بت

See also: پت, بَٹ, تب, and بٞٹ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ب ت ت (b t t)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

بَتَّ • (batta) I (non-past يَبُتُّ (yabuttu) or يَبِتُّ (yabittu), verbal noun بَتّ (batt))

1. to cut off, to sever

   Synonyms: قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa), بَتَرَ (batara), جَزَمَ (jazama)

2. to complete, to finish, to achieve, to accomplish
3. to fix, to settle, to determine, to decide
4. to adjudge, to adjudicate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of بَتَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u/i, full passive, verbal noun بَتّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						بَتّ batt
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						بَاتّ bātt
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَبْتُوت mabtūt
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَتَتُّ batattu	بَتَتَّ batatta	بَتَّ batta		بَتَتُّمَا batattumā	بَتَّا battā		بَتَتْنَا batatnā	بَتَتُّمْ batattum	بَتُّوا battū
	f		بَتَتِّ batatti	بَتَّتْ battat			بَتَّتَا battatā			بَتَتُّنَّ batattunna	بَتَتْنَ batatna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَبُتُّ, أَبِتُّ ʔabuttu, ʔabittu	تَبُتُّ, تَبِتُّ tabuttu, tabittu	يَبُتُّ, يَبِتُّ yabuttu, yabittu		تَبُتَّانِ, تَبِتَّانِ tabuttāni, tabittāni	يَبُتَّانِ, يَبِتَّانِ yabuttāni, yabittāni		نَبُتُّ, نَبِتُّ nabuttu, nabittu	تَبُتُّونَ, تَبِتُّونَ tabuttūna, tabittūna	يَبُتُّونَ, يَبِتُّونَ yabuttūna, yabittūna
	f		تَبُتِّينَ, تَبِتِّينَ tabuttīna, tabittīna	تَبُتُّ, تَبِتُّ tabuttu, tabittu			تَبُتَّانِ, تَبِتَّانِ tabuttāni, tabittāni			تَبْتُتْنَ, تَبْتِتْنَ tabtutna, tabtitna	يَبْتُتْنَ, يَبْتِتْنَ yabtutna, yabtitna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبُتَّ, أَبِتَّ ʔabutta, ʔabitta	تَبُتَّ, تَبِتَّ tabutta, tabitta	يَبُتَّ, يَبِتَّ yabutta, yabitta		تَبُتَّا, تَبِتَّا tabuttā, tabittā	يَبُتَّا, يَبِتَّا yabuttā, yabittā		نَبُتَّ, نَبِتَّ nabutta, nabitta	تَبُتُّوا, تَبِتُّوا tabuttū, tabittū	يَبُتُّوا, يَبِتُّوا yabuttū, yabittū
	f		تَبُتِّي, تَبِتِّي tabuttī, tabittī	تَبُتَّ, تَبِتَّ tabutta, tabitta			تَبُتَّا, تَبِتَّا tabuttā, tabittā			تَبْتُتْنَ, تَبْتِتْنَ tabtutna, tabtitna	يَبْتُتْنَ, يَبْتِتْنَ yabtutna, yabtitna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبُتَّ, أَبُتِّ, أَبْتُتْ, أَبِتَّ, أَبِتِّ, أَبْتِتْ ʔabutta, ʔabutti, ʔabtut, ʔabitta, ʔabitti, ʔabtit	تَبُتَّ, تَبُتِّ, تَبْتُتْ, تَبِتَّ, تَبِتِّ, تَبْتِتْ tabutta, tabutti, tabtut, tabitta, tabitti, tabtit	يَبُتَّ, يَبُتِّ, يَبْتُتْ, يَبِتَّ, يَبِتِّ, يَبْتِتْ yabutta, yabutti, yabtut, yabitta, yabitti, yabtit		تَبُتَّا, تَبِتَّا tabuttā, tabittā	يَبُتَّا, يَبِتَّا yabuttā, yabittā		نَبُتَّ, نَبُتِّ, نَبْتُتْ, نَبِتَّ, نَبِتِّ, نَبْتِتْ nabutta, nabutti, nabtut, nabitta, nabitti, nabtit	تَبُتُّوا, تَبِتُّوا tabuttū, tabittū	يَبُتُّوا, يَبِتُّوا yabuttū, yabittū
	f		تَبُتِّي, تَبِتِّي tabuttī, tabittī	تَبُتَّ, تَبُتِّ, تَبْتُتْ, تَبِتَّ, تَبِتِّ, تَبْتِتْ tabutta, tabutti, tabtut, tabitta, tabitti, tabtit			تَبُتَّا, تَبِتَّا tabuttā, tabittā			تَبْتُتْنَ, تَبْتِتْنَ tabtutna, tabtitna	يَبْتُتْنَ, يَبْتِتْنَ yabtutna, yabtitna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بُتَّ, بُتِّ, اُبْتُتْ, بِتَّ, بِتِّ, اِبْتِتْ butta, butti, ubtut, bitta, bitti, ibtit			بُتَّا, بِتَّا buttā, bittā				بُتُّوا, بِتُّوا buttū, bittū
	f		بُتِّي, بِتِّي buttī, bittī							اُبْتُتْنَ, اِبْتِتْنَ ubtutna, ibtitna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُتِتُّ butittu	بُتِتَّ butitta	بُتَّ butta		بُتِتُّمَا butittumā	بُتَّا buttā		بُتِتْنَا butitnā	بُتِتُّمْ butittum	بُتُّوا buttū
	f		بُتِتِّ butitti	بُتَّتْ buttat			بُتَّتَا buttatā			بُتِتُّنَّ butittunna	بُتِتْنَ butitna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَتُّ ʔubattu	تُبَتُّ tubattu	يُبَتُّ yubattu		تُبَتَّانِ tubattāni	يُبَتَّانِ yubattāni		نُبَتُّ nubattu	تُبَتُّونَ tubattūna	يُبَتُّونَ yubattūna
	f		تُبَتِّينَ tubattīna	تُبَتُّ tubattu			تُبَتَّانِ tubattāni			تُبْتَتْنَ tubtatna	يُبْتَتْنَ yubtatna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَتَّ ʔubatta	تُبَتَّ tubatta	يُبَتَّ yubatta		تُبَتَّا tubattā	يُبَتَّا yubattā		نُبَتَّ nubatta	تُبَتُّوا tubattū	يُبَتُّوا yubattū
	f		تُبَتِّي tubattī	تُبَتَّ tubatta			تُبَتَّا tubattā			تُبْتَتْنَ tubtatna	يُبْتَتْنَ yubtatna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَتَّ, أُبَتِّ, أُبْتَتْ ʔubatta, ʔubatti, ʔubtat	تُبَتَّ, تُبَتِّ, تُبْتَتْ tubatta, tubatti, tubtat	يُبَتَّ, يُبَتِّ, يُبْتَتْ yubatta, yubatti, yubtat		تُبَتَّا tubattā	يُبَتَّا yubattā		نُبَتَّ, نُبَتِّ, نُبْتَتْ nubatta, nubatti, nubtat	تُبَتُّوا tubattū	يُبَتُّوا yubattū
	f		تُبَتِّي tubattī	تُبَتَّ, تُبَتِّ, تُبْتَتْ tubatta, tubatti, tubtat			تُبَتَّا tubattā			تُبْتَتْنَ tubtatna	يُبْتَتْنَ yubtatna

