भीती

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भीति (bhīti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱi.t̪i/, [bʱi.t̪iː]

Noun

भीती • (bhītī) f

1. fear

   Synonym: भय (bhay) (less common)

Declension

Declension of भीती (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	भिती bhitī
direct plural	भित्या bhityā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भिती bhitī		भित्या bhityā
oblique सामान्यरूप	भिती bhitī		भित्यां- bhityān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भितीला bhitīlā		भित्यांना bhityānnā
ergative	भितीने, भितीनं bhitīne, bhitīna		भित्यांनी bhityānnī
instrumental	भितीशी bhitīśī		भित्यांशी bhityānśī
locative सप्तमी	भितीत bhitīt		भित्यांत bhityāt
vocative संबोधन	भिती bhitī		भित्यांनो bhityānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of भीती (fem ī-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	भितीचा bhitīċā	भितीचे bhitīċe	भितीची bhitīcī	भितीच्या bhitīcā	भितीचे, भितीचं bhitīċe, bhitīċa	भितीची bhitīcī	भितीच्या bhitīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भित्यांचा bhityānċā	भित्यांचे bhityānċe	भित्यांची bhityāñcī	भित्यांच्या bhityāncā	भित्यांचे, भित्यांचं bhityānċe, bhityānċa	भित्यांची bhityāñcī	भित्यांच्या bhityāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• भित्रा (bhitrā, “coward”)
• भीतिदायक (bhītidāyak, “scary”)