ब्रह्मन्

Sanskrit

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Definitions
  • Brahma or the one impersonal universal Spirit manifested as a personal Creator and as the first of the triad of personal gods.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰŕ̥źʰma inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰŕ̥ȷ́ʰma inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (high, rise, fort, hill, fortified elevation, elevate, height, become high, hide, raise, mountain, elevated, protect) suffix from Sanskrit बृह् (increase, grow, expand) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (high, rise, fort, hill, fortified elevation, elevate, height, become high, hide, raise, mountain, elevated, protect).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰerǵʰ-

Gloss

high, rise, fort, hill, fortified elevation, elevate, height, become high, hide, raise, mountain, elevated, protect

Concept
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Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

Emoji
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