بت

See also: پت, بَٹ, تب, and بٞٹ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ب ت ت (b t t)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Verb: (file)

Verb

بَتَّ • (batta) I (non-past يَبُتُّ (yabuttu) or يَبِتُّ (yabittu), verbal noun بَتّ (batt))

to cut off, to sever
Synonyms: قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa), بَتَرَ (batara), جَزَمَ (jazama)
to complete, to finish, to achieve, to accomplish
to fix, to settle, to determine, to decide
to adjudge, to adjudicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of **بَتَّ** (I, geminate, a ~ u/i, full passive, verbal noun **بَتّ**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					بَتّ batt
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					بَاتّ bātt
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَبْتُوت mabtūt
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَتَتُّ batattu	بَتَتَّ batatta	بَتَّ batta	بَتَتُّمَا batattumā	بَتَّا battā	بَتَتْنَا batatnā	بَتَتُّمْ batattum	بَتُّوا battū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بَتَتُّ batattu	بَتَتِّ batatti	بَتَّتْ battat	بَتَتُّمَا batattumā	بَتَّتَا battatā	بَتَتْنَا batatnā	بَتَتُّنَّ batattunna	بَتَتْنَ batatna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَبُتُّ, أَبِتُّ ʔabuttu, ʔabittu	تَبُتُّ, تَبِتُّ tabuttu, tabittu	يَبُتُّ, يَبِتُّ yabuttu, yabittu	تَبُتَّانِ, تَبِتَّانِ tabuttāni, tabittāni	يَبُتَّانِ, يَبِتَّانِ yabuttāni, yabittāni	نَبُتُّ, نَبِتُّ nabuttu, nabittu	تَبُتُّونَ, تَبِتُّونَ tabuttūna, tabittūna	يَبُتُّونَ, يَبِتُّونَ yabuttūna, yabittūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَبُتُّ, أَبِتُّ ʔabuttu, ʔabittu	تَبُتِّينَ, تَبِتِّينَ tabuttīna, tabittīna	تَبُتُّ, تَبِتُّ tabuttu, tabittu	تَبُتَّانِ, تَبِتَّانِ tabuttāni, tabittāni	تَبُتَّانِ, تَبِتَّانِ tabuttāni, tabittāni	نَبُتُّ, نَبِتُّ nabuttu, nabittu	تَبْتُتْنَ, تَبْتِتْنَ tabtutna, tabtitna	يَبْتُتْنَ, يَبْتِتْنَ yabtutna, yabtitna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبُتَّ, أَبِتَّ ʔabutta, ʔabitta	تَبُتَّ, تَبِتَّ tabutta, tabitta	يَبُتَّ, يَبِتَّ yabutta, yabitta	تَبُتَّا, تَبِتَّا tabuttā, tabittā	يَبُتَّا, يَبِتَّا yabuttā, yabittā	نَبُتَّ, نَبِتَّ nabutta, nabitta	تَبُتُّوا, تَبِتُّوا tabuttū, tabittū	يَبُتُّوا, يَبِتُّوا yabuttū, yabittū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَبُتَّ, أَبِتَّ ʔabutta, ʔabitta	تَبُتِّي, تَبِتِّي tabuttī, tabittī	تَبُتَّ, تَبِتَّ tabutta, tabitta	تَبُتَّا, تَبِتَّا tabuttā, tabittā	تَبُتَّا, تَبِتَّا tabuttā, tabittā	نَبُتَّ, نَبِتَّ nabutta, nabitta	تَبْتُتْنَ, تَبْتِتْنَ tabtutna, tabtitna	يَبْتُتْنَ, يَبْتِتْنَ yabtutna, yabtitna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبُتَّ, أَبُتِّ, أَبْتُتْ, أَبِتَّ, أَبِتِّ, أَبْتِتْ ʔabutta, ʔabutti, ʔabtut, ʔabitta, ʔabitti, ʔabtit	تَبُتَّ, تَبُتِّ, تَبْتُتْ, تَبِتَّ, تَبِتِّ, تَبْتِتْ tabutta, tabutti, tabtut, tabitta, tabitti, tabtit	