बीज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बीज (bī́ja). Doublet of बीआ (bīā), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /biːd͡ʒ/
  • (file)

Noun

बीज • (bīj) m (Urdu spelling بیج)

  1. seed, seedling
  2. nucleus (clarification of this definition is needed)
    Synonym: नाभिक (nābhik)
  3. kernel

Declension

Old Marathi

Noun

बीज (bīja) n

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑘤𑘲𑘕

Declension

Declension of बीज
singular plural
direct बीज (bīja) बिजें (bijeṃ)
oblique बिजा (bijā) बिजां (bijāṃ)
instrumental बिजें (bijeṃ) बिजीं (bijīṃ)
locative बिजी (bijī) बिजीं (bijīṃ)

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

बीज n

  1. Devanagari script form of bīja

Declension

Rajasthani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बीज (bīja).

Noun

बीज (bīj) ?

  1. seed
  2. sprout
  3. semen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 240. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am (seed, semen). Cognate with Sogdian [script needed] (byz'k, seed, semen), Parachi bīz (seed-corn).

Pronunciation

Noun

बीज • (bī́ja) stem, n

  1. seed
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.53.13:
      येन तोकाय तनयाय धान्यं बीजं वहध्वे अक्षितम् ।
      अस्मभ्यं तद्धत्तन यद्व ईमहे राधो विश्वायु सौभगम् ॥
      yena tokāya tanayāya dhānyaṃ bījaṃ vahadhve akṣitam.
      asmabhyaṃ taddhattana yadva īmahe rādho viśvāyu saubhagam.
      Grant to us the bounty, that which we implore, through which, for child and progeny,
      Ye give the seed of corn that does not die, and bliss that reaches to all life.
  2. semen
  3. grain
  4. origin
    • c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā 7.10:
      बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां सनातनम्
      bījaṃ māṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ sanātanam
      The origin I am of all beings, everlasting
  5. algebra

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of बीज (bī́ja)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative बीजम्
bī́jam
बीजे
bī́je
बीजानि / बीजा¹
bī́jāni / bī́jā¹
Vocative बीज
bī́ja
बीजे
bī́je
बीजानि / बीजा¹
bī́jāni / bī́jā¹
Accusative बीजम्
bī́jam
बीजे
bī́je
बीजानि / बीजा¹
bī́jāni / bī́jā¹
Instrumental बीजेन
bī́jena
बीजाभ्याम्
bī́jābhyām
बीजैः / बीजेभिः¹
bī́jaiḥ / bī́jebhiḥ¹
Dative बीजाय
bī́jāya
बीजाभ्याम्
bī́jābhyām
बीजेभ्यः
bī́jebhyaḥ
Ablative बीजात्
bī́jāt
बीजाभ्याम्
bī́jābhyām
बीजेभ्यः
bī́jebhyaḥ
Genitive बीजस्य
bī́jasya
बीजयोः
bī́jayoḥ
बीजानाम्
bī́jānām
Locative बीजे
bī́je
बीजयोः
bī́jayoḥ
बीजेषु
bī́jeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Borrowed terms

  • Gujarati: બીજ (bīj)
  • Bengali: বীজ (bij)
  • Hindi: बीज (bīj)
  • Khmer: ពីជៈ (piicĕəʼ)
  • Kannada: ಬೀಜ (bīja)
  • Marathi: बीज (bīj)
  • Pali: bīja
  • Tamil: பீசம் (pīcam)

Derived terms

  • बीजक (bī́jaka)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “bīja”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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