भेंट

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆- (*bheṭṭ-, “to meet”), of uncertain origin; perhaps borrowed from Munda, or from a vernacular variant of मिल् (mil, “to meet”). Cognate to Gujarati ભેટ (bheṭ), Marathi भेट (bheṭ), Punjabi ਭੇਂਟ (bheṇṭ) and ਭੇਟ (bheṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱẽːʈ/

Noun

भेंट • (bhẽṭ) f (Urdu spelling بھینٹ)

1. meeting

   Synonyms: मुलाक़ात (mulāqāt), बैठक (baiṭhak)

   मैं अपने रिश्तेदारों से भेंट करने जा रहा हूँ।

   ma͠i apne riśtedārõ se bhẽṭ karne jā rahā hū̃.

   I am going to have a meeting with my relatives

2. present, gift
3. (religion) offering

Declension

Declension of भेंट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भेंट bhẽṭ	भेंटें bhẽṭẽ
oblique	भेंट bhẽṭ	भेंटों bhẽṭõ
vocative	भेंट bhẽṭ	भेंटो bhẽṭo

References

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