بتی

See also: تبي, ٹٹی, پتی, and بتي

Pahari-Potwari

Pronunciation

  • (phr) IPA(key): /bət̪.t̪iː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit द्वात्रिंशत् (dvātriṃśat)

Numeral

بَتّی (battī)

  1. thirty-two

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit वर्ति (várti).

Noun

بَتّی (battīf

  1. electric light
  2. candle, wick

Punjabi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit द्वात्रिंशत् (dvātriṃśat).[1] Cognate with Hindustani बत्तीस / بَتّیِس (battyis).

Numeral

بَتّی • (battī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੱਤੀ)

  1. thirty-two

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit वर्ति (várti).[2]

Noun

بَتّی • (battīf (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੱਤੀ)

  1. electric light
  2. candle, wick
Declension
Declension of بتی
singular plural
direct بَتّی (battī) بَتِّیاں (battiyāṉ)
oblique بَتّی (battī) بَتِّیاں (battiyāṉ)
vocative بَتِّیے (battiye) بَتِّیو (battiyo)
ablative بَتِّیوں (battiyoṉ) بَتِّیاں (battiyāṉ)
locative
instrumental

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dvā́triṁśat”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 380
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “várti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 662

Further reading

  • ਬੱਤੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

Etymology 1

Diminutive of بات (bāt).

Noun

بَتی • (batīf (Hindi spelling बती)

  1. word
  2. speech

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit वर्ती (vartī).

Noun

بَتّی • (battīf (Hindi spelling बत्ती)

  1. candle
  2. light
  3. lamp
  4. wick
Synonyms