भीति

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

    From the root भी (bhī) +‎ -ति (-ti).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    भीति (bhīti) stemf

    1. fear
    2. alarm
    3. dread
    4. danger

    Declension

    Feminine i-stem declension of भीति (bhīti)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative भीतिः
    bhītiḥ
    भीती
    bhītī
    भीतयः
    bhītayaḥ
    Vocative भीते
    bhīte
    भीती
    bhītī
    भीतयः
    bhītayaḥ
    Accusative भीतिम्
    bhītim
    भीती
    bhītī
    भीतीः
    bhītīḥ
    Instrumental भीत्या / भीती¹
    bhītyā / bhītī¹
    भीतिभ्याम्
    bhītibhyām
    भीतिभिः
    bhītibhiḥ
    Dative भीतये / भीत्यै² / भीती¹
    bhītaye / bhītyai² / bhītī¹
    भीतिभ्याम्
    bhītibhyām
    भीतिभ्यः
    bhītibhyaḥ
    Ablative भीतेः / भीत्याः² / भीत्यै³
    bhīteḥ / bhītyāḥ² / bhītyai³
    भीतिभ्याम्
    bhītibhyām
    भीतिभ्यः
    bhītibhyaḥ
    Genitive भीतेः / भीत्याः² / भीत्यै³
    bhīteḥ / bhītyāḥ² / bhītyai³
    भीत्योः
    bhītyoḥ
    भीतीनाम्
    bhītīnām
    Locative भीतौ / भीत्याम्² / भीता¹
    bhītau / bhītyām² / bhītā¹
    भीत्योः
    bhītyoḥ
    भीतिषु
    bhītiṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Later Sanskrit
    • ³Brāhmaṇas

    Descendants

    • Malayalam: ഭീതി (bhīti) (learned)
    • Marathi: भीती (bhītī) (learned)
    • Tamil: பீதி (pīti) (learned)
    • Telugu: భీతి (bhīti) (learned)

    References

    • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “bhīti”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
    • Monier Williams (1899) “भीति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0758.