يَبُتَّ, يَبُتِّ, يَبْتُتْ, يَبِتَّ, يَبِتِّ, يَبْتِتْ yabutta, yabutti, yabtut, yabitta, yabitti, yabtit	تَبُتَّا, تَبِتَّا tabuttā, tabittā	يَبُتَّا, يَبِتَّا yabuttā, yabittā	نَبُتَّ, نَبُتِّ, نَبْتُتْ, نَبِتَّ, نَبِتِّ, نَبْتِتْ nabutta, nabutti, nabtut, nabitta, nabitti, nabtit	تَبُتُّوا, تَبِتُّوا tabuttū, tabittū	يَبُتُّوا, يَبِتُّوا yabuttū, yabittū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَبُتِّي, تَبِتِّي tabuttī, tabittī	تَبُتَّ, تَبُتِّ, تَبْتُتْ, تَبِتَّ, تَبِتِّ, تَبْتِتْ tabutta, tabutti, tabtut, tabitta, tabitti, tabtit	تَبُتَّا, تَبِتَّا tabuttā, tabittā	تَبُتَّا, تَبِتَّا tabuttā, tabittā		تَبْتُتْنَ, تَبْتِتْنَ tabtutna, tabtitna	يَبْتُتْنَ, يَبْتِتْنَ yabtutna, yabtitna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بُتَّ, بُتِّ, اُبْتُتْ, بِتَّ, بِتِّ, اِبْتِتْ butta, butti, ubtut, bitta, bitti, ibtit		بُتَّا, بِتَّا buttā, bittā			بُتُّوا, بِتُّوا buttū, bittū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		بُتِّي, بِتِّي buttī, bittī		بُتَّا, بِتَّا buttā, bittā			اُبْتُتْنَ, اِبْتِتْنَ ubtutna, ibtitna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُتِتُّ butittu	بُتِتَّ butitta	بُتَّ butta	بُتِتُّمَا butittumā	بُتَّا buttā	بُتِتْنَا butitnā	بُتِتُّمْ butittum	بُتُّوا buttū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بُتِتُّ butittu	بُتِتِّ butitti	بُتَّتْ buttat	بُتِتُّمَا butittumā	بُتَّتَا buttatā	بُتِتْنَا butitnā	بُتِتُّنَّ butittunna	بُتِتْنَ butitna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَتُّ ʔubattu	تُبَتُّ tubattu	يُبَتُّ yubattu	تُبَتَّانِ tubattāni	يُبَتَّانِ yubattāni	نُبَتُّ nubattu	تُبَتُّونَ tubattūna	يُبَتُّونَ yubattūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبَتُّ ʔubattu	تُبَتِّينَ tubattīna	تُبَتُّ tubattu	تُبَتَّانِ tubattāni	تُبَتَّانِ tubattāni	نُبَتُّ nubattu	تُبْتَتْنَ tubtatna	يُبْتَتْنَ yubtatna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَتَّ ʔubatta	تُبَتَّ tubatta	يُبَتَّ yubatta	تُبَتَّا tubattā	يُبَتَّا yubattā	نُبَتَّ nubatta	تُبَتُّوا tubattū	يُبَتُّوا yubattū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَتَّ ʔubatta	تُبَتِّي tubattī	تُبَتَّ tubatta	تُبَتَّا tubattā	تُبَتَّا tubattā	نُبَتَّ nubatta	تُبْتَتْنَ tubtatna	يُبْتَتْنَ yubtatna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَتَّ, أُبَتِّ, أُبْتَتْ ʔubatta, ʔubatti, ʔubtat	تُبَتَّ, تُبَتِّ, تُبْتَتْ tubatta, tubatti, tubtat	يُبَتَّ, يُبَتِّ, يُبْتَتْ yubatta, yubatti, yubtat	تُبَتَّا tubattā	يُبَتَّا yubattā	نُبَتَّ, نُبَتِّ, نُبْتَتْ nubatta, nubatti, nubtat	تُبَتُّوا tubattū	يُبَتُّوا yubattū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَتَّ, أُبَتِّ, أُبْتَتْ ʔubatta, ʔubatti, ʔubtat	تُبَتِّي tubattī	تُبَتَّ, تُبَتِّ, تُبْتَتْ tubatta, tubatti, tubtat	تُبَتَّا tubattā	تُبَتَّا tubattā	نُبَتَّ, نُبَتِّ, نُبْتَتْ nubatta, nubatti, nubtat	تُبْتَتْنَ tubtatna	يُبْتَتْنَ yubtatna

