धत

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Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Platts suggests from Sanskrit धृति (dhṛti, “holding, firmness; pleasure, joy”). Compare similar लत (lat), Sanskrit रत (rata, “engrossed, addicted”).

Noun

धत • (dhat) f (Urdu spelling دَھت)

  1. bad habit, vice, addiction, mania
    Synonyms: व्यसन (vyasan), लत (lat)
    धत लगना, धत पड़ना ― dhat lagnā, dhat paṛnā ― to be addicted
    • 2008 September 1, Qurratul Ain Haider, प्रतिनिधि कहानियाँ‎, Rajkamal Prakashan, →ISBN, page 109:
      नज्जन मियाँ जब घर में पड़े-पड़े उकता जाते तो साइकिल उठाकर सायादार सड़कों पर से गुज़रते देहात की तरफ़ निकल जाते और सुनसान रास्तों पर पहुँच ऊँची आवाज़ में गाना शुरू कर देते। उन्हें मूसीक़ी की धत थी।
      najjan miyā̃ jab ghar mẽ paṛe-paṛe uktā jāte to sāikil uṭhākar sāyādār saṛkõ par se guzarte dehāt kī taraf nikal jāte aur sunsān rāstõ par pahũc ū̃cī āvāz mẽ gānā śurū kar dete. unhẽ mūsīqī kī dhat thī.
      When Najjan Miya would get bored of lying at home, he would pick up his bicycle and go towards the countryside, passing through shady roads, and on reaching the deserted roads, he would start singing in a loud voice. He had an addiction for music.
Declension
Declension of धत (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct धत
dhat 		धतें
dhatẽ
oblique धत
dhat 		धतों
dhatõ
vocative धत
dhat 		धतो
dhato
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic. Compare Bengali ধেৎ (dhet).

Interjection

धत • (dhat) (Urdu spelling دَھت)

  1. damn
  2. fie
  3. expression of reproof: clear out!, be off with you!
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Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Same as Etymology 2?”)

Noun

धत • (dhat) f (Urdu spelling دَھت)

  1. word used to encourage or stop elephants
    • 2020, Shashipal Sharma, “Bringing up Kari”, in Bairn - CBSE - Success for All - English Literature - Class 7 for 2021 Exam: (As Per Reduced Syllabus) (overall work in English), Bairn Learning solutions Private limited, translation of Kari The Elephant by Dhan Gopal Mukerji, page 227:
      कारी ने 'माली' तीन सबक में सीख लिया पर 'धत' सीखने में उसे तीन सप्ताह लग गए। 'धत' बैठने की आज्ञा थी और 'माली' चलने की आज्ञा।
      kārī ne 'mālī' tīn sabak mẽ sīkh liyā par 'dhat' sīkhne mẽ use tīn saptāh lag gae. 'dhat' baiṭhne kī ājñā thī aur 'mālī' calne kī ājñā.

Interjection

धत • (dhat) (Urdu spelling دَھت)

  1. stop!, stand!, halt!, lie down!

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