Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit भक्त (bhakta).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਭਗਤ (bhagatm (Shahmukhi spelling بھگت)

  1. worshipper, devotee
  2. pious

Declension

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Declension of ਭਗਤ
dir. sg. ਭਗਤ (bhagat)
dir. pl. ਭਗਤ (bhagat)
singular plural
direct ਭਗਤ (bhagat) ਭਗਤ (bhagat)
oblique ਭਗਤ (bhagat) ਭਗਤਾਂ (bhagtā̃)
vocative ਭਗਤਾ (bhagtā) ਭਗਤੋ (bhagto)
ablative ਭਗਤੋਂ (bhagtõ)
locative ਭਗਤੇ (bhagte) ਭਗਤੀਂ (bhagtī̃)
instrumental ਭਗਤੇ (bhagte) ਭਗਤੀਂ (bhagtī̃)

Descendants

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  • English: bhagat

References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਭਗਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.