बख़्त
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بخت (baxt). Doublet of भक्त (bhakt, “devotee”) and भात (bhāt, “boiled rice”). Cognate with Bengali বখত (bokhot)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəxt̪/, [bɐxt̪], /bəkʰt̪/, [bɐkʰt̪]
Noun
बख़्त • (baxt) m (Urdu spelling بخت)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बख़्त baxt |
बख़्त baxt |
| oblique | बख़्त baxt |
बख़्तों baxtõ |
| vocative | बख़्त baxt |
बख़्तो baxto |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बख़्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press