भित्ति
See also: भित्त
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit भित्ति (bhitti). Doublet of भीत (bhīt).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱɪt̪.t̪iː/, [bʱɪt̪̚.t̪iː]
Noun
भित्ति • (bhitti) f
- wall; partition; rampart
- 2018 February 7, Naresh Shandilya, टुकड़ा-टुकड़ा ये ज़िन्दगी[1], Diamond Pocket Books, →ISBN:
- ये घर की भित्तियाँ, ये छत, दहलीज़, ये आँगन,
देखो हमारे आसपास फर्ज़ बहुत हैं।- ye ghar kī bhittiyā̃, ye chat, dahlīz, ye āṅgan,
dekho hamāre āspās pharz bahut ha͠i. - These walls of the house, this roof, threshold, this courtyard;
Look, there are a lot of responsibilities around me.
- ye ghar kī bhittiyā̃, ye chat, dahlīz, ye āṅgan,
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भित्ति bhitti |
भित्तियाँ bhittiyā̃ |
| oblique | भित्ति bhitti |
भित्तियों bhittiyõ |
| vocative | भित्ति bhitti |
भित्तियो bhittiyo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भित्ति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3658
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भित्ति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 767
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
भित्ति f
- Devanagari script form of bhitti
Declension
Declension table of "भित्ति" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | भित्ति (bhitti) | भित्तियो (bhittiyo) or भित्ती (bhittī) |
| Accusative (second) | भित्तिं (bhittiṃ) | भित्तियो (bhittiyo) or भित्ती (bhittī) |
| Instrumental (third) | भित्तिया (bhittiyā) | भित्तीहि (bhittīhi) or भित्तीभि (bhittībhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | भित्तिया (bhittiyā) | भित्तीनं (bhittīnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | भित्तिया (bhittiyā) or भित्त्या (bhittyā) | भित्तीहि (bhittīhi) or भित्तीभि (bhittībhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | भित्तिया (bhittiyā) | भित्तीनं (bhittīnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | भित्तिया (bhittiyā) or भित्तियं (bhittiyaṃ) or भित्त्यं (bhittyaṃ) | भित्तीसु (bhittīsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | भित्ति (bhitti) | भित्तियो (bhittiyo) or भित्ती (bhittī) |
Prakrit
Noun
भित्ति (bhitti) f
- Devanagari script form of 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺
Declension
| Maharastri declension of भित्ति (feminine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | भित्ती (bhittī) | भित्तीओ (bhittīo) or भित्ती (bhittī) |
| Accusative | भित्तिं (bhittiṃ) | भित्तीओ (bhittīo) or भित्ती (bhittī) |
| Instrumental | भित्तीए (bhittīe) | भित्तीहि (bhittīhi) or भित्तीहिं (bhittīhiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | भित्तीओ (bhittīo) | भित्तीहिंतो (bhittīhiṃto) |
| Genitive | भित्तीए (bhittīe) | भित्तीण (bhittīṇa) or भित्तीणं (bhittīṇaṃ) |
| Locative | भित्तीए (bhittīe) | भित्तीसु (bhittīsu) or भित्तीसुं (bhittīsuṃ) |
| Vocative | भित्ति (bhitti) or भित्ती (bhittī) | भित्तीओ (bhittīo) or भित्ती (bhittī) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভিত্তি (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬶᬢ᭄ᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
- ভিত্তি (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰰𑰝𑰿𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဘိတ္တိ (Burmese script)
- ભિત્તિ (Gujarati script)
- ਭਿਤ੍ਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂱𑂞𑂹𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಭಿತ್ತಿ (Kannada script)
- ភិត្តិ (Khmer script)
- ຠິຕ຺ຕິ (Lao script)
- ഭിത്തി (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᡳᢠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘱𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠢᢐᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧒𑦽𑧠𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐶𑐟𑑂𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଭିତ୍ତି (Odia script)
- ꢩꢶꢡ꣄ꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆴𑆠𑇀𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖰𑖝𑖿𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
- භිත්ති (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩑𑩫 𑪙𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚮𑚙𑚶𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- பி⁴த்தி (Tamil script)
- భిత్తి (Telugu script)
- ภิตฺติ (Thai script)
- བྷི་ཏྟི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒱𑒞𑓂𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨁𑨙𑩇𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root भिद् (bhid, “to break; split; divide; cut”) + -ति (-ti).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱit.tí/, [bʱit̚.tí]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱit̪.t̪i/, [bʱit̪̚.t̪i]
Noun
भित्ति • (bhittí) stem, f
- (Vedic) mat of split reeds
- (Classical Sanskrit)
- wall; partition; rampart
- Synonyms: प्राचीर (prācīra), प्राकार (prākāra); see also Thesaurus:भित्ति
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 3.23.19:
- चक्षुष्मत्पद्मरागाग्र्यैर्वज्रभित्तिषु निर्मितैः ।
जुष्टं विचित्रवैतानैर्महार्हैर्हेमतोरणैः ॥- cakṣuṣmatpadmarāgāgryairvajrabhittiṣu nirmitaiḥ.
juṣṭaṃ vicitravaitānairmahārhairhematoraṇaiḥ. - With the choicest rubies set in its diamond walls, it appeared as though possessed of eyes. It was furnished with wonderful canopies and greatly valuable gates of gold.
- cakṣuṣmatpadmarāgāgryairvajrabhittiṣu nirmitaiḥ.
- चक्षुष्मत्पद्मरागाग्र्यैर्वज्रभित्तिषु निर्मितैः ।
- breaking, splitting; dividing
- fragment, bit, portion
- wall; partition; rampart
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भित्तिः (bhittíḥ) | भित्ती (bhittī́) | भित्तयः (bhittáyaḥ) |
| accusative | भित्तिम् (bhittím) | भित्ती (bhittī́) | भित्तीः (bhittī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | भित्त्या (bhittyā́) भित्ती¹ (bhittī́¹) |
भित्तिभ्याम् (bhittíbhyām) | भित्तिभिः (bhittíbhiḥ) |
| dative | भित्तये (bhittáye) भित्त्यै² (bhittyaí²) भित्ती¹ (bhittī́¹) |
भित्तिभ्याम् (bhittíbhyām) | भित्तिभ्यः (bhittíbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भित्तेः (bhittéḥ) भित्त्याः² (bhittyā́ḥ²) भित्त्यै³ (bhittyaí³) |
भित्तिभ्याम् (bhittíbhyām) | भित्तिभ्यः (bhittíbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भित्तेः (bhittéḥ) भित्त्याः² (bhittyā́ḥ²) भित्त्यै³ (bhittyaí³) |
भित्त्योः (bhittyóḥ) | भित्तीनाम् (bhittīnā́m) |
| locative | भित्तौ (bhittaú) भित्त्याम्² (bhittyā́m²) भित्ता¹ (bhittā́¹) |
भित्त्योः (bhittyóḥ) | भित्तिषु (bhittíṣu) |
| vocative | भित्ते (bhítte) | भित्ती (bhíttī) | भित्तयः (bhíttayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Pali: bhitti
- Prakrit: 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhitti) (see there for further descendants)
- → Hindi: भित्ति (bhitti) (learned)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “भित्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 757.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “bhitti”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “भित्ति”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1198
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “भित्ति”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 205
- Arthur Berriedale Keith, Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1912) “bhitti”, in Vedic index of names and subjects, volume 2, London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, W. [Published for the Government of India], →OCLC, page 104
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhitti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 542