भेंट

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱẽːʈ/

Noun

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

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	भेंट bhẽṭ	भेंटें bhẽṭẽ
oblique	भेंट bhẽṭ	भेंटों bhẽṭõ
vocative	भेंट bhẽṭ	भेंटो bhẽṭo

Declension of भेंट (fem cons-stem)

References

• 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