pabhāta

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀪𑀸𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• पभात (Devanagari script)
• পভাত (Bengali script)
• පභාත (Sinhalese script)
• ပဘာတ or ပꧤႃတ (Burmese script)
• ปภาต or ปะภาตะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨽᩣᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຠາຕ or ປະຠາຕະ (Lao script)
• បភាត (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄞𑄂𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रभात (prabhāta). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀸𑀬 (pahāya).

Verb

pabhāta

1. past participle of pabhāti: shone upon; become clear or light

Noun

pabhāta n

1. morning, daybreak

Declension

Declension table of "pabhāta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pabhātaṃ	pabhātāni
Accusative (second)	pabhātaṃ	pabhātāni
Instrumental (third)	pabhātena	pabhātehi or pabhātebhi
Dative (fourth)	pabhātassa or pabhātāya or pabhātatthaṃ	pabhātānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pabhātasmā or pabhātamhā or pabhātā	pabhātehi or pabhātebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pabhātassa	pabhātānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pabhātasmiṃ or pabhātamhi or pabhāte	pabhātesu
Vocative (calling)	pabhāta	pabhātāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pabhāta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 415
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pabhāta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 491