bhavant

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀯𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• भवन्त् (Devanagari script)
• ভৰন্ত্ (Bengali script)
• භවන‍්ත් (Sinhalese script)
• ဘဝန္တ် or ꧤဝၼ္တ် or ꧤဝၼ်တ် (Burmese script)
• ภวนฺตฺ or ภะวันต (Thai script)
• ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠວນ຺ຕ຺ or ຠະວັນຕ or ພະວັນຕ (Lao script)
• ភវន្ត៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑅇𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄴 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit भवत् (bhavat).

Adjective

bhavant

1. present participle of bhavati (“be”)

Declension

Declension table of "bhavant" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhavaṃ or bhavanto	bhavanto or bhavantā
Accusative (second)	bhavantaṃ	bhavanto or bhavante
Instrumental (third)	bhavatā or bhavantena	bhavantehi or bhavantebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhavato or bhavantassa	bhavataṃ or bhavantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhavatā or bhavantasmā or bhavantamhā or bhavantā	bhavantehi or bhavantebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhavato or bhavantassa	bhavataṃ or bhavantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhavati or bhavantasmiṃ or bhavantamhi or bhavante	bhavantesu
Vocative (calling)	bhavaṃ or bhavanta	bhavanto or bhavantā

Declension table of "bhavantī" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhavantī	bhavantiyo or bhavantī
Accusative (second)	bhavantiṃ or bhavantiyaṃ	bhavantiyo or bhavantī
Instrumental (third)	bhavantiyā	bhavantīhi or bhavantībhi
Dative (fourth)	bhavantiyā	bhavantīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhavantiyā	bhavantīhi or bhavantībhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhavantiyā	bhavantīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhavantiyā or bhavantiyaṃ	bhavantīsu
Vocative (calling)	bhavanti	bhavantiyo or bhavantī

Declension table of "bhavant" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhavaṃ or bhavantaṃ	bhavanti or bhavantāni
Accusative (second)	bhavaṃ or bhavantaṃ	bhavanti or bhavantāni
Instrumental (third)	bhavatā or bhavantena	bhavantehi or bhavantebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhavato or bhavantassa	bhavataṃ or bhavantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhavatā or bhavantasmā or bhavantamhā or bhavantā	bhavantehi or bhavantebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhavato or bhavantassa	bhavataṃ or bhavantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhavati or bhavantasmiṃ or bhavantamhi or bhavante	bhavantesu
Vocative (calling)	bhavaṃ or bhavanta	bhavanti or bhavantāni

Etymology 2

Surmised to be a contraction of bhagavant.

Noun

bhavant m

1. sir, your honour

Usage notes

The form bho does not necessarily convey respect.

Declension

Declension table of "bhavant" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhavaṃ	bhavanto or bhonto
Accusative (second)	bhavantaṃ	bhavante
Instrumental (third)	bhotā	bhavantehi or bhavantebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhoto	bhavataṃ or bhavantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhotā	bhavantehi or bhavantebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhoto	bhavataṃ or bhavantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhavati or bhavante	bhavantesu
Vocative (calling)	bho or bhavaṃ or bhante	bho or bhante or bhonto

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhavant”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead