bhīta

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀻𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• भीत (Devanagari script)
• ভীত (Bengali script)
• භීත (Sinhalese script)
• ဘီတ or ဘဳတ or ꧤီတ (Burmese script)
• ภีต or ภีตะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩦᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠີຕ or ຠີຕະ (Lao script)
• ភីត (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄩𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भीत (bhītá). Cognate with Gandhari 𐨧𐨁𐨡 (bhida) and Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀻𑀅 (bhīa).

Adjective

bhīta

1. frightened, afraid, terrified

Declension

Declension table of "bhīta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhīto	bhītā
Accusative (second)	bhītaṃ	bhīte
Instrumental (third)	bhītena	bhītehi or bhītebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhītassa or bhītāya or bhītatthaṃ	bhītānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhītasmā or bhītamhā or bhītā	bhītehi or bhītebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhītassa	bhītānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhītasmiṃ or bhītamhi or bhīte	bhītesu
Vocative (calling)	bhīta	bhītā

Declension table of "bhītā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhītā	bhītāyo or bhītā
Accusative (second)	bhītaṃ	bhītāyo or bhītā
Instrumental (third)	bhītāya	bhītāhi or bhītābhi
Dative (fourth)	bhītāya	bhītānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhītāya	bhītāhi or bhītābhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhītāya	bhītānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhītāya or bhītāyaṃ	bhītāsu
Vocative (calling)	bhīte	bhītāyo or bhītā

Declension table of "bhīta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhītaṃ	bhītāni
Accusative (second)	bhītaṃ	bhītāni
Instrumental (third)	bhītena	bhītehi or bhītebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhītassa or bhītāya or bhītatthaṃ	bhītānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhītasmā or bhītamhā or bhītā	bhītehi or bhītebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhītassa	bhītānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhītasmiṃ or bhītamhi or bhīte	bhītesu
Vocative (calling)	bhīta	bhītāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhīta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 505
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhīta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 542