brāhmaṇi
| Cite this page as: | "brāhmaṇi". In A Comprehensive Edition of Tocharian Manuscripts (CEToM). Created and maintained by Melanie Malzahn, Martin Braun, Hannes A. Fellner, and Bernhard Koller. https://cetom.univie.ac.at/?F_B_brāhmaṇi (accessed 19 Feb. 2026). |
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| Meaning: | “brahman” |
| Word class: | noun |
| Language: | TB |
| Equivalent in TA: | brāmaṃ |
| Equivalent in other languages: | Skt. brāhmaṇa- |
| Lexeme variants: | brāhmaṇi |
| Number: | plural |
| Case: | nominative |
| Gender: | masculine |
| Inflection class: | |
| Nom. sg. (masc.): | -e |
| Obl. sg. (masc.): | -eṃ |
| Nom. pl. (masc.): | -i |
Paradigm
| sg | pl | du | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nom | brāhmaṇe | brāhmaṇi | |
| voc | brāhmaṇa | ||
| acc | brāhmaṇeṃ | ||
| gen | brāhmaṇentse, brāhmaṇi | brāhmaṇeṃts | |
| loc | |||
| comit | |||
| inst | |||
| abl | brāhmaṇeṃmpa | ||
| perl | |||
| all | brāhmaṇeṃśc | ||
| caus |
Lexeme family
- brāhmaṇe “brahman”
m
sg pl nom brāhmaṇe brāhmaṇi voc brāhmaṇa acc brāhmaṇeṃ gen brāhmaṇentse, brāhmaṇi brāhmaṇeṃts abl brāhmaṇeṃmpa all brāhmaṇeṃśc - brāhmaññe “pertaining to a Brahmin”
sg.m nom brāhmaññe acc brāhmaññe - brāhmaṇiśke “Little Brahmin [diminutive]”
m
sg nom brāhmaṇiśke voc brāhmaṇiśka
- brāhmaññe “pertaining to a Brahmin”