Noun

بَتّ • (batt) m

verbal noun of بَتَّ (batta) (form I)
settlement, decision, resolution

Declension

Declension of noun **بَتّ** (batt)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَتّ batt	الْبَتّ al-batt	بَتّ batt
nominative	بَتٌّ battun	الْبَتُّ al-battu	بَتُّ battu
accusative	بَتًّا battan	الْبَتَّ al-batta	بَتَّ batta
genitive	بَتٍّ battin	الْبَتِّ al-batti	بَتِّ batti

Etymology 2

Verb

بت (form I)

بِتُّ (bittu) /bit.tu/: first-person singular past active of بَاتَ (bāta)
بِتَّ (bitta) /bit.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of بَاتَ (bāta)
بِتِّ (bitti) /bit.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of بَاتَ (bāta)
بِتْ (bit) /bit/: second-person masculine singular imperative of بَاتَ (bāta)

Baluchi

Noun

بت • (but)

idol

Central Kurdish

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bət/

Noun

بت (bit)

idol

Derived terms

بتپەرست (bitperist)

References

Hejar (1990) “بت”, in Henbane borîne‎^[3], Tehran: Soroush, page 49
Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “bit”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 18

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Shortened form of بنت (bint, “girl; daughter”).

Noun

بتّ • (bitt) f

(somewhat rude) girl

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bĕt (“face”).^[1]^[2]

Noun

بت • (bet)

complexion

Derived terms

بت بڭیز (bet beñiz)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *bït (“louse”).^[3]^[4]

Noun

بت • (bit)

(specifically) louse
(generally) a sucking insect on plant or animal

Derived terms

بوغدای بتی (buğday biti, “wheat weevil”)
قاصق بتی (kasık biti, “crab louse”)

Etymology 3

From Persian .^[4]^[5]

Adjective

بت • (bet)

ugly

Etymology 4

From Arabic بَتّ (batt)^[4]

Verb

بت • (bet)

cutting off
deciding

Etymology 5

From Persian (but).^[4]^[6]

Noun

بت • (but or put)

idol

References

^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*bɨt”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 338
^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*bĕt”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 339
^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bet1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “put”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian bwt' (/⁠but⁠/, “Buddha, idol”), ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha). In the earliest New Persian sources of the ninth century, the word already has the extended meaning of “beautiful person; the beloved” (whom one worships instead of God).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈbut/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [but̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bot̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [but̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	but
Dari reading^?	but
Iranian reading^?	bot
Tajik reading^?	but

