बात

See also: बुत, बत, and बेत

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑːt̪/, [bäːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wert-

Sanskrit वृत् (vṛt)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Sanskrit -ति (-ti)

Sanskrit वृत्ति (vṛtti)

Sanskrit वार्त्ता (vārttā)

Hindi बात (bāt)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (vattā), 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (vaṭṭā), from Sanskrit वार्त्ता (vārttā).

Noun

बात • (bāt) f (Urdu spelling بات)

1. talk

   मेरी उससे रोचक बात हुई।

   merī usse rocak bāt huī.

   I had an interesting talk with him.

2. word, utterance

   वह अपनी बात का धनी है। ― vah apnī bāt kā dhanī hai. ― He is true to his word.

3. matter, affair

   बात यहीं पर समाप्त नहीं होती।

   bāt yahī̃ par samāpt nahī̃ hotī.

   The matter does not end here.

   क्या बात है? ― kyā bāt hai? ― What is the matter?

4. thing

   महत्त्वपूर्ण बात यह है। ― mahattvapūrṇ bāt yah hai. ― The important thing is this.

5. point

   आपकी बात नहीं समझा। ― āpkī bāt nahī̃ samjhā. ― I don't see your point.

Declension

Declension of बात (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बात bāt	बातें bātẽ
oblique	बात bāt	बातों bātõ
vocative	बात bāt	बातो bāto

Derived terms

• बात करना (bāt karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बात”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बात”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vārtta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English baht, from Thai บาท (bàat), from Pali pāda (quarter of a larger valued coin) or Sanskrit पाद (quarter).

Noun

बात • (bāt) f (Urdu spelling بات)

1. baht (official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang)