भेजना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
भेजना (bhejnā)
भिजाना (bhijānā)
भिजवाना (bhijvānā)

Perhaps from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀤𑀺 (visajjadi), from Sanskrit विसर्जयति (visarjayati, to send, utter).[1] Turner disagrees, and reconstructs Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀢𑀺 (*bhejjati), possibly from a Sanskrit अभि-अज्यते (abhi-ajyate, to be led to), the latter component being the passive form of अज् (aj, to drive, propel). The first etymology is slightly problematic, but changes from s to h in Prakrit are not uncommon and so it is plausible. Tedesco gives the development visajj > *vihajj > undergoing metathesis *vhiajj > *vhejj.

This verb is restricted to Central and Eastern Indo-Aryan languages. Cognates include Punjabi ਭੇਜਣਾ (bhejṇā) / بهیجنا (bhejṇā), Nepali भेज्नु (bhejnu), Odia ଭେଜିବା (bhejiba), Maithili भेजब (bhejab).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱeːd͡ʒ.nɑː/, [bʱeːd͡ʒ.näː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: भेज‧ना

Verb

भेजना • (bhejnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling بھیجنا)

  1. to send
    Synonym: पठाना (paṭhānā)
    ईमेल भेजनाīmel bhejnāto send an email
    कल मैं तुम्हें एक पत्र भेजूँगा
    kal ma͠i tumhẽ ek patra bhejūṅgā.
    I will send you a letter tomorrow.

Conjugation

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhējj”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  1. Tedesco, P. (1945) “Hindī bhejnā 'To Send'”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, volume 65, number 3, →DOI, pages 154–163
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