𑀪𑀬

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• bhaya (Latin script)
• भय (Devanagari script)
• ভয (Bengali script)
• භය (Sinhalese script)
• ဘယ or ꧤယ (Burmese script)
• ภย or ภะยะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠຍ or ຠະຍະ (Lao script)
• ភយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄠 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀪𑀬 n

1. Brahmi script form of bhaya (“fear”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀪𑀬" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀪𑀬𑀁 (bhayaṃ)	𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 (bhayāni)
Accusative (second)	𑀪𑀬𑀁 (bhayaṃ)	𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 (bhayāni)
Instrumental (third)	𑀪𑀬𑁂𑀦 (bhayena)	𑀪𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (bhayehi) or 𑀪𑀬𑁂𑀪𑀺 (bhayebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀪𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (bhayassa) or 𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀬 (bhayāya) or 𑀪𑀬𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (bhayatthaṃ)	𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (bhayānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀪𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (bhayasmā) or 𑀪𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (bhayamhā) or 𑀪𑀬𑀸 (bhayā)	𑀪𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (bhayehi) or 𑀪𑀬𑁂𑀪𑀺 (bhayebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀪𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (bhayassa)	𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (bhayānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀪𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (bhayasmiṃ) or 𑀪𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (bhayamhi) or 𑀪𑀬𑁂 (bhaye)	𑀪𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼 (bhayesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀪𑀬 (bhaya)	𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 (bhayāni)

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भय (bhayá).

Noun

𑀪𑀬 (bhaya) n (Devanagari भय, Kannada ಭಯ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. fear, alarm, dread

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀬 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀪𑀬𑀁 (bhayaṃ)	𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhayāiṃ) or 𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀇 (bhayāi)
Accusative	𑀪𑀬𑀁 (bhayaṃ)	𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhayāiṃ) or 𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀇 (bhayāi)
Instrumental	𑀪𑀬𑁂𑀡 (bhayeṇa) or 𑀪𑀬𑁂𑀡𑀁 (bhayeṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (bhayehi) or 𑀪𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhayehiṃ)
Dative	𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀅 (bhayāa)	—
Ablative	𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀑 (bhayāo) or 𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀉 (bhayāu) or 𑀪𑀬𑀸 (bhayā) or 𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bhayāhi) or 𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhayāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀪𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (bhayassa)	𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀡 (bhayāṇa) or 𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀁 (bhayāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀪𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (bhayammi) or 𑀪𑀬𑁂 (bhaye)	𑀪𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼 (bhayesu) or 𑀪𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhayesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀪𑀬 (bhaya) or 𑀪𑀬𑀸 (bhayā)	𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhayāiṃ) or 𑀪𑀬𑀸𑀇 (bhayāi)

Descendants

• Konkani: bhãy

  Devanagari script: भंय

  Kannada script: ಭಂಯ

  Latin script: bhoim

• Old Marathi: bhayeṃ

  Devanagari script: भयें

  Modi script: 𑘥𑘧𑘹𑘽

  • Marathi: भें (bhẽ)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press