Noun

بت • (bot) (plural بت‌ها, or بتان)

idol
Synonym: صنم (sanam)
- c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The reign of Gushtāsp”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎^[4]:
  چو آگه شدند از نکو دین اوی
  گرفتند آن راه و آیین اوی
  بتان از سر کوه میسوختند
  بجای بت آذر برافروختند
  čō āgah šudand az nikū dīn-i ōy
  giriftand ān rāh u āyīn-i ōy
  butān az sar-i kōh mē-sūxtand
  ba jāy-i but āḏar bar-afrūxtand
  When they learned of the good religion of his,
  They took up the ways and customs of his;
  They burned the idols from the mountaintops,
  And in the idol's place, they lit the sacred flame.
  (Classical Persian romanization)
beauty; beautiful person; the beloved
Synonyms: صنم (sanam), جانان (jânân), دلبر (delbar), دلستان (delsetân)
- c. 950, Abū‘l-Hasan Ali Munjīk, گنج سخن, 4th edition, volume 1, Tehran: Ibn-i Sīnā, published 1961, page 50:
  ما را جگر بتیر تو خسته گشت
  ای صبر بر فراق بتان نیک جوشنی
  mā rā jigar ba tīr-i firāq-i tu xasta gašt
  ay sabr bar firāq-i butān nēk jawšan-ī
  My heart [lit. liver] has been wounded by the arrow of separation from you;
  O patience! You are a fine breastplate against separation from beauties.
  (Classical Persian transliteration)

Derived terms

بت‌خانه (bot-xâne, “idol temple”)
بت‌شکن (bot-šekan, “idol-breaker”)
بت‌پرست (bot-parast, “idolater; someone besotted by love”)
بت‌پرستی (bot-parasti, “idolatry; absolute love”)
بت‌کده (bot-kade, “idol temple”)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: büt
→ Baluchi: بت (but)
→ Bengali: বুত (but)
→ Crimean Tatar: put
→ Gujarati: બુત (but)
→ Ottoman Turkish: بت (but, put)
- Turkish: put
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਬੁੱਤ (butta)

Shahmukhi script: بت (but)
→ Turkmen: but
→ Ushojo: بت (but)
→ Urdu: بت (but)
→ Uzbek: but

Etymology 2

A wanderwort related to Arabic بَطَّة (baṭṭa), بَطّ (baṭṭ), Old Armenian բադ (bad), Hindi बत्तख़ (battax), Punjabi ਬੱਤਖ਼ (battax) / بَطَّخ (bat̤t̤ax), Gujarati બતક (batak).

Alternative forms

بط

Noun

بت • (bat) (plural بت‌ها)

duck

Descendants

→ Malayalam: വാത്ത (vātta), വാത്ത് (vāttŭ), പാത്ത (pātta)
→ Tamil: வாத்து (vāttu)
- → Irula: வாத்து (vāttu)
→ Telugu: బాతు (bātu)

Urdu

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

بَت • (bat) m (Hindi spelling बत)

shipworm

Declension

Declension of بت
	singular	plural
direct	بت (bat)	بت (bat)
oblique	بت (bat)	بتوں (batõ)
vocative	بت (bat)	بتو (bato)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian (bat, “mark, score”).

Noun

بَت • (bat) m (Hindi spelling बत)

line
mark

Declension

Declension of بت
	singular	plural
direct	بت (bat)	بت (bat)
oblique	بت (bat)	بتوں (batõ)
vocative	بت (bat)	بتو (bato)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Classical Persian (but), from Middle Persian [script needed] (bwt' /⁠but⁠/, “Buddha, idol”), ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha). Doublet of بدھ (buddh).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bʊt̪/
Rhymes: -ʊt̪

Noun

بُت • (but) m (Hindi spelling बुत)

idol, icon
statue
(figurative) mistress

Declension

Declension of بت
	singular	plural
direct	بُت (but)	بُت (but)
oblique	بُت (but)	بُتوں (butõ)
vocative	بُت (but)	بُتو (buto)

Synonyms

صنم (sanam)
(idol, statue, icon): مورت (mūrat)

Derived terms

بت پرست (but-parast, “idolater”)
بت پرستی (but-parastī, “idolatry”)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Classical Persian (but).

Noun

بُت (but)

statue

[1] Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*bɨt”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

[RH338-2] Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 338

[3] Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*bĕt”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

[RH339-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 339

[5] Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bet1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

[6] Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “put”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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