भरम

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit भ्रम (bhrama).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱə.ɾəm/, [bʱɐ.ɾɐ̃m]

Noun

भरम • (bharam) m (Urdu spelling بھَرَم)

  1. Synonym of भ्रम (bhram)
    1. perplexity, delusion, confusion
    2. suspicion, doubt
      Synonyms: संदेह (sandeh), संशय (sañśay), शक (śak), गुमान (gumān), रैब (raib), शुबहा (śubhā)
    3. misconception, error, misapprehension
  2. credit, repute

Derived terms
  • भरम करना (bharam karnā)
  • भरम खुलना (bharam khulnā)
  • भरम गँवाना (bharam gãvānā)
  • भरम बाँधना (bharam bāndhnā)

References
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “भरम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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