भेंट

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (bhiṭṭā). See there for more. Cognate to Gujarati ભેટ (bheṭ), Marathi भेट (bheṭ), Punjabi ਭੇਂਟ (bheṇṭ) and ਭੇਟ (bheṭ).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱẽːʈ/

भेंट • (bhẽṭ) f (Urdu spelling بھینٹ)

1. meeting

   Synonyms: मुलाक़ात (mulāqāt), बैठक (baiṭhak)

   मैं अपने रिश्तेदारों से भेंट करने जा रहा हूँ।

   ma͠i apne riśtedārõ se bhẽṭ karne jā rahā hū̃.

   I am going to have a meeting with my relatives

2. present, gift
3. (religion) offering

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भेंट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhit”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhicc”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press