भीत
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱiːt̪/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhitti), from Sanskrit भित्ति (bhitti). Cognate with Bengali ভিত (bhito). Doublet of भित्ति (bhitti).
Noun
भीत • (bhīt) f (Urdu spelling بھیت)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भीत bhīt |
भीतें bhītẽ |
| oblique | भीत bhīt |
भीतों bhītõ |
| vocative | भीत bhīt |
भीतो bhīto |
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भीत (bhīta).
Adjective
भीत • (bhīt) (indeclinable)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भीत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভীত (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬷᬢ (Balinese script)
- ভীত (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰱𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀻𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- ဘီတ (Burmese script)
- ભીત (Gujarati script)
- ਭੀਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑍀𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦷꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂲𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ಭೀತ (Kannada script)
- ភីត (Khmer script)
- ຠີຕ (Lao script)
- ഭീത (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᡳᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘲𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠢᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧓𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐷𑐟 (Newa script)
- ଭୀତ (Odia script)
- ꢩꢷꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆵𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖱𑖝 (Siddham script)
- භීත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩑𑩛𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚯𑚙 (Takri script)
- பீ⁴த (Tamil script)
- భీత (Telugu script)
- ภีต (Thai script)
- བྷཱི་ཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒲𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨁𑨊𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰih₂-tó-s, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”). See भय (bhaya) for cognates. Equivalent to भी (bhī, root) + -त (-ta).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱiː.tɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱiː.t̪ɐ/
Adjective
भी॒त • (bhītá) stem
- frightened, scared, terrified, afraid
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.32.14:
- अहे॑र्या॒तारं॒ कम॑पश्य इंद्र हृ॒दि यत्ते॑ ज॒घ्नुषो॒ भीरग॑च्छत् ।
नव॑ च॒ यन्न॑व॒तिं च॒ स्रवं॑तीः श्ये॒नो न भी॒तो अत॑रो॒ रजां॑सि ॥- áheryātā́ram kámapaśya indra hṛdí yátte jaghnúṣo bhī́rágacchat
náva ca yánnavatím ca srávantīḥ śyenó ná bhītó átaro rájāṃsi - Whom did you see, O Indra, after you had killed the Dragon that your heart was filled with fear
That you crossed the ninety nine streams and the regions like a frightened hawk?
- áheryātā́ram kámapaśya indra hṛdí yátte jaghnúṣo bhī́rágacchat
- अहे॑र्या॒तारं॒ कम॑पश्य इंद्र हृ॒दि यत्ते॑ ज॒घ्नुषो॒ भीरग॑च्छत् ।
- timid
- (in compounds) anxious about
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भी॒तः (bhītáḥ) | भी॒तौ (bhītáu) भी॒ता¹ (bhītā́¹) |
भी॒ताः (bhītā́ḥ) भी॒तासः॑¹ (bhītā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | भी॒तम् (bhītám) | भी॒तौ (bhītáu) भी॒ता¹ (bhītā́¹) |
भी॒तान् (bhītā́n) |
| instrumental | भी॒तेन॑ (bhīténa) | भी॒ताभ्या॑म् (bhītā́bhyām) | भी॒तैः (bhītáiḥ) भी॒तेभिः॑¹ (bhītébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | भी॒ताय॑ (bhītā́ya) | भी॒ताभ्या॑म् (bhītā́bhyām) | भी॒तेभ्यः॑ (bhītébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भी॒तात् (bhītā́t) | भी॒ताभ्या॑म् (bhītā́bhyām) | भी॒तेभ्यः॑ (bhītébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भी॒तस्य॑ (bhītásya) | भी॒तयोः॑ (bhītáyoḥ) | भी॒ताना॑म् (bhītā́nām) |
| locative | भी॒ते (bhīté) | भी॒तयोः॑ (bhītáyoḥ) | भी॒तेषु॑ (bhītéṣu) |
| vocative | भीत॑ (bhī́ta) | भीतौ॑ (bhī́tau) भीता॑¹ (bhī́tā¹) |
भीताः॑ (bhī́tāḥ) भीता॑सः¹ (bhī́tāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भी॒ता (bhītā́) | भी॒ते (bhīté) | भी॒ताः (bhītā́ḥ) |
| accusative | भी॒ताम् (bhītā́m) | भी॒ते (bhīté) | भी॒ताः (bhītā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | भी॒तया॑ (bhītáyā) भी॒ता¹ (bhītā́¹) |
भी॒ताभ्या॑म् (bhītā́bhyām) | भी॒ताभिः॑ (bhītā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | भी॒तायै॑ (bhītā́yai) | भी॒ताभ्या॑म् (bhītā́bhyām) | भी॒ताभ्यः॑ (bhītā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भी॒तायाः॑ (bhītā́yāḥ) भी॒तायै॑² (bhītā́yai²) |
भी॒ताभ्या॑म् (bhītā́bhyām) | भी॒ताभ्यः॑ (bhītā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भी॒तायाः॑ (bhītā́yāḥ) भी॒तायै॑² (bhītā́yai²) |
भी॒तयोः॑ (bhītáyoḥ) | भी॒ताना॑म् (bhītā́nām) |
| locative | भी॒ताया॑म् (bhītā́yām) | भी॒तयोः॑ (bhītáyoḥ) | भी॒तासु॑ (bhītā́su) |
| vocative | भीते॑ (bhī́te) | भीते॑ (bhī́te) | भीताः॑ (bhī́tāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भी॒तम् (bhītám) | भी॒ते (bhīté) | भी॒तानि॑ (bhītā́ni) भी॒ता¹ (bhītā́¹) |
| accusative | भी॒तम् (bhītám) | भी॒ते (bhīté) | भी॒तानि॑ (bhītā́ni) भी॒ता¹ (bhītā́¹) |
| instrumental | भी॒तेन॑ (bhīténa) | भी॒ताभ्या॑म् (bhītā́bhyām) | भी॒तैः (bhītáiḥ) भी॒तेभिः॑¹ (bhītébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | भी॒ताय॑ (bhītā́ya) | भी॒ताभ्या॑म् (bhītā́bhyām) | भी॒तेभ्यः॑ (bhītébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भी॒तात् (bhītā́t) | भी॒ताभ्या॑म् (bhītā́bhyām) | भी॒तेभ्यः॑ (bhītébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भी॒तस्य॑ (bhītásya) | भी॒तयोः॑ (bhītáyoḥ) | भी॒ताना॑म् (bhītā́nām) |
| locative | भी॒ते (bhīté) | भी॒तयोः॑ (bhītáyoḥ) | भी॒तेषु॑ (bhītéṣu) |
| vocative | भीत॑ (bhī́ta) | भीते॑ (bhī́te) | भीता॑नि (bhī́tāni) भीता॑¹ (bhī́tā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “भीत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 758.