Inherited from Sanskrit भवत् (bhavat).
bhavant
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | bhavaṃ or bhavanto | bhavanto or bhavantā |
Accusative (second) | bhavantaṃ | bhavanto or bhavante |
Instrumental (third) | bhavatā or bhavantena | bhavantehi or bhavantebhi |
Dative (fourth) | bhavato or bhavantassa | bhavataṃ or bhavantānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | bhavatā or bhavantasmā or bhavantamhā or bhavantā | bhavantehi or bhavantebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | bhavato or bhavantassa | bhavataṃ or bhavantānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | bhavati or bhavantasmiṃ or bhavantamhi or bhavante | bhavantesu |
Vocative (calling) | bhavaṃ or bhavanta | bhavanto or bhavantā |
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | bhavantī | bhavantiyo or bhavantī |
Accusative (second) | bhavantiṃ or bhavantiyaṃ | bhavantiyo or bhavantī |
Instrumental (third) | bhavantiyā | bhavantīhi or bhavantībhi |
Dative (fourth) | bhavantiyā | bhavantīnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | bhavantiyā | bhavantīhi or bhavantībhi |
Genitive (sixth) | bhavantiyā | bhavantīnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | bhavantiyā or bhavantiyaṃ | bhavantīsu |
Vocative (calling) | bhavanti | bhavantiyo or bhavantī |
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | bhavaṃ or bhavantaṃ | bhavanti or bhavantāni |
Accusative (second) | bhavaṃ or bhavantaṃ | bhavanti or bhavantāni |
Instrumental (third) | bhavatā or bhavantena | bhavantehi or bhavantebhi |
Dative (fourth) | bhavato or bhavantassa | bhavataṃ or bhavantānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | bhavatā or bhavantasmā or bhavantamhā or bhavantā | bhavantehi or bhavantebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | bhavato or bhavantassa | bhavataṃ or bhavantānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | bhavati or bhavantasmiṃ or bhavantamhi or bhavante | bhavantesu |
Vocative (calling) | bhavaṃ or bhavanta | bhavanti or bhavantāni |
Surmised to be a contraction of bhagavant.
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The form bho does not necessarily convey respect.
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | bhavaṃ | bhavanto or bhonto |
Accusative (second) | bhavantaṃ | bhavante |
Instrumental (third) | bhotā | bhavantehi or bhavantebhi |
Dative (fourth) | bhoto | bhavataṃ or bhavantānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | bhotā | bhavantehi or bhavantebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | bhoto | bhavataṃ or bhavantānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | bhavati or bhavante | bhavantesu |
Vocative (calling) | bho or bhavaṃ or bhante | bho or bhante or bhonto |
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhavant”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead