बाण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑːɳ/, [bä̃ːɳ]

Noun

बाण • (bāṇ) m

1. an arrow (type of ammunition)

   Synonym: तीर (tīr)

   धनुष और बाण ― dhanuṣ aur bāṇ ― bow and arrow

Declension

Declension of बाण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बाण bāṇ	बाण bāṇ
oblique	बाण bāṇ	बाणों bāṇõ
vocative	बाण bāṇ	बाणो bāṇo

Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑːɳ]

Noun

बाण • (bāṇ) m (Latin script bann, Kannada script ಬಾಣ್)

1. arrow

Declension

Declension of बाण
	singular	plural
ergative	बाणान (bāṇān)	बाणान्नि (bāṇānni)
nominative	बाण (bāṇ)	बाणा (bāṇā)
vocative	बाणा (bāṇā)	बाणान्नो (bāṇānno)
accusative/dative	बाणाक (bāṇāk)	बाणांक (bāṇānk)
superessive	बाणार/बाणाचेर (bāṇār/bāṇācer)	बाणान्चेर (bāṇāncer)
instrumental	बाणानि (bāṇāni)	बाणान्नि (bāṇānni)
ablative	बाणात्ल्यान (bāṇātlyān)	बाणान्त्ल्यान (bāṇāntlyān)

Genitive declension of बाण
	masculine object		feminine object
	singular	plural	singular	plural
singular subject	बाणाचो (bāṇātso)	बाणाचे (bāṇāce)	बाणाचि (bāṇāci)	बाणाचि (bāṇāci)
plural subject	बाणान्चो (bāṇāntso)	बाणान्चे (bāṇānce)	बाणान्चि (bāṇānci)	बाणान्चि (bāṇānci)

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɳ/

• Audio

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Noun

बाण • (bāṇ) m

1. arrow

Declension

Declension of बाण (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	बाण bāṇ
direct plural	बाण bāṇ
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	बाण bāṇ		बाण bāṇ
oblique सामान्यरूप	बाणा bāṇā		बाणां- bāṇān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	बाणाला bāṇālā		बाणांना bāṇānnā
ergative	बाणाने, बाणानं bāṇāne, bāṇāna		बाणांनी bāṇānnī
instrumental	बाणाशी bāṇāśī		बाणांशी bāṇānśī
locative सप्तमी	बाणात bāṇāt		बाणांत bāṇāt
vocative संबोधन	बाणा bāṇā		बाणांनो bāṇānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of बाण (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	बाणाचा bāṇāċā	बाणाचे bāṇāċe	बाणाची bāṇācī	बाणाच्या bāṇācā	बाणाचे, बाणाचं bāṇāċe, bāṇāċa	बाणाची bāṇācī	बाणाच्या bāṇācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	बाणांचा bāṇānċā	बाणांचे bāṇānċe	बाणांची bāṇāñcī	बाणांच्या bāṇāncā	बाणांचे, बाणांचं bāṇānċe, bāṇānċa	बाणांची bāṇāñcī	बाणांच्या bāṇāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• धनुष्यबाण (dhanuṣyabāṇ, “bow and arrow”)

See also

• धनुष्य (dhanuṣya, “bow”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• bāṇa (Latin script)
• 𑀩𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• বাণ (Bengali script)
• බාණ (Sinhalese script)
• ဗာဏ or ၿႃꧣ (Burmese script)
• พาณ or พาณะ (Thai script)
• ᨻᩣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ພາຓ or ພາຓະ (Lao script)
• ពាណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄂𑄕 (Chakma script)

