बात

See also: बुत, बत, and बेत

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit वार्त्ता (vārttā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑːt̪/
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

बात • (bāt) f (Urdu spelling بات‎)

1. word, utterance

   वह अपनी बात का धनी है।

   vah apnī bāt kā dhanī hai.

   He is true to his word.

2. talk

   मेरी उसने रोचक बात हुई।

   merī usne rocak bāt huī.

   I had an interesting talk with him.

3. matter, affair

   बात यहीं पर समाप्त नहीं होता।

   bāt yahī̃ par samāpt nahī̃ hotā.

   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
	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 (11564)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press