भक्ति
Hindi
Etymology
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Borrowed from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti). Doublet of भाँति (bhā̃ti).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱək.t̪iː/, [bʱɐk.t̪iː]
- Rhymes: -əkti
Noun
भक्ति • (bhakti) f (Urdu spelling بھکتی)
Proper noun
भक्ति • (bhakti) f
- a female given name, Bhakti, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भक्ति bhakti |
भक्तियाँ bhaktiyā̃ |
| oblique | भक्ति bhakti |
भक्तियों bhaktiyõ |
| vocative | भक्ति bhakti |
भक्तियो bhaktiyo |
Derived terms
- देशभक्ति (deśbhakti)
Related terms
- भक्त (bhakt)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भक्ति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভক্তি (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬓ᭄ᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
- ভক্তি (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰎𑰿𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀓𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဘက္တိ (Burmese script)
- ભક્તિ (Gujarati script)
- ਭਕ੍ਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂍𑂹𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಭಕ್ತಿ (Kannada script)
- ភក្តិ (Khmer script)
- ຠກ຺ຕິ (Lao script)
- ഭക്തി (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᠠᡬᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘎𑘿𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠠᢉᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑦮𑧠𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐎𑑂𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଭକ୍ତି (Odia script)
- ꢩꢒ꣄ꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆑𑇀𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖎𑖿𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
- භක්ති (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩜 𑪙𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚊𑚶𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- ப⁴க்தி (Tamil script)
- భక్తి (Telugu script)
- ภกฺติ (Thai script)
- བྷ་ཀྟི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒏𑓂𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨋𑩇𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktíš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-. From the root भज् (bhaj, “to divide”) + -ति (-ti).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱɐk.tí/, [bʱɐk̚.tí]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱɐk.t̪i/, [bʱɐk̚.t̪i]
Noun
भ॒क्ति • (bhaktí) stem, f
- distribution, partition, separation
- division, portion, share
- row, series, succession, order
- attachment, devotion, fondness for, devotion to; bhakti
- (with locative, genitive or at the end of a compound) trust, homage, worship, piety, faith or love or devotion (as a religious principle or means of salvation, together with कर्मन् (karman, “works”), and ज्ञान (jñāna, “spiritual knowledge”))
- (at the end of a compound) assumption of the form of
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भ॒क्तिः (bhaktíḥ) | भ॒क्ती (bhaktī́) | भ॒क्तयः॑ (bhaktáyaḥ) |
| accusative | भ॒क्तिम् (bhaktím) | भ॒क्ती (bhaktī́) | भ॒क्तीः (bhaktī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | भ॒क्त्या (bhaktyā́) भ॒क्ती¹ (bhaktī́¹) |
भ॒क्तिभ्या॑म् (bhaktíbhyām) | भ॒क्तिभिः॑ (bhaktíbhiḥ) |
| dative | भ॒क्तये॑ (bhaktáye) भ॒क्त्यै² (bhaktyái²) भ॒क्ती¹ (bhaktī́¹) |
भ॒क्तिभ्या॑म् (bhaktíbhyām) | भ॒क्तिभ्यः॑ (bhaktíbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भ॒क्तेः (bhaktéḥ) भ॒क्त्याः² (bhaktyā́ḥ²) भ॒क्त्यै³ (bhaktyái³) |
भ॒क्तिभ्या॑म् (bhaktíbhyām) | भ॒क्तिभ्यः॑ (bhaktíbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भ॒क्तेः (bhaktéḥ) भ॒क्त्याः² (bhaktyā́ḥ²) भ॒क्त्यै³ (bhaktyái³) |
भ॒क्त्योः (bhaktyóḥ) | भ॒क्ती॒नाम् (bhaktīnā́m) |
| locative | भ॒क्तौ (bhaktáu) भ॒क्त्याम्² (bhaktyā́m²) भ॒क्ता¹ (bhaktā́¹) |
भ॒क्त्योः (bhaktyóḥ) | भ॒क्तिषु॑ (bhaktíṣu) |
| vocative | भक्ते॑ (bhákte) | भक्ती॑ (bháktī) | भक्त॑यः (bháktayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
- विभक्ति (vibhakti)
Borrowed terms
- Bengali: ভক্তি (bhokti)
- → English: bhakti
- Gujarati: ભક્તિ (bhakti)
- Hindi: भक्ति (bhakti)
- → Kannada: ಭಕ್ತಿ (bhakti)
- → Lao: ພັກດີ (phak dī)
- → Malay: bakti
- → Malayalam: ഭക്തി (bhakti)
- Marathi: भक्ती (bhaktī)
- → Old Javanese: bhakti
- → Balinese: ᬪᬓ᭄ᬢᬶ
- Odia: ଭକ୍ତି (bhakti)
- → Tamil: பக்தி (pakti)
- → Telugu: భక్తి (bhakti)
- → Thai: ภักดี (pák-dii)
- Urdu: بھکتی (bhakti)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “भक्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 743, column 1.