बात

See also: बुत, बत, and बेत

Hindi

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit वार्त्ता (vārttā).

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 उससे रोचक बात हुई।

   merī usse rocak bāt huī.

   I had an interesting talk with him.

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)