bhaṇati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀪𑀡𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • भणति (Devanagari script)
  • ভণতি (Bengali script)
  • භණති (Sinhalese script)
  • ဘဏတိ or ꧤꧣတိ (Burmese script)
  • ภณติ or ภะณะติ (Thai script)
  • ᨽᨱᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຠຓຕິ or ຠະຓະຕິ (Lao script)
  • ភណតិ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄞𑄕𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भनति (bhanati). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀡𑀇 (bhaṇaï).

Verb

bhaṇati (root bhaṇ, first conjugation)

  1. to speak
  2. to tell
  3. to preach

Conjugation

Conjugation of "bhaṇati"
ActiveMiddle
SingularPluralSingularPlural
Present
1stbhaṇāmibhaṇāmabhaṇebhaṇāmhe
2ndbhaṇasibhaṇathabhaṇasebhaṇavhe
3rdbhaṇatibhaṇantibhaṇatebhaṇante or bhaṇare
Imperative
1stbhaṇāmibhaṇāmabhaṇebhaṇāmase
2ndbhaṇa or bhaṇāhibhaṇathabhaṇassubhaṇavho
3rdbhaṇatubhaṇantubhaṇataṃbhaṇantaṃ
Optative
1stbhaṇeyyāmi or bhaṇeyyaṃ or bhaṇebhaṇeyyāmabhaṇeyyaṃbhaṇeyyāmhe
2ndbhaṇeyyāsi or bhaṇebhaṇeyyāthabhaṇethobhaṇeyyavho
3rdbhaṇeyya or bhaṇebhaṇeyyuṃbhaṇethabhaṇeraṃ
  • Present active participle: bhaṇant, which see for forms and usage
  • Present middle participle: bhaṇamāna, which see for forms and usage

Adjective

bhaṇati

  1. masculine/neuter locative singular of bhaṇant, present participle of the verb above

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhaṇati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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