भवति

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• bhavati (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ভৰতি (Bengali script)
• භවති (Sinhalese script)
• ဘဝတိ or ꧤဝတိ (Burmese script)
• ภวติ or ภะวะติ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩅᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠວຕິ or ຠະວະຕິ or ພະວະຕິ (Lao script)
• ភវតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑅇𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

भवति (root bhū, first conjugation)

1. Devanagari script form of bhavati (“to become”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "भवति"

	Active		Middle
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	भवामि (bhavāmi)	भवाम (bhavāma)	भवे (bhave)	भवाम्हे (bhavāmhe)
2nd	भवसि (bhavasi)	भवथ (bhavatha)	भवसे (bhavase)	भवव्हे (bhavavhe)
3rd	भवति (bhavati)	भवन्ति (bhavanti)	भवते (bhavate)	भवन्ते (bhavante) or भवरे (bhavare)
Imperfect
1st	अभव (abhava) or अभवं (abhavaṃ) or भव (bhava) or भवं (bhavaṃ)	अभवम्हा (abhavamhā) or भवम्हा (bhavamhā)	अभविं (abhaviṃ) or भविं (bhaviṃ)	अभवाम्हसे (abhavāmhase) or अभवम्हसे (abhavamhase) or भवाम्हसे (bhavāmhase) or भवम्हसे (bhavamhase)
2nd	अभवो (abhavo) or भवो (bhavo)	अभवत्थ (abhavattha) or भवत्थ (bhavattha)	अभवसे (abhavase) or भवसे (bhavase)	अभवव्हं (abhavavhaṃ) or भवव्हं (bhavavhaṃ)
3rd	अभव (abhava) or अभवा (abhavā) or भव (bhava) or भवा (bhavā)	अभवु (abhavu) or अभवू (abhavū) or भवु (bhavu) or भवू (bhavū)	अभवत्थ (abhavattha) or भवत्थ (bhavattha)	अभवत्थुं (abhavatthuṃ) or भवत्थुं (bhavatthuṃ)
Imperative
1st	भवामि (bhavāmi)	भवाम (bhavāma)	भवे (bhave)	भवामसे (bhavāmase)
2nd	भव (bhava) or भवाहि (bhavāhi)	भवथ (bhavatha)	भवस्सु (bhavassu)	भवव्हो (bhavavho)
3rd	भवतु (bhavatu)	भवन्तु (bhavantu)	भवतं (bhavataṃ)	भवन्तं (bhavantaṃ)
Optative
1st	भवेय्यामि (bhaveyyāmi) or भवेय्यं (bhaveyyaṃ) or भवे (bhave)	भवेय्याम (bhaveyyāma)	भवेय्यं (bhaveyyaṃ)	भवेय्याम्हे (bhaveyyāmhe)
2nd	भवेय्यासि (bhaveyyāsi) or भवे (bhave)	भवेय्याथ (bhaveyyātha)	भवेथो (bhavetho)	भवेय्यव्हो (bhaveyyavho)
3rd	भवेय्य (bhaveyya) or भवे (bhave)	भवेय्युं (bhaveyyuṃ)	भवेथ (bhavetha)	भवेरं (bhaveraṃ)

• Present active participle: भवन्त् (bhavant), which see for forms and usage
• Present middle participle: भवमान (bhavamāna), which see for forms and usage
• Past participle: भूत (bhūta), which see for forms and usage

Adjective

भवति (bhavati)

1. Devanagari script form of bhavati, which is masculine/neuter locative singular of भवन्त् (bhavant), present participle of the verb above

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ভৱতি (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬯᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• ভবতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰪𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဘဝတိ (Burmese script)
• ભવતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਭਵਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦮꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂫𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಭವತಿ (Kannada script)
• ភវតិ (Khmer script)
• ຠວຕິ (Lao script)
• ഭവതി (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᠸᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘪𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠸᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧊𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐰𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଭଵତି (Odia script)
• ꢩꢮꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆮𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖪𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• භවති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩾𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚦𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ப⁴வதி (Tamil script)
• భవతి (Telugu script)
• ภวติ (Thai script)
• བྷ་ཝ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒫𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨭𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwH-e-ti, an innovated verb stem derived from *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”).

Cognate with Ancient Greek φύω (phúō), Avestan 𐬠𐬎 (bu), Latin fuī, Old English bēon (whence English be).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ́.ʋɐ.ti/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐ.ʋɐ.t̪i/

Verb

भवति • (bhávati) third-singular present indicative (root भू, class 1, type P)

1. to become; be

   Synonym: अस्ति (asti)

   संस्कृते त्रीणि वचनानि भवन्ति।

   saṃskṛte trīṇi vacanāni bhavanti.

   There are three grammatical numbers in Sanskrit.

