भाँति

Hindi

Alternative forms

• भाँती (bhā̃tī)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Sanskrit भज् (bhaj)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Sanskrit -ति (-ti)

Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti)

Prakrit 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhatti)

Hindi भाँति

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhatti) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhaktí). Doublet of भाँत (bhā̃t) and भक्ति (bhakti).

Cognates

Cognate with Awadhi भांती (bhāntī), Gujarati ભાત (bhāt), Maithili भाँति (bhā̃tɨ), Marathi भांत (bhānta).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑ̃ː.t̪iː/, [bʱä̃ː.t̪iː]

Noun

भाँति • (bhā̃ti) f (Urdu spelling بھانتی)

1. type, kind

   Synonyms: प्रकार (prakār), तरह (tarah)

2. way, mode, manner

   Synonyms: ढंग (ḍhaṅg), तरीक़ा (tarīqā)

Declension

Declension of भाँति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भाँति bhā̃ti	भाँतियाँ bhā̃tiyā̃
oblique	भाँति bhā̃ti	भाँतियों bhā̃tiyõ
vocative	भाँति bhā̃ti	भाँतियो bhā̃tiyo

Derived terms

• की भाँति (kī bhā̃ti)

Descendants

• → Kumaoni: भाँति (bhā̃t)
• → Nepali: भाँति (bhā̃ti)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਭਾਂਤ (bhānt)

  Shahmukhi script: بھانت (bhānt)

• → Sindhi: ڀانتِ (bhā̃ti)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भाँति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 763
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भाँति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3634
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhaktí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 530