घात

See also: घृत

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑːt̪/, [ɡʱäːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit घात (ghāta).

Noun

घात • (ghāt) m

1. blow, attack, hit

   Synonym: प्रहार (prahār)

2. bruise, injury

   Synonym: चोट (coṭ)

3. killing, slaying, murder

   Synonyms: वध (vadh), हत्या (hatyā)

4. (mathematics) power

Declension

Declension of घात (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घात ghāt	घात ghāt
oblique	घात ghāt	घातों ghātõ
vocative	घात ghāt	घातो ghāto

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

घात • (ghāt) m

1. opportunity, chance

   Synonyms: अवसर (avsar), मौक़ा (mauqā)

2. intention
3. trickery, ploy

Declension

Declension of घात (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घात ghāt	घात ghāt
oblique	घात ghāt	घातों ghātõ
vocative	घात ghāt	घातो ghāto

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घात”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ঘাত (Assamese script)
• ᬖᬵᬢ (Balinese script)
• ঘাত (Bengali script)
• 𑰑𑰯𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀖𑀸𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• ဃာတ (Burmese script)
• ઘાત (Gujarati script)
• ਘਾਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌘𑌾𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦓꦴꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂐𑂰𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಘಾತ (Kannada script)
• ឃាត (Khmer script)
• ຆາຕ (Lao script)
• ഘാത (Malayalam script)
• ᢚᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘑𑘰𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠾᠠᢗᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦱𑧑𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐑𑐵𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଘାତ (Odia script)
• ꢕꢵꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆔𑆳𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖑𑖯𑖝 (Siddham script)
• ඝාත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩟𑩛𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚍𑚭𑚙 (Takri script)
• க⁴ாத (Tamil script)
• ఘాత (Telugu script)
• ฆาต (Thai script)
• གྷཱ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒒𑒰𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨎𑨊𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑː.tɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑː.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

घात • (ghāta) stem

1. slaying, killing
2. injuring, hurting

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घात

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घातः (ghātaḥ)	घातौ (ghātau) घाता¹ (ghātā¹)	घाताः (ghātāḥ) घातासः¹ (ghātāsaḥ¹)
vocative	घात (ghāta)	घातौ (ghātau) घाता¹ (ghātā¹)	घाताः (ghātāḥ) घातासः¹ (ghātāsaḥ¹)
accusative	घातम् (ghātam)	घातौ (ghātau) घाता¹ (ghātā¹)	घातान् (ghātān)
instrumental	घातेन (ghātena)	घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām)	घातैः (ghātaiḥ) घातेभिः¹ (ghātebhiḥ¹)
dative	घाताय (ghātāya)	घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām)	घातेभ्यः (ghātebhyaḥ)
ablative	घातात् (ghātāt)	घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām)	घातेभ्यः (ghātebhyaḥ)
genitive	घातस्य (ghātasya)	घातयोः (ghātayoḥ)	घातानाम् (ghātānām)
locative	घाते (ghāte)	घातयोः (ghātayoḥ)	घातेषु (ghāteṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of घाता

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घाता (ghātā)	घाते (ghāte)	घाताः (ghātāḥ)
vocative	घाते (ghāte)	घाते (ghāte)	घाताः (ghātāḥ)
accusative	घाताम् (ghātām)	घाते (ghāte)	घाताः (ghātāḥ)
instrumental	घातया (ghātayā) घाता¹ (ghātā¹)	घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām)	घाताभिः (ghātābhiḥ)
dative	घातायै (ghātāyai)	घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām)	घाताभ्यः (ghātābhyaḥ)
ablative	घातायाः (ghātāyāḥ) घातायै² (ghātāyai²)	घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām)	घाताभ्यः (ghātābhyaḥ)
genitive	घातायाः (ghātāyāḥ) घातायै² (ghātāyai²)	घातयोः (ghātayoḥ)	घातानाम् (ghātānām)
locative	घातायाम् (ghātāyām)	घातयोः (ghātayoḥ)	घातासु (ghātāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of घात

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घातम् (ghātam)	घाते (ghāte)	घातानि (ghātāni) घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
vocative	घात (ghāta)	घाते (ghāte)	घातानि (ghātāni) घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
accusative	घातम् (ghātam)	घाते (ghāte)	घातानि (ghātāni) घाता¹ (ghātā¹)
instrumental	घातेन (ghātena)	घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām)	घातैः (ghātaiḥ) घातेभिः¹ (ghātebhiḥ¹)
dative	घाताय (ghātāya)	घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām)	घातेभ्यः (ghātebhyaḥ)
ablative	घातात् (ghātāt)	घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām)	घातेभ्यः (ghātebhyaḥ)
genitive	घातस्य (ghātasya)	घातयोः (ghātayoḥ)	घातानाम् (ghātānām)
locative	घाते (ghāte)	घातयोः (ghātayoḥ)	घातेषु (ghāteṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

घात • (ghāta) stem, m

1. a blow, bruise
2. devastation, destruction

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घात

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घातः (ghātaḥ)	घातौ (ghātau) घाता¹ (ghātā¹)	घाताः (ghātāḥ) घातासः¹ (ghātāsaḥ¹)
vocative	घात (ghāta)	घातौ (ghātau) घाता¹ (ghātā¹)	घाताः (ghātāḥ) घातासः¹ (ghātāsaḥ¹)
accusative	घातम् (ghātam)	घातौ (ghātau) घाता¹ (ghātā¹)	घातान् (ghātān)
instrumental	घातेन (ghātena)	घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām)	घातैः (ghātaiḥ) घातेभिः¹ (ghātebhiḥ¹)
dative	घाताय (ghātāya)	घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām)	घातेभ्यः (ghātebhyaḥ)
ablative	घातात् (ghātāt)	घाताभ्याम् (ghātābhyām)	घातेभ्यः (ghātebhyaḥ)
genitive	घातस्य (ghātasya)	घातयोः (ghātayoḥ)	घातानाम् (ghātānām)
locative	घाते (ghāte)	घातयोः (ghātayoḥ)	घातेषु (ghāteṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• घातक (ghātaka)
• घातिन् (ghātin)
• घातुक (ghātuka)

Descendants

• Khmer: ឃាត (khiət)
  • Thai: ฆาต (kâat)
• Odia: ଘାତ (ghāta)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “घात”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 377.
• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “घात”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]