धत
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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Uncertain; compare similar लत (lat), Sanskrit रत (rata, “engrossed, addicted”).
Noun
धत • (dhat) f
- bad habit, vice, addiction
- 2008 September 1, Qurratul Ain Haider, प्रतिनिधि कहानियाँ[1], Rajkamal Prakashan, →ISBN, page 109:
- नज्जन मियाँ जब घर में पड़े-पड़े उकता जाते तो साइकिल उठाकर सायादार सड़कों पर से गुज़रते देहात की तरफ़ निकल जाते और सुनसान रास्तों पर पहुँच ऊँची आवाज़ में गाना शुरू कर देते। उन्हें मूसीक़ी की धत थी।
- najjan miyā̃ jab ghar mẽ paṛe-paṛe uktā jāte to sāikil uṭhākar sāyādār saṛkõ par se guzarte dehāt kī taraf nikal jāte aur sunsān rāstõ par pahũc ū̃cī āvāz mẽ gānā śurū kar dete. unhẽ mūsīqī kī dhat thī.
- When Najjan Miya would get bored of lying at home, he would pick up his bicycle and go towards the countryside, passing through shady roads, and on reaching the deserted roads, he would start singing in a loud voice. He had an addiction for music.
Declension
Declension of धत (fem cons-stem)
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Interjection
धत • (dhat)
- damn
- fie
- expression of reproof
Derived terms
- धत करना (dhat karnā)
- धत तेरी की (dhat terī kī)
- धत तेरे की (dhat tere kī)
- धतकारना (dhatkārnā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 521
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2419