Hindi

Alternative forms

• आरंभ ‎(ārambh)

Noun

आरम्भ • ‎(ārambh) m ‎(Urdu spelling آرمبھ)

1. start, beginning, commencement
2. undertaking
3. inception
4. outset

   हम पाठ आरम्भ करेंगे।

   ham pāṭh ārambh karẽṅge

   We will begin the lesson.

Synonyms

• शुरू ‎(śurū)
• (less common) प्रारम्भ ‎(prārambh)

See also

• आरम्भ करना ‎(ārambh karnā)

References

• John T. Platts (accessed 08-09-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)
• Hardev Bahri (accessed 08-09-2012), “Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)

Sanskrit

Noun

आरम्भ • ‎(ārambhá) m

1. beginning, commencement, undertaking (ant. अन्त ‎(anta))
2. enterprising, setting about a task

Synonyms

• आदि ‎(ādi)

Descendants

• Hindi: आरम्भ ‎(ārambh)
• Sinhalese: ආරම්භය ‎(ārambhaya)
• Telugu: ఆరంభము ‎(āraṃbhamu)

References

• Arthur A. Macdonell (accessed 08-09-2012), “A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)