भत्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bhatta), from Sanskrit *भार्त (bhārta), vriddhi of भृत (bhṛta, “servant”). See भाड़ा for more. Cognate with Marathi भत्ता (bhattā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱət̪.t̪ɑː/, [bʱɐt̪̚.t̪äː]

Noun

भत्ता • (bhattā) m (Urdu spelling بھتا)

1. allowance, additional expense

Declension

Declension of भत्ता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भत्ता bhattā	भत्ते bhatte
oblique	भत्ते bhatte	भत्तों bhattõ
vocative	भत्ते bhatte	भत्तो bhatto

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Hindi भत्ता (bhattā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱət̪.t̪a/

Noun

भत्ता • (bhattā) m

1. allowance, additional expense

Declension

Declension of भत्ता (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	भत्ता bhattā
direct plural	भत्ते bhatte
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भत्ता bhattā		भत्ते bhatte
oblique सामान्यरूप	भत्त्या bhattyā		भत्त्यां- bhattyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भत्त्याला bhattyālā		भत्त्यांना bhattyānnā
ergative	भत्त्याने, भत्त्यानं bhattyāne, bhattyāna		भत्त्यांनी bhattyānnī
instrumental	भत्त्याशी bhattyāśī		भत्त्यांशी bhattyānśī
locative सप्तमी	भत्त्यात bhattyāt		भत्त्यांत bhattyāt
vocative संबोधन	भत्त्या bhattyā		भत्त्यांनो bhattyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of भत्ता (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	भत्त्याचा bhattyāċā	भत्त्याचे bhattyāċe	भत्त्याची bhattyācī	भत्त्याच्या bhattyācā	भत्त्याचे, भत्त्याचं bhattyāċe, bhattyāċa	भत्त्याची bhattyācī	भत्त्याच्या bhattyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भत्त्यांचा bhattyānċā	भत्त्यांचे bhattyānċe	भत्त्यांची bhattyāñcī	भत्त्यांच्या bhattyāncā	भत्त्यांचे, भत्त्यांचं bhattyānċe, bhattyānċa	भत्त्यांची bhattyāñcī	भत्त्यांच्या bhattyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “भत्ता”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भत्ता”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “भत्ता”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “भत्ता”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).