भेस

Hindi

Alternative forms

• भेष (bheṣ)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀲 (vesa), from Sanskrit वेष (veṣa), with influence from Prakrit 𑀪𑁂𑀅 (bhea), from Sanskrit भेद (bheda, “distinction”). The Sanskrit word is from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wáyṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyšas, from Proto-Indo-European *wéys-os, from *weys-.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱeːs/

Noun

भेस • (bhes) m (Urdu spelling بھیس)

1. appearance
2. likeness, resemblance

   उसका भेस ― uskā bhes ― resemblance to it

3. air, manner, dress
4. disguise

Declension

Declension of भेस (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भेस bhes	भेस bhes
oblique	भेस bhes	भेसों bhesõ
vocative	भेस bhes	भेसो bheso

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भेस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press