See also: تبي, ٹٹی, پتی, and بتي

Pahari-Potwari

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Pronunciation

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  • (phr) IPA(key): /bət̪.t̪iː/

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit द्वात्रिंशत् (dvātriṃśat)

Numeral

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بَتّی (battī)

  1. thirty-two

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit वर्ति (várti).

Noun

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بَتّی (battīf

  1. electric light
  2. candle, wick

Punjabi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit द्वात्रिंशत् (dvātriṃśat).[1] Cognate with Hindustani बत्तीस / بَتّیِس (battyis).

Numeral

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بَتّی (battī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੱਤੀ)

  1. thirty-two

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit वर्ति (várti).[2]

Noun

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بَتّی (battīf (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੱਤੀ)

  1. electric light
  2. candle, wick
Declension
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Declension of بتی
singular plural
direct بَتّی (battī) بَتِّیاں (battiyāṉ)
oblique بَتّی (battī) بَتِّیاں (battiyāṉ)
vocative بَتِّیے (battiye) بَتِّیو (battiyo)
ablative بَتِّیوں (battiyoṉ) بَتِّیاں (battiyāṉ)
locative
instrumental

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dvā́triṁśat”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 380
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “várti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 662

Further reading

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  • ਬੱਤੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Diminutive of بات (bāt).

Noun

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بَتی (batīf (Hindi spelling बती)

  1. word
  2. speech

Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit वर्ती (vartī).

Noun

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بَتّی (battīf (Hindi spelling बत्ती)

  1. candle
  2. light
  3. lamp
  4. wick
Synonyms
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