to be afraid.
pres ind 1^st sg. bhāyāmi Thag.21; Snp.p.48; 2^nd sg. bhāyasi Thig.248; 1^st pl. bhāyāma Ja.ii.21; 3^rd pl. bhāyanto Dhp.129;
imper 2^nd pl bhāyatha Ud.51; Ja.iii.4;
pot 3^rd sg. bhāye Snp.964; bhāyeyya Mil.208; 3^rd pl. bhāyeyyuṃ Mil.208.
aor 1^st sg. bhāyiṃ Dhp-a.iii.187; 2^nd sg. bhāyi Thag.764; Dhp-a.iii.187; & usually in Prohib.; mā bhāyi do not be afraid SN.v.369; Ja.i.222; Dhp-a.i.253
grd bhāyitabba Nd ii.s.v. kāmaguṇā B; Dhp-a.iii.23.
Caus. i. bhāyayate to frighten Ja.iii.99 (C.: utraseti)
caus 2 bhāyāpeti Ja.iii.99, Ja.iii.210
pp bhīta.

cp. Sk. bhayate, bhī, pres. redupl. bibheti; Idg. *bhei, cp. Av. bayente they frighten; Lith. bijotis to be afraid; Ohg. bibēn = Ger. beben. Nearest synonym is tras