भाँति

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (*bhatti), from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhaktí). Doublet of भाँत (bhā̃t) and भक्ति (bhakti). Cognate with Awadhi भांती (bhāntī), Gujarati ભાત (bhāt), Maithili भाँति (bhā̃tɨ), Marathi 𑘥𑘰𑘽𑘝𑘲 (bhāntī), Sindhi 𑋖𑋍𑋡 (bhati).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑ̃ː.t̪iː/, [bʱä̃ː.t̪iː]

Noun

भाँति • (bhā̃ti) f (Urdu spelling بھانتی)

type, kind
Synonyms: प्रकार (prakār), तरह (tarah)
way, mode, manner
Synonyms: ढंग (ḍhaṅg), तरीक़ा (tarīqā)

Declension

Declension of भाँति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भाँति bhā̃ti	भाँतियाँ bhā̃tiyā̃
oblique	भाँति bhā̃ti	भाँतियों bhā̃tiyõ
vocative	भाँति bhā̃ti	भाँतियो bhā̃tiyo

Derived terms

की भाँति (kī bhā̃ti)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भाँति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaktí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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