2. to happen
3. to constitute

Conjugation

Present: भवति (bhávati), भवते (bhávate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	भवति bhávati	भवतः bhávataḥ	भवन्ति bhávanti	भवते bhávate	भवेते bhávete	भवन्ते bhávante
Second	भवसि bhávasi	भवथः bhávathaḥ	भवथ bhávatha	भवसे bhávase	भवेथे bhávethe	भवध्वे bhávadhve
First	भवामि bhávāmi	भवावः bhávāvaḥ	भवामः bhávāmaḥ	भवे bháve	भवावहे bhávāvahe	भवामहे bhávāmahe
Imperative
Third	भवतु bhávatu	भवताम् bhávatām	भवन्तु bhávantu	भवताम् bhávatām	भवेताम् bhávetām	भवन्ताम् bhávantām
Second	भव bháva	भवतम् bhávatam	भवत bhávata	भवस्व bhávasva	भवेथाम् bhávethām	भवध्वम् bhávadhvam
First	भवानि bhávāni	भवाव bhávāva	भवाम bhávāma	भवै bhávai	भवावहै bhávāvahai	भवामहै bhávāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	भवेत् bhávet	भवेताम् bhávetām	भवेयुः bháveyuḥ	भवेत bháveta	भवेयाताम् bháveyātām	भवेरन् bháveran
Second	भवेः bháveḥ	भवेतम् bhávetam	भवेत bháveta	भवेथाः bhávethāḥ	भवेयाथाम् bháveyāthām	भवेध्वम् bhávedhvam
First	भवेयम् bháveyam	भवेव bháveva	भवेम bhávema	भवेय bháveya	भवेवहि bhávevahi	भवेमहि bhávemahi
Participles
	भवत् bhávat			भवमान bhávamāna

Imperfect: अभवत् (ábhavat), अभवत (ábhavata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अभवत् ábhavat	अभवताम् ábhavatām	अभवन् ábhavan	अभवत ábhavata	अभवेताम् ábhavetām	अभवन्त ábhavanta
Second	अभवः ábhavaḥ	अभवतम् ábhavatam	अभवत ábhavata	अभवथाः ábhavathāḥ	अभवेथाम् ábhavethām	अभवध्वम् ábhavadhvam
First	अभवम् ábhavam	अभवाव ábhavāva	अभवाम ábhavāma	अभवे ábhave	अभवावहि ábhavāvahi	अभवामहि ábhavāmahi

Descendants

• Pali: bhavati, hoti
• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀯𑀇 (bhavaï), 𑀪𑀯𑀏 (bhavae)
  • Khasa Prakrit:
    • Kumaoni: हुणो (“to be”)
    • Nepali: हुनु (hunu), हो (ho)
    • Western Pahari:
      • Bhadrawahi: भोणू (bhōṇū)
      • Pangwali: भूणा (bhūṇā)
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)
    • Assamese: হোৱা (hüa), হয় (hoy), হ (ho)
    • Bengali: হওয়া (hoōẇa), হয় (hoẏ)
    • Bihari: होएब
      • Maithili: होएब (hōēb)
    • Odia: ହେବା (heba)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi), 𑀳𑀼𑀯𑁃 (huvai)
    • Old Marathi: 𑘮𑘻𑘜𑘹 (hoṇe)
      • Marathi: होणे (hoṇe)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā), ਹੌਣਾ (hauṇā)

      Shahmukhi script: حوݨَا (ḥoṇā), حَوݨَا (ḥauṇā)

      • Lahnda: [script needed] (ho-, “to become, be”)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀪𑁄𑀤𑀺 (bhodi)
    • Old Hindi: अहै (ahai)
      • Hindi: है (hai)
    • Romani: ovel
    • Sindhi: huaṇu (“to be”)

      Devanagari script: हुअणु

      Arabic script: هُاڻُ

    • Gujarati: હોય (hoya), હોવું (hovũ)
• Dardic:
  • Ashkun: [script needed] (bōm, “to be”)
  • Dameli: [script needed] (bum)
  • Domaaki: [script needed] (huína, “to become, be”)
  • Gawar-Bati: بو (bō), بم (bima)
  • Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (hō̆-)
  • Kalami: [script needed] (hū-, “to be, become”)
  • Kalasha: [script needed] (hāw-, “to become”)
  • Kashmiri: بۄون (bọwun, “to become”)
  • Khowar: بک (bik, “to become”), بوم (bōm)
  • Phalura: ہن (hinu)
  • Shina: بوک (boĭki̯, “to become”)
    • Kohistani Shina: بون (bōnṷ, “to be”)
  • Shumashti: [script needed] (bo-, “to become”)
  • Torwali: حو (hō)
  • Ushojo: بون (bōn)
  • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (wō-)
• → Proto-Nuristani:
  • Waigali: [script needed] (bū, “to become”)