भार्या

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भार्या (bhāryā̀).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːɾ.jɑː/, [bʱäːɾ.jäː]

Noun

भार्या • (bhāryā) f

1. (literary) wife

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:पत्नी

Declension

Declension of भार्या (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भार्या bhāryā	भार्याएँ bhāryāẽ
oblique	भार्या bhāryā	भार्याओं bhāryāõ
vocative	भार्या bhāryā	भार्याओ bhāryāo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भार्या”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “भार्या”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भार्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভাৰ্যা (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬵᬃᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
• ভার্যা (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဘာရျာ (Burmese script)
• ભાર્યા (Gujarati script)
• ਭਾਰ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦴꦫꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂰𑂩𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಾರ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
• ភាយ៌ា (Khmer script)
• ຠາຣ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
• ഭാര്യാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᢗᠷᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧑𑧈𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଭାର୍ଯା (Odia script)
• ꢩꢵꢬ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
• භාර්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚭𑚤𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
• ப⁴ார்யா (Tamil script)
• భార్యా (Telugu script)
• ภารฺยา (Thai script)
• བྷཱ་རྱཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Feminine of भार्य (bhāryà); literally meaning "female [of a household] to be supported/endured". The sense "female of an animal" is formed by further extending the sense "wife".

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.ɾí.jɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɑːɾ.jɑː/

Noun

भार्या • (bhāryā̀) stem, f (metrical Vedic bhāríyā)

1. a wife

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भार्या

2. female mate of an animal

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of भार्या (bhāryā̀)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भार्या bhāryā̀	भार्ये bhāryè	भार्याः bhāryā̀ḥ
Vocative	भार्ये bhā́rye	भार्ये bhā́rye	भार्याः bhā́ryāḥ
Accusative	भार्याम् bhāryā̀m	भार्ये bhāryè	भार्याः bhāryā̀ḥ
Instrumental	भार्यया / भार्या¹ bhāryàyā / bhāryā̀¹	भार्याभ्याम् bhāryā̀bhyām	भार्याभिः bhāryā̀bhiḥ
Dative	भार्यायै bhāryā̀yai	भार्याभ्याम् bhāryā̀bhyām	भार्याभ्यः bhāryā̀bhyaḥ
Ablative	भार्यायाः / भार्यायै² bhāryā̀yāḥ / bhāryā̀yai²	भार्याभ्याम् bhāryā̀bhyām	भार्याभ्यः bhāryā̀bhyaḥ
Genitive	भार्यायाः / भार्यायै² bhāryā̀yāḥ / bhāryā̀yai²	भार्ययोः bhāryàyoḥ	भार्याणाम् bhāryā̀ṇām
Locative	भार्यायाम् bhāryā̀yām	भार्ययोः bhāryàyoḥ	भार्यासु bhāryā̀su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (bhajjā), 𑀪𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀆 (bhāriā) — Paiśācī
  • Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘰𑘕 (bhāja), 𑘥𑘰𑘕𑘰 (bhājā)
• Paisaci Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀆 (bhāriā)
• Pali: bhariyā
  • → Khmer: ភរិយា (phĕəʼriyiə)
  • → Lao: ພະລິຍາ (pha li nyā)
  • → Lü: ᦘᦟᦲᧉᦍᦱ (phlii²yaa)
  • → Thai: ภริยา (pá-rí-yaa)
• → Bengali: ভার্যা (bharja)
• → Hindi: भार्या (bhāryā)
• → Malayalam: ഭാര്യ (bhārya)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘰𑘨𑘱𑘧𑘰 (bhāriyā)
• → Tamil: பாரியை (pāriyai)
• → Telugu: భార్య (bhārya)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “भार्या”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 754, column 1.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “bhāryā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “भार्या”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “भार्या”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāryāˋ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press