Noun

बाण m

1. Devanagari script form of bāṇa

Declension

Declension table of "बाण" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	बाणो (bāṇo)	बाणा (bāṇā)
Accusative (second)	बाणं (bāṇaṃ)	बाणे (bāṇe)
Instrumental (third)	बाणेन (bāṇena)	बाणेहि (bāṇehi) or बाणेभि (bāṇebhi)
Dative (fourth)	बाणस्स (bāṇassa) or बाणाय (bāṇāya) or बाणत्थं (bāṇatthaṃ)	बाणानं (bāṇānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	बाणस्मा (bāṇasmā) or बाणम्हा (bāṇamhā) or बाणा (bāṇā)	बाणेहि (bāṇehi) or बाणेभि (bāṇebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	बाणस्स (bāṇassa)	बाणानं (bāṇānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	बाणस्मिं (bāṇasmiṃ) or बाणम्हि (bāṇamhi) or बाणे (bāṇe)	बाणेसु (bāṇesu)
Vocative (calling)	बाण (bāṇa)	बाणा (bāṇā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• বাণ (Assamese script)
• ᬩᬵᬡ (Balinese script)
• বাণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰯𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ဗာဏ (Burmese script)
• બાણ (Gujarati script)
• ਬਾਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌬𑌾𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦧꦴꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂥𑂰𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಬಾಣ (Kannada script)
• ពាណ (Khmer script)
• ພາຓ (Lao script)
• ബാണ (Malayalam script)
• ᠪᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘤𑘰𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠠᢗᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧄𑧑𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐧𑐵𑐞 (Newa script)
• ବାଣ (Odia script)
• ꢨꢵꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑆳𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖯𑖜 (Siddham script)
• බාණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩲𑩛𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚠𑚭𑚘 (Takri script)
• ப³ாண (Tamil script)
• బాణ (Telugu script)
• พาณ (Thai script)
• བཱ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑒰𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨠𑨊𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Austroasiatic; compare Senoic awān ("bamboo"), Khmer បាញ់ (bañ, “to fire, shoot”), Vietnamese bắn (“to fire, shoot”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɑː.ɳɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː.ɳɐ/

Noun

बाण • (bāṇa) stem, m

1. a shaft made of a reed, an arrow
2. the versed sine of an arc
3. a mark for arrows, aim
4. a particular part of an arrow
5. the udder of a cow
6. music
7. Barleria flower
8. the body

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बाण (bāṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बाणः bāṇaḥ	बाणौ / बाणा¹ bāṇau / bāṇā¹	बाणाः / बाणासः¹ bāṇāḥ / bāṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	बाण bāṇa	बाणौ / बाणा¹ bāṇau / bāṇā¹	बाणाः / बाणासः¹ bāṇāḥ / bāṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	बाणम् bāṇam	बाणौ / बाणा¹ bāṇau / bāṇā¹	बाणान् bāṇān
Instrumental	बाणेन bāṇena	बाणाभ्याम् bāṇābhyām	बाणैः / बाणेभिः¹ bāṇaiḥ / bāṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	बाणाय bāṇāya	बाणाभ्याम् bāṇābhyām	बाणेभ्यः bāṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	बाणात् bāṇāt	बाणाभ्याम् bāṇābhyām	बाणेभ्यः bāṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	बाणस्य bāṇasya	बाणयोः bāṇayoḥ	बाणानाम् bāṇānām
Locative	बाणे bāṇe	बाणयोः bāṇayoḥ	बाणेषु bāṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: bāṇa
• → Hindi: बाण (bāṇ)
• → Marathi: बाण (bāṇ)

Proper noun

बाण • (bāṇa) stem, m

1. (mythological) Banasura, son of Mahabali, devotee of Shiva and enemy of Vishnu

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बाण (bāṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बाणः bāṇaḥ	बाणौ / बाणा¹ bāṇau / bāṇā¹	बाणाः / बाणासः¹ bāṇāḥ / bāṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	बाण bāṇa	बाणौ / बाणा¹ bāṇau / bāṇā¹	बाणाः / बाणासः¹ bāṇāḥ / bāṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	बाणम् bāṇam	बाणौ / बाणा¹ bāṇau / bāṇā¹	बाणान् bāṇān
Instrumental	बाणेन bāṇena	बाणाभ्याम् bāṇābhyām	बाणैः / बाणेभिः¹ bāṇaiḥ / bāṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	बाणाय bāṇāya	बाणाभ्याम् bāṇābhyām	बाणेभ्यः bāṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	बाणात् bāṇāt	बाणाभ्याम् bāṇābhyām	बाणेभ्यः bāṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	बाणस्य bāṇasya	बाणयोः bāṇayoḥ	बाणानाम् bāṇānām
Locative	बाणे bāṇe	बाणयोः bāṇayoḥ	बाणेषु bāṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “बाण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 727/2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 221-2
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 425