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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhaktí).

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भक्ति (bhaktif (Urdu spelling بھکتی)

  1. devotion
  2. constancy
  3. faith, faithfulness
  4. reverence
  5. devoutness
  6. adoration, fidelity

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰaktíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktíš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-. Equivalent to भज् (bhaj, to divide, root) +‎ -ति (-ti).

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भक्ति (bhaktí) stemf

  1. distribution, partition, separation
  2. division, portion, share
  3. row, series, succession, order
  4. attachment, devotion, fondness for, devotion to; bhakti
  5. (with locative, genitive or at the end of a compound) trust, homage, worship, piety, faith or love or devotion (as a religious principle or means of salvation, together with कर्मन् (karman, works), and ज्ञान (jñāna, spiritual knowledge))
  6. (at the end of a compound) assumption of the form of

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Feminine i-stem declension of भक्ति (bhaktí)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भक्तिः
bhaktíḥ
भक्ती
bhaktī́
भक्तयः
bhaktáyaḥ
Vocative भक्ते
bhákte
भक्ती
bháktī
भक्तयः
bháktayaḥ
Accusative भक्तिम्
bhaktím
भक्ती
bhaktī́
भक्तीः
bhaktī́ḥ
Instrumental भक्त्या / भक्ती¹
bhaktyā́ / bhaktī́¹
भक्तिभ्याम्
bhaktíbhyām
भक्तिभिः
bhaktíbhiḥ
Dative भक्तये / भक्त्यै² / भक्ती¹
bhaktáye / bhaktyaí² / bhaktī́¹
भक्तिभ्याम्
bhaktíbhyām
भक्तिभ्यः
bhaktíbhyaḥ
Ablative भक्तेः / भक्त्याः² / भक्त्यै³
bhaktéḥ / bhaktyā́ḥ² / bhaktyaí³
भक्तिभ्याम्
bhaktíbhyām
भक्तिभ्यः
bhaktíbhyaḥ
Genitive भक्तेः / भक्त्याः² / भक्त्यै³
bhaktéḥ / bhaktyā́ḥ² / bhaktyaí³
भक्त्योः
bhaktyóḥ
भक्तीनाम्
bhaktīnā́m
Locative भक्तौ / भक्त्याम्² / भक्ता¹
bhaktaú / bhaktyā́m² / bhaktā́¹
भक्त्योः
bhaktyóḥ
भक्तिषु
bhaktíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

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