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): /ˈɡʱɑː.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

घात • (ghāta) stem

1. slaying, killing
2. injuring, hurting

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घात (ghāta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घातः ghātaḥ	घातौ / घाता¹ ghātau / ghātā¹	घाताः / घातासः¹ ghātāḥ / ghātāsaḥ¹
Vocative	घात ghāta	घातौ / घाता¹ ghātau / ghātā¹	घाताः / घातासः¹ ghātāḥ / ghātāsaḥ¹
Accusative	घातम् ghātam	घातौ / घाता¹ ghātau / ghātā¹	घातान् ghātān
Instrumental	घातेन ghātena	घाताभ्याम् ghātābhyām	घातैः / घातेभिः¹ ghātaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of घाता (ghātā)
	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 / घाता¹ ghātayā / ghātā¹	घाताभ्याम् ghātābhyām	घाताभिः ghātābhiḥ
Dative	घातायै ghātāyai	घाताभ्याम् ghātābhyām	घाताभ्यः ghātābhyaḥ
Ablative	घातायाः / घातायै² ghātāyāḥ / ghātāyai²	घाताभ्याम् ghātābhyām	घाताभ्यः ghātābhyaḥ
Genitive	घातायाः / घातायै² ghātāyāḥ / ghātāyai²	घातयोः ghātayoḥ	घातानाम् ghātānām
Locative	घातायाम् ghātāyām	घातयोः ghātayoḥ	घातासु ghātāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of घात (ghāta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घातम् ghātam	घाते ghāte	घातानि / घाता¹ ghātāni / ghātā¹
Vocative	घात ghāta	घाते ghāte	घातानि / घाता¹ ghātāni / ghātā¹
Accusative	घातम् ghātam	घाते ghāte	घातानि / घाता¹ ghātāni / ghātā¹
Instrumental	घातेन ghātena	घाताभ्याम् ghātābhyām	घातैः / घातेभिः¹ ghātaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

घात • (ghāta) stem, m

1. a blow, bruise
2. devastation, destruction

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घात (ghāta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घातः ghātaḥ	घातौ / घाता¹ ghātau / ghātā¹	घाताः / घातासः¹ ghātāḥ / ghātāsaḥ¹
Vocative	घात ghāta	घातौ / घाता¹ ghātau / ghātā¹	घाताः / घातासः¹ ghātāḥ / ghātāsaḥ¹
Accusative	घातम् ghātam	घातौ / घाता¹ ghātau / ghātā¹	घातान् ghātān
Instrumental	घातेन ghātena	घाताभ्याम् ghātābhyām	घातैः / घातेभिः¹ ghātaiḥ / 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
Notes	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 India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]