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The words Brahm and Brahman and similar have various meanings:
Hindu religion
The Sanskrit terms Brahman, Brahma, both from a root brh "to grow, increase", are used in various meanings (depending on the Vedic accent and grammatical gender). See Brahman#Semantics and pronunciation for more details:
- Brahman (bráhman, literally "growth", also "pious utterance, prayer", bráhma n.) is the Hindu idea of the formless transcendental immanent Divine, often in English called "the Brahman".
- Brahma (bráhma m.) is the Creator God, one of the trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheswara (Siva).
- There have been rare cases of "Brahma" and "(the) Brahman" being used in English with each others' meanings, e.g. in R.W. Emerson's poem titled "Brahma".
- Brahman (brahmán, not to be confused with bráhman above) is a Vedic Sanskrit word for "priest": see Vedic priest.
- A Brahmin, derived from the Sanskrit masculine noun (brāhmaṇaħ), is a person belonging to the Brahmins, the priestly caste among the four varnas.
- The Brahmanas, derived from the Sanskrit neuter noun (brāhmaṇaṃ), are important Hindu canonical texts that are part of each of the Vedas.
Other religious
Languages
- Brahman languages are a hypothetical Trans-New Guinea family of languages spoken in Madang Province in Papua New Guinea.
People
- Brahm or Brahms used as a person's surname, is of German origin. This meaning originated as a short form of "Abraham's son":
Other uses
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de:Brahman es:Brahman nl:Brahman ja:ブラフマン (曖昧さ回避) sk:Brahman
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