भात

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bhatta), from Sanskrit भक्त (bhaktá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-tó-s, from the root *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”). Doublet of भक्त (bhakt). Compare Gujarati ભાત (bhāt), Bengali ভাত (bhat), Assamese ভাত (bhat), Sylheti ꠜꠣꠔ (báto), Kannada ಭಾತ್ (bhāt), Sinhalese බත (bata), Dhivehi ބަތް (bat̊).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːt̪/, [bʱäːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

भात • (bhāt) m (Urdu spelling بھات)

1. boiled rice

   Hypernym: चावल (cāval)

Declension

Declension of भात (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भात bhāt	भात bhāt
oblique	भात bhāt	भातों bhātõ
vocative	भात bhāt	भातो bhāto

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भात”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaktá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘰𑘝 (bhāta), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bhatta), from Sanskrit भक्त (bhaktá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-tó-s, from the root *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”). Doublet of भक्त (bhakta). Compare Gujarati ભાત (bhāt), Kannada ಭಾತ್ (bhāt), Bengali ভাত (bhat), Assamese ভাত (bhat), Sylheti ꠜꠣꠔ (báto), Sinhalese බත (bata), Dhivehi ބަތް (bat̊).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /bʱat̪/

Noun

भात • (bhāt) m

1. cooked rice

Declension

Declension of भात (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	भात bhāt
direct plural	भात bhāt
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भात bhāt		भात bhāt
oblique सामान्यरूप	भाता bhātā		भातां- bhātān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भाताला bhātālā		भातांना bhātānnā
ergative	भाताने, भातानं bhātāne, bhātāna		भातांनी bhātānnī
instrumental	भाताशी bhātāśī		भातांशी bhātānśī
locative सप्तमी	भातात bhātāt		भातांत bhātāt
vocative संबोधन	भाता bhātā		भातांनो bhātānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of भात (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	भाताचा bhātāċā	भाताचे bhātāċe	भाताची bhātācī	भाताच्या bhātācā	भाताचे, भाताचं bhātāċe, bhātāċa	भाताची bhātācī	भाताच्या bhātācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भातांचा bhātānċā	भातांचे bhātānċe	भातांची bhātāñcī	भातांच्या bhātāncā	भातांचे, भातांचं bhātānċe, bhātānċa	भातांची bhātāñcī	भातांच्या bhātāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• तांदूळ (tāndūḷ, “uncooked rice”)
• पोहा (pohā, “flattened rice”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “भात”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भात”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “भात”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaktá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press