भट

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From a late dialectal form of भृत (bhṛta, “borne, carried; acquired; hired, paid (as a servant)”), from the root भृ (bhṛ, “to bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

Noun

भट • (bhaṭa) stem, m

  1. a mercenary, hired soldier, warrior, combatant
  2. a servant, slave
  3. a humpback

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भट (bhaṭa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भटः
bhaṭaḥ 		भटौ / भटा¹
bhaṭau / bhaṭā¹ 		भटाः / भटासः¹
bhaṭāḥ / bhaṭāsaḥ¹
Vocative भट
bhaṭa 		भटौ / भटा¹
bhaṭau / bhaṭā¹ 		भटाः / भटासः¹
bhaṭāḥ / bhaṭāsaḥ¹
Accusative भटम्
bhaṭam 		भटौ / भटा¹
bhaṭau / bhaṭā¹ 		भटान्
bhaṭān
Instrumental भटेन
bhaṭena 		भटाभ्याम्
bhaṭābhyām 		भटैः / भटेभिः¹
bhaṭaiḥ / bhaṭebhiḥ¹
Dative भटाय
bhaṭāya 		भटाभ्याम्
bhaṭābhyām 		भटेभ्यः
bhaṭebhyaḥ
Ablative भटात्
bhaṭāt 		भटाभ्याम्
bhaṭābhyām 		भटेभ्यः
bhaṭebhyaḥ
Genitive भटस्य
bhaṭasya 		भटयोः
bhaṭayoḥ 		भटानाम्
bhaṭānām
Locative भटे
bhaṭe 		भटयोः
bhaṭayoḥ 		भटेषु
bhaṭeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Malayalam: ഭടൻ (bhaṭaṉ)
  • Telugu: భటుడు (bhaṭuḍu), బంటు (baṇṭu)
  • → Old Javanese: bhaṭa
    • → Balinese: ᬪᬝ (bata, “servant; soldier”)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “भट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 745/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 361
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