Noun

بَتّ • (batt) m

1. verbal noun of بَتَّ (batta) (form I)
2. settlement, decision, resolution

Declension

Declension of noun بَتّ (batt)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَتّ batt	الْبَتّ al-batt	بَتّ batt
Nominative	بَتٌّ battun	الْبَتُّ al-battu	بَتُّ battu
Accusative	بَتًّا battan	الْبَتَّ al-batta	بَتَّ batta
Genitive	بَتٍّ battin	الْبَتِّ al-batti	بَتِّ batti

Etymology 2

Verb

بت (form I)

1. بِتُّ (bittu) /bit.tu/: first-person singular past active of بَاتَ (bāta)
2. بِتَّ (bitta) /bit.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of بَاتَ (bāta)
3. بِتِّ (bitti) /bit.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of بَاتَ (bāta)
4. بِتْ (bit) /bit/: second-person masculine singular imperative of بَاتَ (bāta)

Baluchi

Noun

بت • (but)

1. idol

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bĕt (“face”).

Noun

بت • (bet)

1. complexion

Derived terms

• بت بڭیز (bet beñiz)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *bït (“louse”).

Noun

بت • (bit)

1. (specifically) louse
2. (generally) a sucking insect on plant or animal

Derived terms

• بوغدای بتی (buğday biti, “wheat weevil”)
• قاصق بتی (kasık biti, “crab louse”)

 

Etymology 3

From Persian بد.

Adjective

بت • (bet)

1. ugly

Etymology 4

From Arabic بَتّ (batt)

Verb

بت • (bet)

1. cutting off
2. deciding

Etymology 5

From Persian بت (but).

