𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼
See also: 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀪𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀼 (bhaṭṭu), 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhatti), 𑀪𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀺 (bhaṭṭi)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit भर्तृ (bhártṛ). Cognate with Pali bhattar.
Noun
𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼 (bhattu) m (Devanagari भत्तु, Kannada ಭತ್ತು) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (bhattā) | 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑁄 (bhattāro) |
| Accusative | 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀁 (bhattāraṃ) | 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑁄 (bhattāro) |
| Instrumental | 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀡𑀸 (bhattuṇā) | — |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | — | — |
| Genitive | 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀡𑁄 (bhattuṇo) | — |
| Locative | 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑁂 (bhattāre) | — |
| Vocative | 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (bhattā) | 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑁄 (bhattāro) |
| Note: Many of these forms may be unattested. | ||
References
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 275
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 36.
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भत्तु”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 643.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhártr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press