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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Hindi बात (bāt)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (vattā), 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (vaṭṭā), from Sanskrit वार्त्ता (vārttā).
Noun
बात • (bāt) f (Urdu spelling بات)
- talk
मेरी उससे रोचक बात हुई।- merī usse rocak bāt huī.
- I had an interesting talk with him.
- word, utterance
- वह अपनी बात का धनी है। ― vah apnī bāt kā dhanī hai. ― He is true to his word.
- matter, affair
- क्या बात है? ― kyā bāt hai? ― What is the matter?
- thing
- महत्त्वपूर्ण बात यह है। ― mahattvapūrṇ bāt yah hai. ― The important thing is this.
- point
- आपकी बात नहीं समझा। ― āpkī bāt nahī̃ samjhā. ― I don't see your point.
Declension
Declension of बात (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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बात bāt
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बातें bātẽ
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oblique
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बात bāt
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बातों bātõ
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vocative
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बात bāt
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बातो bāto
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Derived terms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बात”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बात”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vārtta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English baht, from Thai บาท (bàat), from Pali pāda (quarter of a larger valued coin) or Sanskrit पाद (quarter).
Noun
बात • (bāt) f (Urdu spelling بات)
- baht (official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi बात (bāt), from Prakrit 𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (vattā), 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (vaṭṭā), from Sanskrit वार्त्ता (vārttā). Doublet of वार्ता (vārtā).
Pronunciation
Noun
बात • (bāt) f
- (rare) idle talk, empty speech, chatter
- Synonym: गप्पा (gappā)
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बात”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press