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bhū
bhū
, 'become'; verbal root. Partly a suppletive stem of
as
'be'.
Linguistic Notions
Periphrasis
1. Introduction The term 'periphrasis' broadly refers to constructions in which a syntactic sequence of two (or more, at least in principle) words can be considered to represent the in...
Suppletion
1. Introduction Although its original reference is to the diachronic process by which two previously unrelated words or word stems come to be associated, resulting in a new, mixed para...
Sanskrit Words
as
as, 'be'; verbal root.
babhūva
Verb form; 3sg. perfect of bhū 'become'.
bhavitavyam
bhavitavyam, gerundive of bhū 'become' (treated as a suppletive form of as 'be').
bhavitṛ
bhavitṛ, agent noun of bhū 'become' (treated as suppletive stem of as 'be').