भ्रम

See also: भ्रम्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भ्रम (bhrama).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱɾəm/, [bʱɾɐ̃m]

Noun

भ्रम • (bhram) m

  1. misconception, mistaken view
    Synonyms: ग़लतफ़हमी (ġaltafahmī), वहम (vaham)
    भ्रम होना ― bhram honā ― to be mistaken
    भ्रम पैदा करना ― bhram paidā karnā ― to confuse

Declension
Declension of भ्रम (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct भ्रम
bhram		 भ्रम
bhram
oblique भ्रम
bhram		 भ्रमों
bhramõ
vocative भ्रम
bhram		 भ्रमो
bhramo

Derived terms
  • भ्रमित (bhramit)
  • भ्रामक (bhrāmak)
  • दृष्टिभ्रम (dŕṣṭibhram)
  • मतिभ्रम (matibhram)

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भ्रम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ভ্ৰম (Assamese script)
  • ᬪ᭄ᬭᬫ (Balinese script)
  • ভ্রম (Bengali script)
  • 𑰥𑰿𑰨𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀪𑁆𑀭𑀫 (Brahmi script)
  • ဘြမ (Burmese script)
  • ભ્રમ (Gujarati script)
  • ਭ੍ਰਮ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮 (Grantha script)
  • ꦨꦿꦩ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂦𑂹𑂩𑂧 (Kaithi script)
  • ಭ್ರಮ (Kannada script)
  • ភ្រម (Khmer script)
  • ຠ຺ຣມ (Lao script)
  • ഭ്രമ (Malayalam script)
  • ᢨᡵᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘥𑘿𑘨𑘦 (Modi script)
  • ᠪᠾᠷᠠᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧅𑧠𑧈𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐨𑑂𑐬𑐩 (Newa script)
  • ଭ୍ରମ (Odia script)
  • ꢩ꣄ꢬꢪ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆨𑇀𑆫𑆩 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖥𑖿𑖨𑖦 (Siddham script)
  • භ්‍රම (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩳 𑪙𑩼𑩴 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚡𑚶𑚤𑚢 (Takri script)
  • ப்⁴ரம (Tamil script)
  • భ్రమ (Telugu script)
  • ภฺรม (Thai script)
  • བྷྲ་མ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒦𑓂𑒩𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨡𑩇𑨫𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root भ्रम् (bhram, “to wander”) +‎ -अ (-a)

Noun

भ्रम • (bhrama) stem, m

  1. wandering or roaming about, roving over or through (comp.) Kathās.
  2. moving about, rolling (as of the eyes) Rājat.
  3. turning round, revolving, rotation (acc. with √ दा = to swing) MBh. Sūryas. Hcat.
  4. a whirling flame RV.
  5. a whirlpool, eddy Prab.
  6. a spring, fountain, watercourse L.
  7. a potter's wheel Sāṃkhyak.
  8. a grindstone
  9. a gimlet or auger L.
  10. a circle Āryabh.
  11. giddiness, dizziness Suṡr.
  12. confusion, perplexity, error, mistake (ifc. mistaking anything for) Hariv. Kāv. Rājat. &c.

Descendants
  • Magadhi Prakrit: *𑀪𑀫 (*bhama)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਭਰਮ (bharam)
    Shahmukhi script: بھرم (bhram)
  • → Tamil: பிரமை (piramai)
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