Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूत (bhūtá).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

بُھوت (bhūtm (Hindi spelling भूत)

  1. ghost
  2. spirit, demon
    Synonym: جن (jinn)
  3. (figurative) an ugly man (i.e., a man of ghastly countenance)

Declension edit

Declension of بھوت
singular plural
direct بُھوت (bhūt) بُھوت (bhūt)
oblique بُھوت (bhūt) بُھوتوں (bhūtō̃)
vocative بُھوت (bhūt) بُھوتو (bhūtō)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • بھوت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بھوت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.