"भव" meaning in Pali

See भव in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{pi-noun|m}} भव m Inflection templates: {{pi-decl-noun|g=m}} Forms: masculine [table-tags], भवो [nominative, singular], भवा [nominative, plural], भवं [accusative, singular], भवे [accusative, plural], भवेन [instrumental, singular], भवेहि [instrumental, plural], भवेभि [instrumental, plural], भवस्स [dative, singular], भवाय [dative, singular], भवत्थं [dative, singular], भवानं [dative, plural], भवस्मा [ablative, singular], भवम्हा [ablative, singular], भवा [ablative, singular], भवेहि [ablative, plural], भवेभि [ablative, plural], भवस्स [genitive, singular], भवानं [genitive, plural], भवस्मिं [locative, singular], भवम्हि [locative, singular], भवे [locative, singular], भवेसु [locative, plural], भव [singular, vocative], भवा [plural, vocative]
  1. state of existence Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-भव-pi-noun-8fgEgboU

Verb

Head templates: {{head|pi|verb form|sccat=1|tr=-}} भव, {{pi-verb form}} भव
  1. Devanagari script form of bhava, which is an inflection of भवति:
    imperfect active first/third-person singular
    Tags: active, first-person, imperfect, singular, third-person
    Sense id: en-भव-pi-verb-PfHK6O1Z Categories (other): Devanagari script, Pali entries with incorrect language header, Pali verb forms in Devanagari script Disambiguation of Pali entries with incorrect language header: 3 49 49 Disambiguation of Pali verb forms in Devanagari script: 2 49 49
  2. Devanagari script form of bhava, which is an inflection of भवति:
    imperative active second-person singular (bhavati, “to become”)
    Sense id: en-भव-pi-verb-4pTVo-dU Categories (other): Devanagari script, Pali entries with incorrect language header, Pali verb forms in Devanagari script Disambiguation of Pali entries with incorrect language header: 3 49 49 Disambiguation of Pali verb forms in Devanagari script: 2 49 49
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