bhāgáyoḥ	भागेषु bhāgéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀕 (bhāga), 𑀪𑀸𑀅 (bhāa)
  • Dhivehi: ބެއި (bei), ބައި (bai)
  • Sinhalese: බා (bā)
• Pali: bhāga
  • → Burmese: ဘက် (bhak)
  • → Khmer: ភាគ (phiək)
  • → Lao: ພາກ (phāk)
  • → Thai: ภาค (pâak)
• → Assamese: ভাগ (bhag)
• → Bengali: ভাগ (bhag)
• → Gujarati: ભાગ (bhāg)
• → Hindi: भाग (bhāg)
• → Kannada: ಭಾಗ (bhāga)
• → Malayalam: ഭാഗം (bhāgaṁ)
• → Marathi: भाग (bhāg)
• → Nepali: भाग (bhāg)
• → Odia: ଭାଗ (bhāga)
• → Punjabi: ਭਾਗ (bhāg)
• → Tamil: பாகம் (pākam)
• → Telugu: భాగము (bhāgamu), భాగం (bhāgaṁ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भाग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 751/2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 260