जोत
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoːt̪/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jotta), from Sanskrit योक्त्र (yóktra, “rope, thong, halter”). Doublet of योक्त्र (yoktra).
Noun
जोत • (jot) f (Urdu spelling جوت)
- cord, rope; trace (of a harness)
- fastening
- yoking
- ploughing; ploughed land; a cultivator's holding
- tenure of, or rent paid by, a cultivator
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जोत jot |
जोतें jotẽ |
| oblique | जोत jot |
जोतों jotõ |
| vocative | जोत jot |
जोतो joto |
Etymology 2
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit ज्योतिस् (jyotis). First attested as Old Hindi जोति (joti). Doublet of ज्योति (jyoti).
Noun
जोत • (jot) f (Urdu spelling جوت)
- light, brilliance, splendour
- a beam or ray of light, the light or flame of a lamp or candle, a halo
- a lamp (as placed before an idol)
- a glance (of the eye), sight
- the soul
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जोत jot |
जोतें jotẽ |
| oblique | जोत jot |
जोतों jotõ |
| vocative | जोत jot |
जोतो joto |
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884) “जोत”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “जोत”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जोत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जोत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyṓtis”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press