घात

See also: घृत

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱɑːt̪/, [ɡʱäːt̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit घात (ghāta).

Noun

घात • (ghātm

  1. blow, attack, hit
    Synonym: प्रहार (prahār)
  2. bruise, injury
    Synonym: चोट (coṭ)
  3. killing, slaying, murder
    Synonyms: वध (vadh), हत्या (hatyā)
  4. (mathematics) power
Declension
Declension of घात (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct घात
ghāt
घात
ghāt
oblique घात
ghāt
घातों
ghātõ
vocative घात
ghāt
घातो
ghāto

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

घात • (ghātm

  1. opportunity, chance
    Synonyms: अवसर (avsar), मौक़ा (mauqā)
  2. intention
  3. trickery, ploy
Declension
Declension of घात (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct घात
ghāt
घात
ghāt
oblique घात
ghāt
घातों
ghātõ
vocative घात
ghāt
घातो
ghāto

Further reading

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit घात (ghāta). Doublet of घाव (ghāv).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʱat̪/
  • Rhymes: -at̪

Noun

घात • (ghātm[1][2][3]

  1. killing, slaying
    Synonyms: वध (vadh), हत्या (hatyā), खून (khūn)
  2. (figurative) destruction
    Near-synonyms: संहार (sauhār), नासधूस (nāsdhūs), विध्वंस (vidhvausa)
  3. strike, blow
    Synonyms: घाव (ghāv), आघात (āghāt), प्रहार (prahār)
  4. ruining, foiling (of a person, counsel, scheme etc.)
  5. (mathematics, arithmetic) power
    Coordinate term: घातांक (ghātāṅka)

Declension

Declension of घात (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
घात
ghāt
direct
plural
घात
ghāt
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
घात
ghāt
घात
ghāt
oblique
सामान्यरूप
घाता
ghātā
घातां-
ghātān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
घाताला
ghātālā
घातांना
ghātānnā
ergative घाताने, घातानं
ghātāne, ghātāna
घातांनी
ghātānnī
instrumental घाताशी
ghātāśī
घातांशी
ghātānśī
locative
सप्तमी
घातात
ghātāt
घातांत
ghātāt
vocative
संबोधन
घाता
ghātā
घातांनो
ghātānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of घात (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
घाताचा
ghātāċā
घाताचे
ghātāċe
घाताची
ghātācī
घाताच्या
ghātācā
घाताचे, घाताचं
ghātāċe, ghātāċa
घाताची
ghātācī
घाताच्या
ghātācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
घातांचा
ghātānċā
घातांचे
ghātānċe
घातांची
ghātāñcī
घातांच्या
ghātāncā
घातांचे, घातांचं
ghātānċe, ghātānċa
घातांची
ghātāñcī
घातांच्या
ghātāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Derived from the root हन् (han, to strike, slay).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

घात • (ghāta) stem

  1. slaying, killing
  2. injuring, hurting

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घात
singular dual plural
nominative घातः (ghātaḥ) घातौ (ghātau)
घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
घाताः (ghātāḥ)
घातासः¹ (ghātāsaḥ¹)
accusative घातम् (ghātam) घातौ (ghātau)
घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
घातान् (ghātān)
instrumental घातेन (ghātena) घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām) घातैः (ghātaiḥ)
घातेभिः¹ (ghātebhiḥ¹)
dative घाताय (ghātāya) घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām) घातेभ्यः (ghātebhyaḥ)
ablative घातात् (ghātāt) घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām) घातेभ्यः (ghātebhyaḥ)
genitive घातस्य (ghātasya) घातयोः (ghātayoḥ) घातानाम् (ghātānām)
locative घाते (ghāte) घातयोः (ghātayoḥ) घातेषु (ghāteṣu)
vocative घात (ghāta) घातौ (ghātau)
घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
घाताः (ghātāḥ)
घातासः¹ (ghātāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of घाता
singular dual plural
nominative घाता (ghātā) घाते (ghāte) घाताः (ghātāḥ)
accusative घाताम् (ghātām) घाते (ghāte) घाताः (ghātāḥ)
instrumental घातया (ghātayā)
घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām) घाताभिः (ghātābhiḥ)
dative घातायै (ghātāyai) घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām) घाताभ्यः (ghātābhyaḥ)
ablative घातायाः (ghātāyāḥ)
घातायै² (ghātāyai²)
घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām) घाताभ्यः (ghātābhyaḥ)
genitive घातायाः (ghātāyāḥ)
घातायै² (ghātāyai²)
घातयोः (ghātayoḥ) घातानाम् (ghātānām)
locative घातायाम् (ghātāyām) घातयोः (ghātayoḥ) घातासु (ghātāsu)
vocative घाते (ghāte) घाते (ghāte) घाताः (ghātāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of घात
singular dual plural
nominative घातम् (ghātam) घाते (ghāte) घातानि (ghātāni)
घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
accusative घातम् (ghātam) घाते (ghāte) घातानि (ghātāni)
घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
instrumental घातेन (ghātena) घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām) घातैः (ghātaiḥ)
घातेभिः¹ (ghātebhiḥ¹)
dative घाताय (ghātāya) घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām) घातेभ्यः (ghātebhyaḥ)
ablative घातात् (ghātāt) घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām) घातेभ्यः (ghātebhyaḥ)
genitive घातस्य (ghātasya) घातयोः (ghātayoḥ) घातानाम् (ghātānām)
locative घाते (ghāte) घातयोः (ghātayoḥ) घातेषु (ghāteṣu)
vocative घात (ghāta) घाते (ghāte) घातानि (ghātāni)
घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

घा॒त • (ghātá) stemm

  1. a blow, bruise
  2. devastation, destruction

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घात
singular dual plural
nominative घातः (ghātaḥ) घातौ (ghātau)
घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
घाताः (ghātāḥ)
घातासः¹ (ghātāsaḥ¹)
accusative घातम् (ghātam) घातौ (ghātau)
घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
घातान् (ghātān)
instrumental घातेन (ghātena) घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām) घातैः (ghātaiḥ)
घातेभिः¹ (ghātebhiḥ¹)
dative घाताय (ghātāya) घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām) घातेभ्यः (ghātebhyaḥ)
ablative घातात् (ghātāt) घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām) घातेभ्यः (ghātebhyaḥ)
genitive घातस्य (ghātasya) घातयोः (ghātayoḥ) घातानाम् (ghātānām)
locative घाते (ghāte) घातयोः (ghātayoḥ) घातेषु (ghāteṣu)
vocative घात (ghāta) घातौ (ghātau)
घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
घाताः (ghātāḥ)
घातासः¹ (ghātāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Khmer: ឃាត (khiət)
  • Odia: ଘାତ (ghāta)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “ghātá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 515

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