भाँति

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (*bhatti), from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhaktí). Doublet of भाँत (bhā̃t) and भक्ति (bhakti). Cognate with Awadhi भांती (bhāntī), Gujarati ભાત (bhāt), Maithili भाँति (bhā̃tɨ), Marathi 𑘥𑘰𑘽𑘝𑘲 (bhāntī), Sindhi 𑋖𑋍𑋡 (bhati).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑ̃ː.t̪iː/, [bʱä̃ː.t̪iː]

Noun

भाँति • (bhā̃ti) f (Urdu spelling بھانتی)

1. type, kind

   Synonyms: प्रकार (prakār), तरह (tarah)

2. way, mode, manner

   Synonyms: ढंग (ḍhaṅg), तरीक़ा (tarīqā)

Declension

Declension of भाँति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भाँति bhā̃ti	भाँतियाँ bhā̃tiyā̃
oblique	भाँति bhā̃ti	भाँतियों bhā̃tiyõ
vocative	भाँति bhā̃ti	भाँतियो bhā̃tiyo

Derived terms

• की भाँति (kī bhā̃ti)

References

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