जोत

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoːt̪/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jotta), from Sanskrit योक्त्र (yóktra, “rope, thong, halter”). Doublet of योक्त्र (yoktra).

Noun

जोत • (jot) f (Urdu spelling جوت)

1. cord, rope; trace (of a harness)
2. fastening
3. yoking
4. ploughing; ploughed land; a cultivator's holding
5. tenure of, or rent paid by, a cultivator

Declension

Declension of जोत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जोत jot	जोतें jotẽ
oblique	जोत jot	जोतों jotõ
vocative	जोत jot	जोतो joto

Etymology 2

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit ज्योतिस् (jyotis). First attested as Old Hindi जोति (joti). Doublet of ज्योति (jyoti).

Noun

जोत • (jot) f (Urdu spelling جوت)

1. light, brilliance, splendour
2. a beam or ray of light, the light or flame of a lamp or candle, a halo
3. a lamp (as placed before an idol)
4. a glance (of the eye), sight
5. the soul

Declension

Declension of जोत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जोत jot	जोतें jotẽ
oblique	जोत jot	जोतों jotõ
vocative	जोत jot	जोतो joto

Further reading

• Platts, John T. (1884) “जोत”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “जोत”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जोत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जोत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyṓtis”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press