ভরসা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ভরস (bhoroś) — obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀪𑀭𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (*bharavassa), from Sanskrit *भरवश्य (bharavaśya, “dependence on support​”), composed of भर (bhara, “load, weight, support”) +‎ वश्य (vaśya, “dependent”). Cognate with Odia ଭରସା (bharasā), Maithili 𑂦𑂩𑂷𑂮 (bharos), Hindustani भरोसा (bharosā) / بھروسہ (bharosa), Gujarati ભરોંસો (bharõso), Punjabi ਭਰੋਸਾ (bharosā), Sindhi ڀَروَسو (bharvaso), ڀَرِوَسو (bharoso), Marathi भर्वसा (bharvasā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bʱɔɾoʃa/, [ˈbʱɔɾoʃaˑ], [ˈvɔɾoʃaˑ], /bʱɔɾʃa/, [ˈbʱɔɾʃaˑ], [ˈvɔɾʃaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bʱɔɹoʃa/, [ˈbʱɔɹoʃaˑ], [ˈvɔɹoʃaˑ], /bʱɔɹʃa/, [ˈbʱɔɹʃaˑ], [ˈvɔɹʃaˑ]

Noun

ভরসা • (bhorśa)

1. reliance, confidence, trust, hope, faith

Inflection

Inflection of ভরসা
nominative	ভরসা bhorosa
objective	ভরসা / ভরসাকে bhorosa (semantically general or indefinite) / bhorosake (semantically definite)
genitive	ভরসার bhorosar
locative	ভরসাতে / ভরসায় bhorosate / bhorosaẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ভরসা bhorosa
objective	ভরসা / ভরসাকে bhorosa (semantically general or indefinite) / bhorosake (semantically definite)
genitive	ভরসার bhorosar
locative	ভরসাতে / ভরসায় bhorosate / bhorosaẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ভরসাটি , ভরসাটা bhorosaṭi, bhorosaṭa		ভরসাগুলি, ভরসাগুলা, ভরসাগুলো bhorosaguli, bhorosagula, bhorosagulō
objective	ভরসাটি, ভরসাটা bhorosaṭi, bhorosaṭa		ভরসাগুলি, ভরসাগুলা, ভরসাগুলো bhorosaguli, bhorosagula, bhorosagulō
genitive	ভরসাটির, ভরসাটার bhorosaṭir, bhorosaṭar		ভরসাগুলির, ভরসাগুলার, ভরসাগুলোর bhorosagulir, bhorosagular, bhorosagulōr
locative	ভরসাটিতে, ভরসাটাতে, ভরসাটায় bhorosaṭite, bhorosaṭate, bhorosaṭaẏ		ভরসাগুলিতে, ভরসাগুলাতে, ভরসাগুলায়, ভরসাগুলোতে bhorosagulite, bhorosagulate, bhorosagulaẏ, bhorosagulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• ভরসা করা (bhorśa kora)
• ভরসা রাখা (bhorśa rakha)
• ভরসা থাকা (bhorśa thaka)
• ভরসা দেওয়া (bhorśa deōẇa)

Descendants

• → Assamese: ভৰসা (bhoroxa)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bharavaśya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 535