Noun

بت • (but or put)

1. idol

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian bwt' (/⁠but⁠/, “Buddha, idol”), ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha). In the earliest New Persian sources of the ninth century, the word already has the extended meaning of “beautiful person; the beloved” (whom one worships instead of God).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [but]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [but̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bot̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [but̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	but
Dari reading?	but
Iranian reading?	bot
Tajik reading?	but

Noun

بت • (bot) (plural بت‌ها (bot-hâ) or بتان (botân))

1. idol

   Synonym: صنم (sanam)

   • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The reign of Gushtāsp”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎^[3]:

     چو آگه شدند از نکو دین اوی
     گرفتند آن راه و آیین اوی
     بتان از سر کوه میسوختند
     بجای بت آذر برافروختند

     čō āgah šudand az nikū dīn-i ōy
     giriftand ān rāh u āyīn-i ōy
     butān az sar-i kōh mē-sūxtand
     ba jāy-i but āḏar bar-afrūxtand

     When they learned of the good religion of his,
     They took up the ways and customs of his;
     They burned the idols from the mountaintops,
     And in the idol's place, they lit the sacred flame.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

2. beauty; beautiful person; the beloved

   Synonyms: صنم (sanam), جانان (jânân), دلبر (delbar), دلستان (delsetân)

   • c. 950, Abū‘l-Hasan Ali Munjīk, گنج سخن, 4th edition, volume 1, Tehran: Ibn-i Sīnā, published 1961, page 50:

     ما را جگر بتیر تو خسته گشت
     ای صبر بر فراق بتان نیک جوشنی

     mā rā jigar ba tīr-i firāq-i tu xasta gašt
     ay sabr bar firāq-i butān nēk jawšan-ī

     My heart [lit. liver] has been wounded by the arrow of separation from you;
     O patience! You are a fine breastplate against separation from beauties.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Derived terms

• بت‌خانه (bot-xâne, “idol temple”)
• بت‌شکن (bot-šekan, “idol-breaker”)
• بت‌پرست (bot-parast, “idolater; someone besotted by love”)
• بت‌پرستی (bot-parasti, “idolatry; absolute love”)
• بت‌کده (bot-kade, “idol temple”)

 

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: büt
• → Baluchi: بت (but)
• → Bengali: বুত (but)
• → Crimean Tatar: put
• → Gujarati: બુત (but)
• → Ottoman Turkish: بت (but, put)
  • Turkish: put
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਬੁੱਤ (butta)

  Shahmukhi script: بت (but)

• → Turkmen: but
• → Ushojo: بت (but)
• → Urdu: بت (but)
• → Uzbek: but

Etymology 2

A wanderwort related to Arabic بَطَّة (baṭṭa), بَطّ (baṭṭ), Old Armenian բադ (bad), Hindi बत्तख़ (battax), Punjabi ਬੱਤਖ਼ (battax) / بَطَّخ (bat̤t̤ax), Gujarati બતક (batak).

Alternative forms

• بط

Noun

بت • (bat) (plural بت‌ها (bat-hâ))

1. duck

Descendants

• → Malayalam: വാത്ത (vātta), വാത്ത് (vāttŭ), പാത്ത (pātta)
• → Tamil: வாத்து (vāttu)
  • → Irula: வாத்து (vāttu)
• → Telugu: బాతు (bātu)

Urdu

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

بَت • (bat) m (Hindi spelling बत)

1. shipworm

Declension

Declension of بت
	singular	plural
direct	بت (bat)	بت (bat)
oblique	بت (bat)	بتوں (batõ)
vocative	بت (bat)	بتو (bato)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian بت (bat, “mark, score”).

Noun

بَت • (bat) m (Hindi spelling बत)

1. line
2. mark

Declension

Declension of بت
	singular	plural
direct	بت (bat)	بت (bat)
oblique	بت (bat)	بتوں (batõ)
vocative	بت (bat)	بتو (bato)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Classical Persian بت (but), from Middle Persian [script needed] (bwt' /⁠but⁠/, “Buddha, idol”), ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha). Doublet of بدھ (buddh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bʊt̪/
• Rhymes: -ʊt̪

Noun

بُت • (but) m (Hindi spelling बुत)

1. idol, icon
2. statue
3. (figurative) mistress

Declension

Declension of بت
	singular	plural
direct	بُت (but)	بُت (but)
oblique	بُت (but)	بُتوں (butõ)
vocative	بُت (but)	بُتو (buto)

Synonyms

• صنم (sanam)
• (idol, statue, icon): مورت (mūrat)

Derived terms

• بت پرست (but-parast, “idolater”)
• بت پرستی (but-parastī, “idolatry”)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Classical Persian بت (but).

Noun

بُت (but)

1. statue